ShadowDriver
somebody shut me the fark up.
I know it's not BBQ... but, it's got good Southern roots... and "Nashville Hot Chicken" has become all the rage in recent years... partially thanks to the Mind of a Chef TV series.
We needed a lunch stop when we were enroute between the NC mountains and Fort Smith, AR. Nashville was perfectly placed, and we've meant to stop for some hot chicken before.
We were the second party in line at opening time. Friendly wait staff at registers and throughout the restaurant made sure we were well cared-for. Can’t emphasize this enough. The manager and at least 5 other guys stopped by the table to check on us.
We sampled the "Small White" and "Small Dark" plates with medium and hot spice levels.
The bird was very tender and the breading was oh so crispy crunchy and wonderfully spicy flavorful. The medium was perfect for the CINCHOUSE. while the hot was on par to a half-step low of what I expected. Next time, it’s “Damn Hot” time.
Our munchkin hit a Southern (no spice) chicken tender with some pimento mac & cheese on the side. OK... honestly, she hit the mac & cheese HARD and dabbled in the chicken arena.
Pimento Mac & Cheese - Get it! Devour it! I'm not a pimento cheese guy (or, at least I wasn't until we tried the Buxton Hall smoked pimento cheese... in a previous review).... but day-um, this was good!
Fries - Meh. Pretty good crunch, but begging for a bit more spice or some such.
Collards - Like collards should be. Not bitter. Stems remain. Could've used some vinegar and/or some hot sauce.
Need Gluten Free option? They can grill up their tenders for you instead of the fried version.
Great lunch stop. Glad we made it before it got crazy busy. 40 min later, the line is well out the front door!
We needed a lunch stop when we were enroute between the NC mountains and Fort Smith, AR. Nashville was perfectly placed, and we've meant to stop for some hot chicken before.
We were the second party in line at opening time. Friendly wait staff at registers and throughout the restaurant made sure we were well cared-for. Can’t emphasize this enough. The manager and at least 5 other guys stopped by the table to check on us.
We sampled the "Small White" and "Small Dark" plates with medium and hot spice levels.
The bird was very tender and the breading was oh so crispy crunchy and wonderfully spicy flavorful. The medium was perfect for the CINCHOUSE. while the hot was on par to a half-step low of what I expected. Next time, it’s “Damn Hot” time.
Our munchkin hit a Southern (no spice) chicken tender with some pimento mac & cheese on the side. OK... honestly, she hit the mac & cheese HARD and dabbled in the chicken arena.
Pimento Mac & Cheese - Get it! Devour it! I'm not a pimento cheese guy (or, at least I wasn't until we tried the Buxton Hall smoked pimento cheese... in a previous review).... but day-um, this was good!
Fries - Meh. Pretty good crunch, but begging for a bit more spice or some such.
Collards - Like collards should be. Not bitter. Stems remain. Could've used some vinegar and/or some hot sauce.
Need Gluten Free option? They can grill up their tenders for you instead of the fried version.
Great lunch stop. Glad we made it before it got crazy busy. 40 min later, the line is well out the front door!
