Texas Roadhouse wings are boneless, not bone-in. The appetizer menu lists Boneless Wings at $11.99 for roughly 760 calories, tossed in sauce and served with a dipping sauce. Traditional bone-in wings are not a standard national menu item.
What Texas Roadhouse wings actually are
Texas Roadhouse wings are breaded boneless chicken pieces from the appetizer section, listed as Boneless Wings at $11.99 and about 760 calories. They arrive sauced and hot, with a cool dipping sauce on the side, portioned for two to three people to share.
The important thing to understand before you order: these are not drums and flats. They are bite-size pieces of breaded white-meat chicken, closer in build to the kitchen’s hand-breaded Chicken Critters tenders than to a sports-bar wing basket. If someone at the table is expecting bones, sauce on their fingers and a stack of napkins, set expectations before the order goes in.
| Spec | Detail |
|---|---|
| What it is | Breaded boneless chicken pieces, fried and tossed in sauce |
| Menu name | Boneless Wings (some menus print Boneless Buffalo Wings) |
| Category | Appetizers / Starters |
| Cut | White-meat chicken, no bone, no skin |
| Portion | Shareable basket; count is not printed on the menu and varies by store |
| Price | $11.99 (regional variance applies) |
| Calories | ~760 for the full appetizer as served |
| What’s included | Sauced chicken plus a dipping sauce; no side, no rolls charge (rolls are free at the table) |
| Serves | 2-3 as a shared starter, 1 as a light meal |
Texas Roadhouse wings price
Boneless Wings run $11.99 at most locations, placing them at the top of an appetizer lineup that spans $7.49 to $12.99. Franchise and high-cost-of-living markets can push that 10-15% higher, so treat $11.99 as the midpoint rather than a fixed number.
| Starter | Price | Calories |
|---|---|---|
| Boneless Wings | $11.99 | 760 |
| Fried Pickles | $7.49 | 550 |
| Cactus Blossom | $8.99 | 2,250 |
| Rattlesnake Bites | $9.49 | 560 |
| Twisted Mozzarella | $9.99 | 710 |
| Cheese Fries | $11.99 | 1,240 |
| Combo Appetizer | $12.99 | 920 |
Wings sit in the same price bracket as Cheese Fries and just under the Combo Appetizer. If price is the deciding factor, Fried Pickles undercut them by $4.50. There is no half order and no per-piece pricing, so you cannot scale the portion down to save money.
Calories and nutrition
The boneless wings land around 760 calories for the full shared appetizer, which is roughly a third of a day’s intake before your entree arrives. Split three ways that drops to about 250 calories each, which is the honest way to read any shared starter number.
Breaded and fried chicken tossed in a sauce carries most of its calories in the coating and the oil, not the meat. Sodium is the figure worth watching, and it is not printed on the in-store menu at most locations. Full nutrition and allergen data lives in the chain’s official nutrition PDF and app, which is where you should look if you are tracking macros or managing a gluten, dairy or sodium restriction. Breaded items are not gluten free.
Note that these numbers describe the item as served, sauce included. Asking for sauce on the side does not change the calorie count unless you actually leave sauce behind.
Bone-in vs boneless: why there are no traditional wings
Texas Roadhouse does not carry traditional bone-in wings on its national menu. The kitchen is built around hand-cut steaks, ribs and fried appetizers, and boneless pieces cook faster and portion more consistently than drums and flats, which is why the boneless version is the one that stayed.
You will occasionally see reports of bone-in wings at a specific store, usually tied to a limited-time promotion, a bar-area test menu or a franchise location running its own special. Those are exceptions, not the standard. If bone-in wings are what you came for, call the store you plan to visit and ask directly rather than assuming the national menu applies. Menus also differ between company-owned and franchise restaurants.
How to order wings well
Order wings at the same time you order rolls and drinks so they land before the entrees, not alongside them. Ask for extra dipping sauce up front, request sauce on the side if you want the breading to stay crisp, and confirm the sauce heat level with your server.
A few things worth knowing:
- Timing beats everything. Fried appetizers lose their crunch within minutes. Order them first and eat them first.
- Sauce on the side keeps the coating crisp. If your table eats slowly, this is the single best modification available.
- Extra ranch is usually free. Ask when the food is dropped, not after.
- They do not come with sides. Unlike an entree, which includes two sides and the free rolls with cinnamon butter, an appetizer is just the appetizer.
- They pair badly with another fried starter. If you are also getting a Cactus Blossom or Cheese Fries, your table is eating two fried baskets before any steak arrives.
Are they worth $11.99 vs other starters?
Wings are worth it if your table specifically wants sauced chicken and plans to share. If you just want something fried while you wait, Fried Pickles at $7.49 deliver the same job for $4.50 less, and Rattlesnake Bites at $9.49 give you a more distinctive item.
Compared to Chicken Critters, the hand-breaded tender basket on the entree side, the value gap gets sharper. Critters come as a full plate with two sides for around $15.99. For four dollars more than the wings you get a complete meal instead of a starter. If you are ordering wings as your dinner, order the tenders instead.
Where wings genuinely win: a bar-area order with drinks, or a table of two who wants one shared plate rather than two entrees. That is the use case they fit.
Wings for takeout, curbside and large orders
Boneless wings travel better than most fried starters because there are no bones to shed heat and no skin to go soggy, but they still lose crunch within about ten minutes in a closed container. Ask for sauce on the side on every to-go order.
For pickup, the sauce cup is the difference between crisp chicken and steamed breading. Delivery adds another ten to twenty minutes on top of drive time, so if crispness matters, pick the order up yourself. For a party tray or a group order, ask the store whether appetizers can be scaled up, since large-format appetizer quantities are handled at the location’s discretion rather than through a printed catering line.
What we can’t confirm
This is an independent guide, not the restaurant. We do not have access to store-level menu systems, so several details here vary and should be confirmed with the location you plan to visit.
- Piece count. Texas Roadhouse does not print a piece count for boneless wings, and portions are weighed rather than counted at most stores.
- Sauce options. Available sauces and heat levels differ between menu prints and by region.
- Bone-in availability. Any bone-in offering is local or promotional, and we cannot verify it store by store.
- Price. $11.99 reflects mainstream US pricing. Franchise, airport, resort and high-cost markets run higher.
To confirm any of it, call the specific restaurant or check the current menu in the official app for your address before you go.
FAQ
Does Texas Roadhouse have wings?
Yes, but only boneless. Boneless Wings appear on the appetizer menu at about $11.99. Traditional bone-in wings are not a standard national menu item, so call ahead if that is what you want.
How much are wings at Texas Roadhouse?
About $11.99 for the boneless wings appetizer. That sits at the upper end of a starter range that runs $7.49 to $12.99, and regional pricing can move it 10-15% either way.
How many wings come in an order?
The menu does not print a piece count. Portions are prepared by weight rather than by number, so the count varies slightly between stores. Plan on enough for two to three people to share as a starter.
Are Texas Roadhouse wings bone-in or boneless?
Boneless. They are breaded pieces of white-meat chicken with no bone and no skin, fried and tossed in sauce. Any bone-in version you hear about is a local or limited-time exception.
How many calories are in Texas Roadhouse boneless wings?
Roughly 760 calories for the appetizer as served, sauce included. Split between three people that works out to about 250 calories each. Check the official nutrition guide for sodium and allergen details.
Do the wings come with sides?
No. Appetizers do not include the two sides that come with entrees. The free rolls and cinnamon butter still arrive at the table for dine-in guests regardless of what you order.
Can you order Texas Roadhouse wings for takeout?
Yes, boneless wings are available through to-go ordering, curbside and delivery where offered. Fried items travel poorly, so ask for sauce on the side and eat them soon after pickup.
Are the boneless wings spicy?
They are sauced rather than plain, and heat level depends on which sauce your location uses. Ask your server before ordering, or request the sauce on the side so you control how much goes on.
Related guides
- Browse the full Texas Roadhouse menu with current prices by section.
- See what else is on the bar-area happy hour lineup, where shared starters make the most sense.
- Compare starter pricing on the to-go menu with photos before you place a pickup order.
- Check the current printable coupons and app offers for free appetizer promotions.