Man Sues Buffalo Wild Wings Over Boneless Wings: What Are They Really Made Of?

Buffalo Wild Wings may be famous for its wings, but a Chicago man has filed a class-action lawsuit against the food chain, claiming that the 'boneless wings' are nothing more than chicken nuggets.

According to the court document, the plaintiff, Aimen Halim, has filed a complaint in the U.S. District Court of Northern Illinois against Buffalo Wild Wings and its parent company Inspire Brands Inc.

"The products are not wings at all, but instead, slices of chicken breast meat deep-fried like wings. Indeed, in composition, the products are more akin to a chicken nugget rather than a chicken wing," Halim said in the lawsuit. 

The lawsuit says the label "boneless wings" is misleading because it implies that the product is a chicken wing that "has simply been deboned."

Halim has accused Buffalo Wild Wings of recklessly labeling its product as boneless wings. Other companies like Papa John's Int'l, Inc. PZZA sell a similar product, which they call "chicken poppers." 

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Similarly, Domino's Pizza Inc DPZ sells a menu item called boneless chicken, which Halim says is labeled on the menu as being made from "100% whole white breast meat."

As mentioned in the lawsuit, "It should be noted that Domino's Pizza and Papa Johns also sell actual chicken wings, and that, a restaurant named Buffalo Wild 'Wings' should be just as careful if not more in how it names its products." 

However, on its menu, Buffalo Wild Wings describes its boneless wings as "all-white chicken" that's "lightly breaded."

"This clear-cut case of false advertising should not be permitted, as consumers should be able to rely on the plain meaning of a product's name and receive what they are promised," the lawsuit says.

According to a press release by Buffalo Wild Wings, it introduced boneless wings in 2003, and updated its recipe of it in 2019. 

"The chicken is first marinated in a blend of spices then coated in a savory new breading," the company said in the press release. "With over 30 percent less breading than before, the larger piece of marinated white chicken packs more flavor into every bite."

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