Calloway’s Sports Bar and Grill wins The State’s 2026 Midlands chicken wings poll

Calloway’s Sports Bar and Grill in West Columbia was voted the Midlands’ favorite chicken wings spot in The State’s 2026 reader poll. The nearly three-decade-old bar on Augusta Road beat out 20 other local restaurants for the top spot.

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Here are key takeaways:

• Calloway’s took 26% of nearly 1,900 votes cast in The State’s unscientific online poll, which ran March 17-23. Carolina Wings & Rib House finished second with 23%, and Nothin’ But Wings came in third with 15%.

• The bar has operated at 2410 Augusta Road in the Danwood Shopping Center in West Columbia since 1998.

• Owner Jim Muse said wings are among the most popular menu items. “We cook them from scratch,” Muse said. “We aren’t the fastest in the business, but if you get your wings in five or six minutes, there’s probably a problem.”

• The bestseller is the double-baked hot wings, which are fried first, then run through an oven. “What makes it so good is that all the hot sauce bakes into it,” Muse said. “It penetrates the meat, so you get that flavor and it’s not messy.”

• Calloway’s offers wings in flavors including hot, BBQ, lemon pepper, teriyaki, honey mustard and Cajun. The menu also features burgers, pizza, sandwiches, tacos and quesadillas.

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