Anthony Marengo may have closed the original Calverton location of his prizewinning chicken-wing spot, A Wing Away, this weekend, but he believes the second location, which opened in his hometown of Islip Terrace in April, is where he was meant to be all along.

Marengo makes excellent classic fried wings, but they are outsold by his smoked ones — less crisp but imbued with smoke and char. Among his 20 "outside the box" sauces are a fine Buffalo, Buffalo-garlic-Parm, Jack Daniels-infused whiskey-teriyaki, "Everything but the bagel" and Caribbean coconut. There’s also a dry-rubbed wing and a "wing of the week." Wings are packed to go in vented boxes to preserve their crunch. Six wings are $10.99; a dozen are $19.99. He also serves sandwiches, salads, burgers, and more.

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