Los Angeles man Uber Eats himself some Wingstop. Then he sees what type of wings he got: ‘I do this all the time’

It is universally acknowledged that there are two types of chicken lovers in this world: those who prefer drums and those who prefer flats.

One Los Angeles Wingstop customer apparently falls into the latter category.

“Where the [expletive] do you see all drums?” asks Amiri3x_ (@amiri3x_). The content creator posted a TikTok video showing an all-drums Wingstop order he'd received via Uber Eats. His video has since accumulated more than 630,000 views.

His frustration stems from the fact that he hadn't requested an order of only drums. In fact, he tells Subplot News via TikTok message that he “ordered 10 … garlic parmesan wings (all flats) and 10 hot honey wings.” He says he didn't specify for the second order.

He adds that even the all-flats order came mixed with flats and drums. “So even when I did specify the all flats they still got it wrong,” he writes.

For anyone who thinks an order of only chicken drums sounds like hitting the jackpot, just know that the flats-vs-drums discourse runs surprisingly deep.

Why Was His Wingstop Order All Drums?

The most likely explanation might be that other customers are ordering all flats.

A chicken wing is usually made by making two cuts: one on the joint between the wing tip and wingette (the middle part, or “flat”), and the other between the wingette and the drumette. So theoretically, restaurants should have an equal supply of both.

If enough customers order only flats, the kitchen is left with a disproportionate amount of drums.

In fact, customers on the r/wingstop subreddit have been complaining for years about receiving a box of mostly, or only, drums. A photo from one such wing-enjoyer posted in March 2026 shows three boxes of all drums, caption reading, “I did the $30 for 30. Unfortunately, someone got all the flats to my drums.”

Another customer posted a photo of an all-drums order around the same time period, writing, “They gave me all drums … This is devastating.”

Other Wingstop customers have posted photos of their all-drums orders as recently as two or three months ago. One Reddit user wrote: “Does anyone else have the issue at their Wingstop where you have to order all flats because if you don't specify and try to get mix they give you all drums because everyone else orders all flats?”

A self-described former Wingstop manager replied to one such thread, writing, “That usually happens when they get a bunch of all flat orders back to back. So to even it out a few customers will get all drums.”

Amiri3x_ may have just been the unlucky person burdened with maintaining the delicate Wingstop drums and flats ecosystem.

Can You Ask Wingstop for All Flats or All Drums?

Yes, at least in some locations. Wingstop's website allows customers to customize their orders, though its current menu doesn't appear to advertise a nationwide policy when it comes to requesting all drums or all flats. And it appears, at least from anecdotal evidence, that the option disappears under certain circumstances, like during last year's Super Bowl.

This makes sense from an inventory standpoint. A self-described employee vented their frustrations on the Wingstop subreddit, writing, “Stop coming to Wingstop ordering all [expletive] flats…when yall order all flats especially in big orders that leaves us with several bags with just [expletive] drums we have to go thru other bags of … chicken just to get flats … Ain't nobody feel like doing that bs for yall.”

Flats vs. Drums: The Debate Rages On

Drums tend to have one main bone with more meat concentrated around it. They're easier to hold and simpler to dip. Flats have two smaller, parallel bones, with meat and skin stretched between them. Some chicken aficionados say it corresponds to crispier skin and a better vehicle for sauces.

“I love how you can pull out one of the bones then use the other bone to basically eat the rest the way a cat eats a fish in the cartoons,” writes one flats guy. “Flats are usually more tender,” alleges another.

“Drums are way better than flats…they are much easier to eat and dip in sauce,” writes one drums fan. “And they have way more meat.”

Then there's a third option: “Team whole wing here…” writes one Reddit user. “I can never forgive corporate America for dividing us.”

@amiri3x_

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