Still Digging for Answers...
From the author of this website - David Monroe

I only started building this site about a week ago around 5/9/25, right after the last job I held for 29 years finally ended. But during those three decades, while I was busy working and surviving, some serious misconceptions about me were left unchallenged. I came back not just to clear the record, but to make those responsible pay - figuratively, legally, or publicly - for everything they did to me and to so many others.

What you're going to see on this site might look outdated or strange at first glance. That’s okay. I'm learning on the fly too. The not so famous Buffalo Wings franchise Wings To Go may very well be totally out of business now. But, it’s just the start. All of the information on this site needs to be told. And I'm going back to 1996, my first year involved with Wings To Go, working part-time at my stepbrother's store - and I'm tracking everything forward to today. Every name, every move, every shady decision I can uncover. Because someone has to.

Let me be clear: I didn’t just get screwed by this Buffalo Wings Franchise with only 2 locations now. This very same Wings Franchise stole from me. Wings To Go also stole from my family. From friends too. They dragged people I cared about into their world of deceit and rumors, and they tried to destroy me on a personal level. In doing so, they hurt a lot of innocent people - people who never asked to be caught up in it. And I’m still here, still standing, and still dedicated to helping every one of them who was harmed by this company’s actions.

I had a plan to force some real accountability - maybe even liquidation, but realistically, I know that’s probably not going to happen now. Still, I haven’t walked away from it. Wings To Go is by far the worst company I ever had anything to do with. This though, right here, right now is my new job. And I’m one dedicated son of a bitch. I held on to the last one for 29 damn years and it almost killed me. I’ll hold on to this one until I die, too. Because I have something to finish.

I built part of this brand, this lame chicken wing franchise, and me and my family paid a price. And I won’t just watch it disappear without answers.

Before the Vault, There Was This:
Opinions, Evidence, and the Kind of Memory You Can’t Burn

Ideas I will be moving to The Vault or any other page I decide to make next - just my little notepad:

"The Wings To Go franchise opportunity sounds promising - until you realize you're buying into a system that left people like me cleaning up their mess."

'Simply Great Wings' - a catchy Wings To Go INC. slogan, but not so great when the only thing simple is how fast your investment disappears."

"Wings To Go promises ‘comprehensive support' - I got ghosted and gutted. Here's how their 'support' really works." Exhibit D and THIS INTERESTING SITE which is one of many.

"Wings To Go always loved to say that you can 'be your own boss' - but if your name's not on the checkbook at Wings To Go corporate, you're just a glorified manager in a rigged game."

"'Franchise with confidence'... says the same lame deadbeat company whose systems ran me and countless others right into the ground. Read my story before you sign anything."

"Wings To Go boasts about ‘award-winning wings' - but you should ask what awards their franchisees would give them. Spoiler: not great."

"Wings To Go also likes to call their franchise scam a ‘turnkey model' - but once you're in as a Wings To Go franchisee, good luck getting the doors to stay open without fighting for every delivery, every dollar, and every ounce of support they promised. In fact Wings To Go sells a ‘turnkey' system - then disappears right after you turn the key."

"Wings To Go Gift Cards" - Perfect for the Lucky Few!
Valid at only 2 out of 13 locations. See, even their own franchises won't take a Wings To Go gift card - because in my opinion, they know they'll never get paid.

On February 26, 2008 at 12:23 PM, I received this spreadsheet directly from Wings To Go corporate.

They called it "Transfers" - but what it really shows is how many store owners were trying to bail out. No buyers. No settlement dates. No updates. Just a quiet list of locations being handed off like a bad poker hand.

This wasn't a strategic franchise system. It was triage. Cape Coral was one of them.

Here are a few little cartoons I have been working on:
 

Oh, and a picture of the author:

When I was visiting the wings to go website, I noticed that under the link to 'Accessibility' it says 'Coming Soon' And I'm thinking:

"Wings To Go - Founded in 1985:
Still baffled by ramps, door widths, and the Americans with Disabilities Act."

"Wings To Go: Serving wings since 1984.
Still not serving everyone."

Honestly though, ADA compliance shouldn’t be an afterthought.
But for them, it’s probably just one more thing on the list titled:
"We’ll get to it eventually. Maybe. Probably not."

"The Wings To Go “Hot Sauce Club”
Get 5 free boneless buffalo wings on your birthday!"

"Sign up for 5 free boneless wings!" is what it says.

Yeah, great - just make sure you live near one of their two active gift card-accepting locations and pray they still honor the promotion from the mid-2000s.

Random Buffalo Wing Facts:
Everything you may have never known about hot wings

Buffalo Wings are one of the most served foods at home and at tailgating parties during sporting events like football.

Buffalos CANNOT fly.

Buffalo Wings, no matter what flavor sauce is on them are low in carbohydrates.

No one has ever eaten a Buffalo Wing on the moon. (yet)

Buffalo Wings are also called Hot Wings, Chicken Wings, Fried Chicken and simply 'Wings'.

The Buffalo Wing or Chicken Wing consists of 3 parts, the Drum, the Flat and the Tip.
Most people discard the Tip because it contains very little meat.

Although there are many stories, tales and claims as to where they came from, the TRUE history of where, when and who actually invented the Buffalo Wing has never been verified.

You CANNOT build an igloo with Buffalo Wings.