Pursuing the King's Way dream
A decade in the making
King’s Way Wings is a family-owned-and-operated mobile restaurant based in Tulsa, Oklahoma that opened shop in late 2021. While the restaurant may be new, the idea for this craft chicken wing house dates back to 2012.
Early Days
King’s Way founder Jimere Parker credits his idea for King’s Way to his sophomore year at Oklahoma State University. He saw a gap for a great wing spot in the area, but was a novice in those days, just cooking for friends without his own sauce recipes.
During his final year at OSU, Jimere served as the president of the African American Student Association (Afro-Am), doubling the number of dues-paid members. This is when Jimere truly realized his strengths as a leader and businessman.
Jimere met his wife, Tiara, at OSU and she was even his Afro-Am vice president.
Path to purpose
After graduating from OSU as a first-generation college student, Jimere followed several career paths, finding success in Tulsa as a sales representative consistently crushing goals and growing as a leader.
At the start of the COVID pandemic, Jimere felt divinely led to become an educator at Greenwood Leadership Academy where he was a mentor. Stepping into this role, Jimere took a drastic pay cut but knew if he served well, his future endeavors would be blessed.
While working as a teacher, Jimere’s old idea of King’s Way Wings rose to the forefront. The drive to pursue his dream led to the purchase of a fryer and $140 worth of seasonings to focus on sauce development.
With the help of Tiara and some sage advice from a cousin who owns ATL Wings in Arizona, the Parkers spent the first seven months of 2021 perfecting the King’s Way menu from their garage, using family and friends as critics and inspiration.
Blazing the trail
Meeting with a good friend, owner of County Q BBQ, Jimere was told to contact Tulsa’s Mother Road Market and explore taking their chicken wings to market.
The first Mother Road pop-up was in October 2021 and within six months, the team became the all-time sales leader, selling out nine cases of chicken and 70 pounds of fries in a day! They’ve been growing their empire ever since.
King’s Way strives to become America’s #1 Wing Spot and a leader in the sauce and seasoning market!