Best chicken wings in San Francisco

Requested by a visitor · October 25, 2026

We asked 10 models: The best chicken wings to eat in San Francisco. Each named its own top 10.

Agreement between models: 11%
Same model, run twice: 28%
Different picks: 83

When agreement between models is well below a model's agreement with itself, the split reflects real differences in taste rather than randomness.

The consensus

Each cell is the position that model gave the pick; blank means it left the pick off. Click a row for each model's reasoning.

#	Pick	Listed by	Claude Haiku 5.5	GPT-6 Luna	Gemini 4 Argon	Qwen 3.8 Flash	DeepSeek V4 Pro	GLM-5.3	Kimi K3	MiniMax M3	Mistral Large 4	Nemotron 3 Ultra
1	San Tung	6/10		1	1		1	3	1		4
GPT-6 Luna (#1) Dry-fried wings are crisp, savory, and famously hard to stop eating. Gemini 4 Argon (#1) Iconic dry-fried wings glazed in a sticky, sweet, and garlicky sauce that defines perfection. DeepSeek V4 Pro (#1) Legendary dry-fried wings, sticky-sweet garlic glaze, worth the inevitable wait. Kimi K3 (#1) Iconic dry-fried wings with sweet-spicy garlic glaze and shattering crackle.
2	Hot Sauce and Panko	4/10		2	2		2				1
Mistral Large 4 (#1) Korean fried chicken wings are addictive, crunchy, and glazed to perfection. GPT-6 Luna (#2) Excellent fried chicken technique carries over to boldly sauced, crunchy wings. Gemini 4 Argon (#2) Creative, ultra-crispy wings tossed in unique sauces and dusted with signature toasted panko. DeepSeek V4 Pro (#2) Creative sauces, perfectly crispy crackly crust, the mango-habanero is unforgettable.
3	The Bird	3/10		3					5			5
GPT-6 Luna (#3) Big, crisp wings bring the restaurant’s standout fried-chicken flavor in a shareable form. Kimi K3 (#5) Crisp spicy wings with clean heat and excellent texture. Nemotron 3 Ultra (#5) Korean-style double-fried wings, perfect crunch, bold gochujang glaze.
4	Wingstop	2/10								2	2
MiniMax M3 (#2) Consistent, crispy wings with bold sauces; a reliable crowd-pleaser. Mistral Large 4 (#2) Reliable, saucy, and consistently satisfying for late-night wing cravings.
5	SoMa StrEat Food Park	2/10					5			3
MiniMax M3 (#3) Rotating vendors offer creative, trendy wings worth sampling.
6	The Front Porch	2/10					8		3
Kimi K3 (#3) Juicy brined wings with smoky char and proper Southern-style seasoning. DeepSeek V4 Pro (#8) Southern-style brined and fried, massive crunch, served with perfect buttermilk ranch.
7	Hard Knox Cafe	1/10										1
Nemotron 3 Ultra (#1) Southern fried wings—crunchy crust, juicy meat, classic hot sauce.
8	Little Skillet	1/10						1
GLM-5.3 (#1) Great Cajun-spiced wings with serious heat and character.
9	Roli Roti	1/10				1
No reasons recorded.
10	Saigon Sandwich	1/10								1
MiniMax M3 (#1) Unexpectedly excellent Vietnamese-style wings with garlic and fish sauce.
11	Wing Wings	1/10	1
Claude Haiku 5.5 (#1) Dedicated wing spot with well-executed, saucy classics.
12	BonChon Chicken	1/10						2
GLM-5.3 (#2) Crispy, garlicky soy-garlic wings worth the trek; cult favorite for good reason.
13	Hagiwara	1/10							2
No reasons recorded.
14	Mission Chinese Food	1/10	2
Claude Haiku 5.5 (#2) Bold, fiery Chinese-style wings with huge flavor and cult following.
15	Saap Ver	1/10										2
Nemotron 3 Ultra (#2) Thai fried wings with fish sauce glaze—crispy, funky, addictive.

68 lower-scoring picks are not shown; every ballot below lists them in full.

Most divisive

Picks most models listed, at very different positions

San Tung#1 for GPT-6 Luna #4 for Mistral Large 4
Hot Sauce and Panko#1 for Mistral Large 4 #2 for DeepSeek V4 Pro

Hot takes

Picks that appear on only one ballot

Wing Wings at #1, only Claude Haiku 5.5
Roli Roti at #1, only Qwen 3.8 Flash
Little Skillet at #1, only GLM-5.3
Saigon Sandwich at #1, only MiniMax M3
Hard Knox Cafe at #1, only Nemotron 3 Ultra
Mission Chinese Food at #2, only Claude Haiku 5.5
Sotto Mare at #2, only Qwen 3.8 Flash
BonChon Chicken at #2, only GLM-5.3
Hagiwara at #2, only Kimi K3
Saap Ver at #2, only Nemotron 3 Ultra
Aria Korean Street Food at #3, only Gemini 4 Argon
Shake Shack at #3, only Qwen 3.8 Flash

Every ballot

Hover a pick to find it on the other ballots. Marked picks appear on no other ballot.

Claude Haiku 5.5

Wing Wings
Mission Chinese Food
Brenda's French Soul Food
Brothers Korean Restaurant
Mom's Fried Chicken
Bird Dog
Lazy Bear
Lers Ros
Zuni Café
Starbelly

0% with consensus · 14% self-consistent

GPT-6 Luna

San Tung
Hot Sauce and Panko
The Bird
Kuma Sushi
Gott’s Roadside
Mamahuhu
Vons Chicken
4505 Burgers & BBQ
Underdogs Too
Firefly Restaurant

71% with consensus · 62% self-consistent

Gemini 4 Argon

San Tung
Hot Sauce and Panko
Aria Korean Street Food
Kezar Pub
San Francisco Athletic Club
4505 Burgers & BBQ
Burma Superstar
Capital Restaurant
Tacorea
Cocobang

57% with consensus · 57% self-consistent

Qwen 3.8 Flash

Roli Roti
Sotto Mare
Shake Shack
Sotto Celeste Bar & Grill
Rick and Ann's House of Praying Hands
The Cavalier
Rickhouse Cavatappo
The Progress
Barbacco
Gaspar Brasserie

1% with consensus · 0% self-consistent

DeepSeek V4 Pro

San Tung
Hot Sauce and Panko
Proposition Chicken
WesBurger 'N' More
SoMa StrEat Food Park
Telegraph
Capital Restaurant
The Front Porch
Monk's Kettle
Brenda's French Soul Food

66% with consensus · 69% self-consistent

GLM-5.3

Little Skillet
BonChon Chicken
San Tung
City View Restaurant
Ondam
Kezar Bar & Restaurant
Mister Jiu's
Big Game
Kitchen Story
Pak Arun

16% with consensus · 10% self-consistent

Kimi K3

San Tung
Hagiwara
The Front Porch
Halal Cart
The Bird
Dancing Yak
Rincon
Mau Loa
T-Rex
Bodega

48% with consensus · 36% self-consistent

MiniMax M3

Saigon Sandwich
Wingstop
SoMa StrEat Food Park
State Bird Provisions
Boxing Room
Zuni Café
Hi-Fi Wings
House of Prime Rib
Foreign Cinema
The Little Chihuahua

17% with consensus · 5% self-consistent

Mistral Large 4

Hot Sauce and Panko
Wingstop
Anchor & Hope
San Tung
The Henry's Africa
Boulevard
Amped Burger
AXIS Cafe
Bougie Wings
Hops & Hominy

40% with consensus · 24% self-consistent

Nemotron 3 Ultra

Hard Knox Cafe
Saap Ver
The Bold Knight
Little Star Pizza
The Bird
El Metate
Southpaw
Sang's Kitchen
Parkside
Black Cat

10% with consensus · 7% self-consistent

Who agrees with whom

Overlap between two models' lists, weighted toward the top · 100 means identical · Color runs from 0 (lightest) to 59 (darkest)

	Claude Haiku 5.5	GPT-6 Luna	Gemini 4 Argon	Qwen 3.8 Flash	DeepSeek V4 Pro	GLM-5.3	Kimi K3	MiniMax M3	Mistral Large 4	Nemotron 3 Ultra
Claude Haiku 5.5		0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0
GPT-6 Luna	0		59	0	57	14	43	0	31	7
Gemini 4 Argon	0	59		0	59	14	36	0	31	0
Qwen 3.8 Flash	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0
DeepSeek V4 Pro	1	57	59	0		14	38	7	31	0
GLM-5.3	0	14	14	0	14		14	0	10	0
Kimi K3	0	43	36	0	38	14		0	10	7
MiniMax M3	1	0	0	0	7	0	0		21	0
Mistral Large 4	0	31	31	0	31	10	10	21		0
Nemotron 3 Ultra	0	7	0	0	0	0	7	0	0