It’s time to get lost in the sauce, Cincinnati. Get ready for all the sauced, seasoned and dry-rubbed wings you can eat with the return of Cincinnati Wing Week Aug. 18-24.

Restaurants across the Greater Cincinnati area will be offering $8 wing deals in honor of the week. To prepare for Wing Week, you can download the official app. The app will allow you to track the wings you’ve tried and check in to participating restaurants, earning you points. The more wings you eat, the more points you earn. And if you earn enough points, you may just win a grand prize.

Keep scrolling to see some of the $8 wing deals restaurants have been planning for you, including a spicy wing challenge. You can see the full list of participating restaurants on the app and at cincywingweek.com.

Arnold’s Bar and Grill 210 E. Eighth St., Downtown Wing Deal: Six jumbo, flavor-blasted wings with your choice from six different over-the-top, house-made sauces — Korean BBQ, creamy garlic, cranberry chipotle, Gochujang BBQ, mango habanero or “The Wings of Death” (more info below). There is a limit of one sauce per wing order; no mixing and matching. Wing Deal: The Wings of Death — six for $8. We’ll let Arnold’s explain: “Only available during Wing Week, these legendary monsters might be the hottest wings you’ve ever dared to touch. This isn’t some basic buffalo mix — it’s a nuclear fusion of fresh, locally grown ghost, scorpion and Carolina Reaper peppers, blended with a reckless amount of Da Bomb Beyond Insanity and finished with a dusting of smoked ghost pepper powder. Served with ranch…because we’re not completely heartless. WARNING: If you don’t love extreme heat, don’t order these. If you do and say “this isn’t that hot,” your taste buds are probably already dead. No refunds, no mercy. The Wings of Death Challenge – 12 Wings + a T-shirt for $16. Think you’re tough? Prove it. Eat 12 Wings of Death in under 12 minutes — no ranch, no relief, no excuses. Just molten pain and glory. Survive, and you’ll earn a limited edition, face-melting, heavy-metal-style T-shirt designed by the one and only Jason Snell, letting the world know you survived Arnold’s Wings of Death. Only during Cincy Wing Week. Bring the heat or get burned.” Photo: Provided
Barleycorn’s 2642 Dixie Highway, Lakeside Park; 1073 Industrial Road, Cold Spring; 8544 US-42, Florence; 402 Licking Pike, Wilder (Brewhouse) Wing Deal: Jumbo Chicken Wings: Seven large and juicy wings in your choice of sauce: bourbon sauce, homemade BBQ, honey sriracha, parmesan garlic, spicy garlic, medium buffalo or hot buffalo. You can also order your wings Doc Style — dipped in buffalo sauce and double-fried for more flavor and extra crispiness. Photo: Provided
Mercer Social House 6623 Main St., Newtown Wing Deal: Six smoked wings with either house buffalo, house BBQ, Spicy Garlic-que or garlic parm. Photo: Provided
Quan Hapa 1331 Vine St., Over-the-Rhine Wing Deal: Korean-Fried Chicken Wings: Crispy battered chicken wings served with pickled daikon and your choice of sauce. Photo: Provided
The Works Pizza Co. 20 Grear Millitzer Place, Loveland; 5901 E. Galbraith Road, Kenwood; 114 Park Place, Covington Wing Deal: Seven jumbo bone-in wings with your choice of one sauce (mild, medium, BBQ, Oh My!, teriyaki or sweet chili), plus Sam Adams specials. Celery, house-made ranch or bleu cheese available for an additional charge. Photo: Provided
Beards & Bellies BBQ 8 W. Seventh St., Covington Wing Deal: Six smoked wings with dry rub and house ranch. Photo: Provided
Little Miami Brewing Company 208 Mill St., Milford Wing Deal: Six wings with your choice of mild, hot, buffalo garlic parm, sweet Thai chili, BBQ, Cajun dry rub, lemon pepper dry rub or a special Grippo’s hot honey for Wing Week. Photo: Provided
Slatts Pub & Grill 4858 Cooper Road, Blue Ash Wing Deal: Canuba: A medium-hot sauce with a carrot, Tabasco and poblano pepper base, with notes of cinnamon, brown sugar and garlic. Wing Deal: Pacific Rim: A soy, ginger and citrus base with notes of tomato and pineapple. Photo: Provided
Incline Smoke Shack 7391 Forbes Road, Sayler Park (at 13 Below Brewery) Wing Deal: Seven jumbo smoked and flash-fried wings served with your choice of handmade BBQ or buffalo sauce. Photo: Provided
Pho Lang Thang 1828 Race St., Over-the-Rhine Wing Deal: Cánh Gà Chiên (Vietnamese Chicken Wings): Crispy, fried jumbo chicken wings marinated in lemongrass and soy, tossed in a ginger, nước mắm pha* and honey sauce and topped with Thai chili and green onions. Photo: Provided
Redwine & Co. 20 W. Benson St., Reading Wing Deal: Roasted Wings: Roasted traditional wings flash-fried in 100% pure beef tallow and served with your choice of one sauce or dry rub. Boneless wings also available. Wing Deal: Hot Honey Pizza Wings: Six for $8. The signature roasted wings but topped with house-made pizza sauce, grated parmesan and crispy pepperoni crumbles. Served with a side of hot honey ranch. Photo: Provided
Voodoo Brew Pub 9456 Water Front Drive, West Chester Wing Deal: Six wings in your choice of sauce or dry rub. Photo: Provided
Wandering Monsters Brewing Company 8251 Beechmont Ave., Anderson Township Wing Deal: Six smoked and fried bone-in wings or seven boneless wings with either buffalo, BBQ, Carolina Gold or the sauce of the day. Photo: Provided
Smoke Justis 302 Court St., Covington Wing Deal: Seven wings coated with Smoke Justis’ dry rub and flash-fried to order. Served with your choice of one sauce. Photo: Provided
Cork N Crust 710 Fairfield Ave., Bellevue Wing Deal: Six wings smoked in-house low and slow for two hours, seasoned with a secret rub and then flash-fried for your enjoyment. Choice of sauce on the side (BBQ, hot, mild and garlic parmesan) and served with ranch or blue cheese and celery sticks. Photo: Provided
Mt. Carmel Brewing Company 4362 Mt Carmel Tobasco Road, Mt. Carmel Wing Deal: Eight jumbo dry-rubbed and slow-smoked chicken wings tossed in your favorite house-made sauce or served dry. Photo: Provided
Dingle House Irish Pub & Grub 9102 W. Chester Towne Centre Road, West Chester Wing Deal: Six wings with choice of sauce (buffalo, BBQ, spicy garlic, garlic butter and volcanic, plus two special Wing Week sauces — Irish curry and sweet Thai chili BBQ). Photo: Provided
Fretboard Brewing (Blue Ash) 5800 Creek Road, Blue Ash Wing Deal: Six wings, slow-smoked and then flash-fried for just the right amount of smoke and crispiness. Served with scratch-made ranch or blue cheese. Sauces and dry rubs include: mild buffalo, hot buffalo, BBQ, spicy BBQ, spicy garlic, Carolina Gold, Chernobyl, Sauce of the Month, fire dry rub, cajun dry rub, Jamaican dry rub, Cincy Chili dry rub and the new Grippo’s BBQ dry rub. Plus, a rotation of Chef Jeremy’s selected specials throughout the week. Photo: Provided
The Hilltop 950 Pavilion St., Mt. Adams Wing Deal: Seven traditional bone-in deep-fried crispy wings seasoned with The Hilltop’s house blend and served with your choice of one sauce on the side. Additional sauces are 50 cents each. Dine-in only. Photo: Provided
S.E.A. Cuisine 5350 Medpace Way, Madisonville (in Element Eatery) Wing Deal: Korean or Asian-style chicken wings. Photo: Provided
Fiona’s 151 Goodman St., Avondale (in Graduate by Hilton Cincinnati) Wing Deal: Eight wings with choice of sauce — Carolina Gold, buffalo, BBQ or Tabasco Sweet Honey. Served with a side of ranch or bleu cheese. Photo: Provided
Oakley Pub & Grill 3924 Isabella Ave., Oakley Wing Deal: Seven traditional bone-in wings tossed in Oakley Pub & Grill’s original hot, medium or mild sauce (or get extra hot if you’re feeling spicy!). Served with your choice of house-made ranch or blue cheese. Photo: Provided
Banh Lao & Thai Cuisine 7340 Kenwood Road, Kenwood Wing Deal: Ginger or spicy jalapeño chicken wings. Photo: Provided
Bucketheads 6507 Harrison Ave., Green Township Wing Deal: Seven wings for tossed in house-made hot honey sauce or any signature wing sauces. No split sauces. Extra sauce available for an additional charge. Additional charge also applies for all flats or all drums. Photo: Provided
Wings and Rings Multiple locations https://www.wingsandrings.com/locations Wing Deal: Your choice of five meaty traditional or boneless wings, paired with any of Wings and Rings’ sauces. Photo: Provided

Katherine Barrier is a graduate of the University of Cincinnati’s journalism program and has nearly 10 years of experience reporting local and national news as a digital journalist. At CityBeat, she...