The sauce is making a comeback after two decades, on Saturday, January 6 at the Michigan Street African American Heritage Corridor for its launch party event from 12:00 p.m. until 3:00 p.m.

It started in 1961. John Young opened the first chicken wing restaurant, Wings n' Things, on Jefferson Avenue, selling whole wings dipped in his popular mumbo sauce.

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John Young’s Wings ‘n Things operated east of the Anchor Bar and served fried wings early as 1961 and earlier, according to accounts from Young’s daughter, Lina Brown-Young.

Young’s “Wings N’ Things” opened in 1961, predating the Anchor Bar’s creation of the Buffalo-style wing. His famous “Mumbo wings” were whole wing: battered, fried, and tossed with a ...

After a week of voting, wing-lovers in the 419 chose Wild Wings N Things on Alexis as the best in town. Here's what makes the place so special.