Ohio State students on a quest to satisfy their chicken wing addiction no longer have to cross High Street to get their fix.

Woody’s Tavern in the Ohio Union now offers wings for 50 cents each on Wing Night, which runs from 6 p.m. to midnight Mondays to fuel the campus community’s Monday Night Football appetite.

Wings are always available at Woody’s Tavern, but six wings cost $5.50 regularly.

Wing Night was the brainchild of Patrick Ionno, Ohio Union food and beverage director, and Roger Garland, Ohio Union executive chef.

“It kinda just came into play,” Garland said. “We wanted to do wings in here from the beginning.”

Ionno agreed with Garland that the big screen televisions in Woody’s Tavern made it a great place to watch a game, but both said getting Wing Night off the ground was not easy.

Garland and others worked throughout the summer to achieve a wing recipe with the crispiness and juiciness they wanted.

“We made probably 30 batches or more and kept tweaking it to get it right,” he said.

Customers can now order either boneless or traditional wings and choose between four sauces. The Wild Berry BBQ, Garlic Parmesan and Habanero Sweet Sauce are all made at Woody’s. The classic Buffalo uses the traditional recipe that originated in Buffalo, New York.

Garland said the Habanero Sweet Sauce is the hottest.

“It’ll getcha a little sweaty in the forehead, but we wanted it to where it had flavor and not just heat,” Garland said.

Roosters Wings Restaurant and Bar on Olentangy River Road, which claims on its website to sell “The Biggest and Best Chicken Wings in Central Ohio,” also has a wing night Monday.

Roosters charges 59 cents per wing on wing night and $3.99 for five wings every other day. Unlike Woody’s, Roosters always charges 69 cents extra for bleu cheese dressing and celery.

But Roosters surpasses Woody’s in its sauce selection. It has 11 sauces and can mix up to three.

Buffalo Wild Wings Grill and Bar, on the corner of Lane Avenue and High Street, might pose a bigger threat in the wing department. The restaurant started Wing Tuesdays 26 years ago.

“It’s been around so long it’s part of the Buffalo Wild Wings culture now,” said Vicki Zima, regional marketing manager for Buffalo Wild Wings.

Usually, six wings cost $4.99 and come with celery and bleu cheese or ranch dressing. On Tuesdays, wings cost 45 cents a piece, and the celery and dressing isn’t included in the price.

Buffalo Wild Wings also has Boneless Thursdays, when boneless chicken wings cost 60 cents each.

In contrast to Woody’s, Buffalo Wild Wings has 14 signature sauces and recently added four dry seasonings. Although they aren’t made in house like Woody’s sauces, they aren’t shipped across the country either.

“The sauces are made locally here in Columbus,” Zima said.

Tradition and variety aside, Ionno and Garland have high hopes for Woody’s wing nights and aren’t worried about the competition.

“I’ve never heard a negative comment on the wings; it’s all been positive,” Ionno said.

Although the wings’ popularity has been growing, Ionno said, he would like Monday nights to be busier.

But Woody’s Tavern stops accepting swipes after 6 p.m.

“We do get a rush almost every night of the week before 6 p.m.,” Ionno said.

First-year Trent Weickert said he would come to wing night more if he could use swipes.

“It’s close and convenient for sure,” said Weickert, a resident of Steeb Hall.

Weickert used to frequent Buffalo Wild Wings, and he said the wings at Woody’s Tavern tasted just as good.

Garland said it takes more than ingredients to make wings delicious.

There are “a couple techniques we use, especially when we’re doing the habanero sauce, but I’m not gonna tell ya,” Garland said, chuckling.

Woody’s Tavern has also added queso sticks, hummus and pulled pork since it opened Spring Quarter.