As I type this with sticky fingers, I’m here to say that Warriors center Kevon Looney has great taste in chicken wings.
The rebounding machine revealed to Axios that two of his favorite San Francisco pastimes are taking walks at Lands End while listening to music, and enjoying chicken wings from Hot Sauce and Panko in Nob Hill.
Looney told the news outlet that he’s “a big wing guy.”
The hole-in-the-wall restaurant originally opened in the Richmond District in 2011. It gained a cult following for its wide variety of wing options and hard-to-find hot sauces.
In 2016, owner Terrence Luk relocated to 1468 Hyde St. in Nob Hill, where the now much-lauded spot has not only gained Looney’s respect, but even has a song named after it: “Panko,” by local rapper ZayBang.
On my visit Friday before Game 6, there were about 5 people ahead of me in line. A few orders were delivery app pickups; another was two friends catching up over wings. One man put in an order for 70, and I wondered if Looney could eat that much by himself.
Hot Sauce and Panko, located at 1468 Hyde St. in San Francisco.
Nico Madrigal-Yankowski/SFGATEWhile the woman at the register was unable to confirm if Looney does in fact visit the chicken joint regularly, and attempts to reach Luk were unsuccessful prior to publication, I did enjoy some wings myself.
First up, I had Chris’s wings. Breaded and fried with a salt, pepper and honey glaze, these were crispy, sweet and piping hot. Next, I tried the Old Bay wings, fried in a sriracha caramel sauce fortified by a smattering of the classic Old Bay spice rub. The wings come in five-piece orders at $7.89 plus tax. Other flavors include mango-habanero, gochujang, buffalo, Jamaican dry jerk, lemon pepper, garlic-bacon-parmesan and al pastor and crema.
There was one mystery that I wasn’t able to clear up. Kevon Looney, if you read this, the people want to know your go-to order at Hot Sauce and Panko.
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