Mike's Wings Waffle Burgers and More — Restaurant in Grand Rapids

Don’t always answer the phone but service inside is usually pretty good. Best kool-aid since Wing Heaven. Nice-sized wings but the sauce doesn’t smell fresh or appetizing all of the time. Fries aren’t the best either but they get the job done. Great location down by Riverside Park.

Updated review as of 5/25/25:

I haven’t been here since summer but went in today. Since then, they’ve updated the interior but downgraded service. I ordered the 3 wings, 3 perch combo and was asked if I wanted “whole or traditional” I picked traditional. I assumed whole meant boneless and traditional meant bone-in. I stepped aside so my friend could order and overheard her say she wanted the same thing, but the mixed looking / Hispanic lady (never seen her in the years I’ve been coming here, idk if they had a management or ownership change) taking her order said something about “winglets and whole wings.” My friend asked what the difference was and the lady responded that one was like wing dings and the other was whole wings. I asked her to confirm which one I got cause I was imagining chicken with wings, not drummettes. The lady got smart saying she’d asked me which one, and I explained to her that not everybody uses the same terms but that there’s a difference between wings, drums, wing dings and drummettes and I asked if there was a price difference for the wings (as termed on the menu). She still seemed to be hooked on the “argument” instead of changing my order before it was made so I just asked for a refund. Like I told her, it’s not what you say but how you say it and her energy was off; we left after she issued my refund. I’d never had an issue like that there, and won’t be spending my...

Let me tell you a little tale. At work I was taking a break and was perusing Facebook, during this time I saw two ads and one YouTube video for "wings". I thought to my self "I sure would like some wings tonight." I got out of work and while driving had a sudden low key (but still very painful) back spasm. I decided that the best course of action was to sit in bed and have a beer and watch some celebrity's eat spicy wings and answer interview questions. Then, the hungry hit. I was in no condition to drive, so I asked my wife to go get me some take out. She came upstairs and we considered our options for the wings that I desired. We considered a certain national chain or two (pizza and wings... beer and wings... you get the drift), but they didn't really have a pulling on my... soul [read: stomach]. She found Mikes and showed me the menu, yup that's what I needed. I ordered the 12 piece whole wings and she the fried okra. As a bearded man I am usually hesitant to eat whole wings as it tends to be a mess. I regret nothing. The wings were perfectly sauced and breaded, the spice level could not be beat. I absolutely destroyed the 12 wings and probably could have recreated the Capuchin Crypt with the remains. I knew it had been a good meal when I felt the need to shower due to the amount of sauce on my hands and beard (I didn't want to waste a drop by using a napkin scoffs). The next time I am in the mood for wings, I won't even be considering any other place. By far, the absolute best wings I've had, ever. Please note No pictures could be taken for fear of the authorities being called due to the amount of red liquid covering my...

Ordered online, food wasn’t ready on time. 15 min late… fine, I get it. Get home, fries are a combination of Ice cold and somewhat defrosted… into the trash they went. Wings were 9/10 very tasty and generous amount of sauce. This place can do wings. Perch was also excellent. Perfect amount of breading and seasoning. 10/10 on the sea chicken. Unfortunately the wheels fell off the meal with the chicken tender strips. At one point, my son was scraping off the breading so that he could read the recommended tire pressure for his dinner… turns out the tenders are made by Michelin and they are all season (all season terrible). The other 5 tenders went into the dog dish, he went over and immediately started to chew them to pieces… his teeth fell out so he tossed them at the cat who was laughing the whole time. Well, the cat got so pissed, he took the remains over to his litter box and promptly buried them. On a dare; my daughter told my son she’d pay him $50 to eat one from the litter mound… let’s just say he thought they were better than the first one he had at the beginning of the story. He died of cat-paw edema.

Overall, I spent $44 on a dozen very good wings and some perch. The rest was a waste of the styrofoam containers they came in.

Stick with the wings and fish… get your fries somewhere else. This is sarcasm obviously otherwise you wouldn’t even read a food review to the end. So, I guess I got your attention so here’s the summary: I do think the wings are excellent. Support...