A bowl of saucy wings at The Dirty Buffalo

50+ House-Made Flavors · 500+ created

Sauce Guide

A new flavor every Wednesday at 5 PM.

Wet sauces, dry rubs and Tag Teams — all created exclusively by Founder & CEO Russ Gilbert. Heat runs 0 to 6, and you can always ask to sample any sauce or rub.

Flavor Of The Week

Buffalo Honey Weber

Debuted Aug 12, 2026

  • Sweet Heat
  • Buffalo
  • Mustard

Made with Buffalo staple, Weber's Brand mustard!!!

Coming Up

  • Weck WingAug 19, 2026
  • Labatt Blue QAug 26, 2026

Wing Night — 89¢ wings every Wednesday, 5–9 PM

Dine-in only. Flavors drop at 5 PM in small batches — once they're gone, they're gone.

Honey Mustard wings on a black plate at The Dirty Buffalo

Tossed to order

Sauces

Our wet sauces — buffalo-style, BBQ & mustards, World Tour and Butter Me Up. Filter by family or search by flavor.

Showing 27 sauces + 11 dry rubs

Mild

Heat1/6
  • Buttery
  • Classic Buffalo

Classic buffalo flavor that's rich, buttery and easy on the heat.

Medium

Heat2/6
  • Classic Buffalo
  • Tangy

The buffalo sauce we built our reputation on. Don't be surprised if it's spicier than the “Medium” you're used to.

National Buffalo Wing Festival Award Winner

Hot

Heat3/6
  • Traditional
  • Serious Kick

For guests who love traditional buffalo flavor with a serious kick, this is where things start to heat up. Try it as a dipping sauce for pizza logs!

Extra Hot

Heat4/6
  • Bold Heat
  • Classic Buffalo

One step hotter than our Hot sauce, delivering even more heat without sacrificing that classic buffalo flavor.

Stupid Hot

Heat5/6
  • Fiery
  • For Spice Lovers

A serious step up from Extra Hot that's reserved for guests who truly love spicy food.

Dumb Dumb

Heat6/6
  • Carolina Reaper
  • Extreme

This isn't just hot—it's Carolina Reaper hot, and we recommend trying a sample first.

Hot Cilantro Lime

Heat2/6
  • Cilantro
  • Lime

Previously known as Margarita Buffalo. Think taco sauce with a hint of cilantro & lime. Awesome with Dirty Nachos!

Hot Honey

Heat2/6
  • Cayenne
  • Honey

Previously known as Sweet Buffalo. A spicy cayenne pepper sauce sweetened with honey.

Spicy Garlic Parm

Heat3/6
  • Parmesan
  • Garlicky Buffalo

One of our most popular, this level 3 sauce has parmesan cheese generously sprinkled on top of garlicky Buffalo-style sauce.

Spicy Garlic Ranch

Heat2/6
  • Ranch
  • Garlic

A fan favorite totally unique to TDB. Think of it as an all in one wing! Great on burgers.

Sweet BBQ

Heat0/6
  • Brown Sugar
  • Citrus Finish

Zero heat, but tons of brown sugar BBQ flavor and a subtle citrusy finish. Kids devour this!

Our most popular sauce

Spicy BBQ

Heat2/6
  • Cayenne
  • Crushed Red Pepper

Like the sweet, but with a cayenne and crushed red pepper flavor heat. Try it on a Porker or Dirty Pig.

Big Blue Q

Heat1/6
  • Tangy
  • Vinegar-Based

Our collab with Old Dominion University, this tangy, vinegar based BBQ has a slight kick.

National Buffalo Wing Festival Award Winner

Cajun Buffalo

Heat2/6
  • Cajun Spice
  • Buffalo + BBQ

Buffalo meets barbecue with just the right amount of Cajun spice.

National Buffalo Wing Festival Award Winner

Strawbenero BBQ

Heat3/6
  • Strawberry
  • Habanero

A level-3 barbecue with a hint of strawberry and a slow-building habanero finish.

National Buffalo Wing Festival Award Winner

Sweet Heat Mesquite

Heat2/6
  • Mesquite
  • Smoky Sweet

A sweet and smoky mesquite barbecue sauce with a slow-building kick.

National Buffalo Wing Festival Award Winner

Red, White & Big Blue Q

Heat4/6
  • Bold BBQ
  • ODU Collab

Our 2nd ODU collab, this sauce plays homage to the military community. Level 3 kick and bold barbecue flavor.

Honey Mustard

Heat0/6
  • Tangy
  • Bold Mustard

Our take on classic honey mustard. Less creamy, more tangy, and finished with a bold mustard bite.

Sweet Sriracha

Heat2/6
  • Thai Chili
  • Sweet

A sweet Thai chili sauce with a level 2 heat. Take it home and use it on stir frys!

National Buffalo Wing Festival Award Winner

Maui Wowie

Heat4/6
  • Pineapple
  • Habanero

A citrusy pineapple habanero sauce. Watch out this is a level 4, but it's great on pork!

Korean BBQ

Heat0/6
  • Soy
  • Garlic
  • Ginger

A sweet, savory barbecue sauce with hints of soy, garlic and ginger. Zero heat and great on boneless!

Teriyaki Glaze

Heat0/6
  • Sweet
  • Thin Glaze

A homemade twist on a classic teriyaki sauce. Thinner than other sauces, this is great on boneless.

Buffalo Soldier

Heat3/6
  • Caribbean Jerk
  • Bold

A level-3 Caribbean-inspired jerk flavor that is great on our Bleubird.

Featured on Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives

Cantina Smoke

Heat2/6
  • Chipotle
  • Citrus Finish

Mexican style BBQ with smoky chipotle and a citrusy finish.

Garlic Parmesan

Heat0/6
  • Butter
  • Garlic
  • Cheese

No heat, just the perfect blend of butter, garlic and cheese.

Garlic Lemon Pepper Wet

Heat0/6
  • Buttery Garlic
  • Zesty Lemon

Packed with buttery garlic and zesty lemon flavor. Served on our Lemon Caesar Sammie.

Cajun Honey Butter

Heat0/6
  • Cajun Spice
  • Sweet Honey

Buttery goodness with a hint of Cajun spices and a touch of sweet honey.

Wings tossed in a house dry rub at The Dirty Buffalo

No sauce, all seasoning

Dry Rubs

Hand-blended seasonings dusted straight onto crispy wings — lighter than a sauce, every bit as loud. Perfect on their own or stacked on a sauce as a Tag Team.

Cajun

Heat3/6
  • Dry Rub
  • Cajun Spices

Our own delicious blend of Cajun style spices. Served over Garlic Parm Wings for our Cajun Parm (f/k/a the Outsiders) tag team and over Stupid Hot for our Blazin Cajun tag team.

Ragin' Cajun

Heat2/6
  • Dry Rub
  • Ranch

A delicious blend of our Cajun rub & ranch seasoning.

Big Blue Belly Rub

Heat1/6
  • Dry Rub
  • Barbecue

Another ODU collab, the barbecue flavor is so good, it's won an award!

National Buffalo Wing Festival Award Winner

Garlic Lemon Pepper

Heat0/6
  • Dry Rub
  • Citrus

Zero heat. Served over medium for our Buffalo Lemon Pepper (f/k/a Harlem Heat) tag team.

Sweet Jamaican

Heat2/6
  • Dry Rub
  • Jerk Seasoning

Similar to Jamaican jerk seasoning. Served over Buffalo Soldier for our Buffalo Jammin' tag team.

Ranch

Heat0/6
  • Dry Rub
  • Classic Ranch

Classic ranch rub. Served over Cajun Buffalo for the Cajun Ranch (f/k/a Money, Inc.) tag team and with Hot Honey for the Hot Honey Ranch tag team.

Old Bay

Heat1/6
  • Dry Rub
  • Chesapeake Classic

A Chesapeake Bay area favorite. Served with our chicken-wing topped Dirty Mary, as well as on the Fiery Bay and Honey Butter Bay tag teams!

Ruffalo

Heat3/6
  • Dry Rub
  • Buffalo Ranch

A buffalo ranch seasoning! Great on Down & Dirty Chips and also served with Honey Mustard for our Golden Ruffalo tag team.

Mango Habanero

Heat4/6
  • Dry Rub
  • Mango
  • Habanero

A sweet & spicy combo with dried mango and habanero. Served over Korean BBQ in Fire & Seoul (f/k/a the Brood) tag team.

Sugar Bourbon BBQ

Heat0/6
  • Dry Rub
  • Sweet BBQ

Zero heat. It will remind you of your favorite BBQ potato chip. Served over Honey Mustard for the Bourbon Mustard tag team.

Cheesy Parm

Heat0/6
  • Dry Rub
  • Parmesan

A blend of garlic, black pepper and grated parmesan cheese. Cheese lovers will appreciate this over Garlic Parm in our Parmageddon tag team.

A basket of Tag Team wings — buffalo sauce topped with a dry rub

Two flavors, one wing

Tag Teams (TT)

A Tag Team is one of our sauces with a dry rub sprinkled on top. These 12 are featured on the menu — but you can always build your own combo, just ask!

TT

Buffalo Lemon Pepper

Medium tossed, topped with Garlic Lemon Pepper rub

Buffalof/k/a Harlem Heat

TT

Hot Honey Ranch

Hot Honey tossed, topped with Ranch rub

Buffalo

TT

Fiery Bay

Hot Honey tossed, topped with Old Bay rub

Buffalof/k/a New Age Outlaws

TT

Blazin Cajun

Stupid Hot tossed, topped with Cajun rub

Buffalo

TT

Golden Ruffalo

Honey Mustard tossed, topped with Ruffalo rub

BBQ & Mustards

TT

Bourbon Mustard

Honey Mustard tossed, topped with Sugar Bourbon BBQ rub

BBQ & Mustards

TT

Cajun Ranch

Cajun Buffalo tossed, topped with Ranch rub

BBQ & Mustardsf/k/a Money, Inc.

TT

Fire & Seoul

Korean BBQ tossed, topped with Mango Habanero rub

World Tourf/k/a The Brood

TT

Buffalo Jammin’

Buffalo Soldier tossed, topped with Sweet Jamaican rub

World Tourf/k/a New Day

TT

Honey Butter Bay

Cajun Honey Butter tossed, topped with Old Bay rub

Butter Me Upf/k/a Dirty Bay Wings w/o Double Dip

TT

Cajun Parm

Garlic Parmesan tossed, topped with Cajun rub

Butter Me Upf/k/a Outsiders

TT

Parmageddon

Garlic Parmesan tossed, topped with Cheesy Parm rub

Butter Me Up

Wings being tossed in sauce at The Dirty Buffalo

Can't decide? Ask to sample any sauce or rub!

Ready to order? Let your server know or call your local TDB location. All our sauces are created exclusively by Founder & CEO, Russ Gilbert.

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