Some restaurants are running low on chicken wings Chicken wings are the latest shortage, and restaurants are struggling to find enough wings and keep the prices down. By: John Matarese and last updated 2021-05-11 15:46:52-04 Buffalo wings are as American as a cold beer when watching football, but suddenly these delicacies â usually served with celery and ranch or blue cheese dressing â are in short supply. Many restaurants that sell wings are now struggling with higher prices and short supplies. Restaurant owner Jason Esterkamp said the same labor shortage affecting restaurants like his is also hitting chicken processing plants. "The chicken producers are having problems opening up their production lines," he said. "So just like the rest of us are having trouble finding employees, this is where it's really coming from. They don't have the workforce to open all their lines. ... All I can tell you is that wings are hard to come by, and they are extremely expensive."