C Town Wings | Photo by Julia Roberts | The Wright State Guardian
C-Town Wings, owned by Julia and Kerry Roberts, offers customers a mix of family dining and sports bar atmosphere. The restaurant has gone through several challenges since opening its doors in July 2011, including damages from a small fire and tornado, but continues to serve its community without fail.
History of C-Town Wings
When the restaurant was first opened in 2011, it was located in downtown Celina and had 77 seats, which owner Julia Roberts was nervous would never be full.
“From day one we were just busy constantly so people have really come out and taken care of us,” said Roberts.
The immense support from community members combined with a small fire in the upstairs apartments made the owners realize that they would need to expand.
C-Town Wings relocated to its current location in 2017 across from Walmart and Menards. In November of 2017, a tornado swept across Celina and damaged C-Town Wings. 34 days later, they opened again and were busier than ever.
What’s on the menu
The restaurant provides customers with an array of food specializing in boneless and bone-in wings along with seafood and various burger and steak selections.
C-Town Wings offers specialty drinks that are created from time to time along with frozen drinks and the “coldest beer people have ever had,” said Roberts.
“We have a glycol system which cools the beer down through the draft system along with copper lines that keep the beer pretty darn cold,” said Roberts.
Both Roberts work on the line with their crew to keep operations running smoothly. They boast eight original wing sauces developed in house and had the first wood fire grill in the Celina area.
The family restaurant caters to a wide demographic which ranges from teenagers to young families and older individuals.
Coronavirus impact
The restaurant was closed on March 15 due to the coronavirus and served food through the drive-through from March to the end of August.
Two servers tested positive and C-Town Wings was closed from Sept. 2 through Sept. 9. Both employees are doing well.
“We thought it best that we closed down for a week to make sure our other employees or guests would not get it. We had a lot of encouraging words from others for putting people above money,” said Roberts.
C-Town Wings plans on reopening their buffet that was closed due to the coronavirus. Employees will be serving customers at the buffet in line with their all-you-can-eat scale.
Parting words
“We would love for people to come visit us and eat some food. Our food speaks for itself,” said Roberts.
C-Town Wings can be found on Facebook and on their website www.ctownwings.com. Give them a call at 419-942-9464 to order or to schedule catering events.
Monday-Thursday: 11:00 a.m. – 9:00 p.m.
Friday-Saturday: 11:00 a.m. – 10:00 p.m.
Sunday: 11:00 a.m. – 9:00 p.m.
C-Town Wings is currently looking to hire new employees.
