I think this is the best Kentucky Fried Chicken I ever had hot chicken is a trend that only keeps
getting bigger with that being said let's take a look at the 10 best hot chicken chains ranked top
10 idea top 10 chicken joella's hot chicken Stan Smith's Famous dinner-cooked Chicken
starting as a unit in a gas station in Louisville joella's offers southern style comfort food with
an extra bite from humble beginnings joella's hot chicken has 16 locations in Florida Georgia
Indiana Kentucky and Ohio joelle's is known for its clever and Creative Marketing and the fact
that whenever a new location opens the first 100 people in line get free chicken every week
for a year how many people are in line today I'm guessing a thousand while some dislike the
corporate nature of the chain joella's has still been voted best of Louisville reader's choice for
the best fried chicken restaurant even though Miss Joella herself isn't Real the true founder
of the chain is Tony palombino the flavor of the food definitely is I joella's you can choose from
Seven hot sauce options ranging from Southern to fire in the hole which is hotter than their
ghost pepper flavor and requires a waiver to be signed before you can try it however it isn't
all smooth sailing for the chain in March of 2022 the Woodstock location received a u from
a food inspector who cited that employees were not washing their hands properly trained in their
positions and there wasn't adequate access to hand washing facilities yikes if you're looking to try
joella's maybe try one of their other locations Dave's Hot Chicken let's go get fried chicken
when Chef Dave Capuchin launched the concept for Dave's Hot Chicken back in 2017. he couldn't have
known that the co-founder of wetzel's pretzels Bill Phelps would get involved and make the small
concept restaurant a nationwide hit however the restaurant was initially founded by Dave
and three friends many fans of Dave's flavor experience credit the chef's time learning
his trade at Thomas Keller's prestigious French Laundry restaurant in Yountville combining Dave's
culinary experience with the help of celebrity investors like Michael Strand Drake and Samuel
L Jackson Dave's Hot Chicken took La by storm before expanding across the country tonight
we're going for stage tomorrow the world now with over 700 franchise locations across the U.S and 30
locations soon to be coming to Canada Dave's has come a long way from a parking lot food stand in
the five years since it started Dave's menu may be small but it is certainly Mighty Hot Chicken
fans can choose between two tenders and fries two sliders and fries or one slider and one
tender with fries all of Dave's tenders come with bread pickles and Dave's sauce while the sliders
swap out the bread for a kale slaw and offer the option to cheese up your order party Foul
poultry puntastic chain party Foul originated in Nashville and stands out from the flock with
its inclusion of menu items not usually seen at a hot chicken chain the Restaurant's menu
includes Kraft cocktails beer and brunch as well as the ability to kick back and
relax while catching the latest game on a big screen TV not only does partyfowl offer more
of a full-service restaurant experience but the chain also teamed up with tennessee-based Bakery
status dough to create the world's first Hot Chicken donut known as the Nashville's Hot Donut
Goods in Hot Chicken World The Donut balances the sweet buttermilk base that status dough is
known for with The Punchy Savory heat of party foul's Hot Chicken the donut is available on the
party Foul brunch menu which adventurous eaters can try Friday through Sunday starting at 8 A.M
speaking of brunch party fell is also known for their crazy concoction known as brunch for two
which consists of a 55-ounce bloody mary topped with two whole fried cornish game hens two whole
Scotch eggs eight fried okra and a whole avocado the Food Network even named party Foul the best
brunch location in Tennessee Hot Chicken takeover four chicken little bits per person Ohio based
chain Hot Chicken takeover also known as HCT has been bringing the heat for almost a decade since
opening up in 2014 starting as a pop-up stand the chain quickly grew with four locations in
Ohio and two in Cleveland the chain opened its first location in Queens New York in mid-2022
celebrating eight years in business in April 2022 HCT managed to thrive despite the challenges of
the last few years what sets HCT apart for many businesses is its stance as a fair chance employer
offering jobs to those who have previously been in jail or previously homeless to help
them make a fresh start the company also offers several free programs but its employees can take
advantage of such as zero percent payday loans Financial Training and counseling the company
was even voted the best place to work with under 500 employees in the 2022 column best poll I love
my job I love my job I love my job a couple the employee focused approach to running a business
with great food and HCT has a winning formula serving up four Spice levels ranging from cold to
Holy 18-hour marinated chicken fries slaw and Miss B's famous banana pudding named after founder Joe
de los's grandmother HCT is not only a great place to work but a great place to eat Allen raised
of every piece of chicken well I saved you on the chicken pot with only two locations in LA and
Pasadena Holland Rays might be small but it sure is mighty the original food truck for Holland race
began in 2014 and quickly began building a huge and enthusiastic fan base husband and wife Duo
chef Johnny Ray Zone and Amanda Chapman came up with the concept for Holland race after Johnny was
introduced to Nashville's hottest dish on a trip to a local restaurant in Tennessee the dish blew
Johnny away and after introducing it to Amanda and the culture surrounding it the two knew they
had to bring it back to LA little did they know that their food would draw quite the crowd good
to see you I love you guys wait times for Hal and Ray's signature Sando and other spicy Delights can
be anywhere from an hour and a half on weekdays three hours on the weekend and even five hours on
holidays the restaurant even had to deal with an enterprising instagrammer who was charging people
to hold places in line to get their food with six levels of spice available from country to
Holland though was looking for the hottest chicken experience at Holland race have to sign a waiver
before they can Chow Down on the hollow level Chicken on offer banging buns look at these big
old birds beginning in the San Fernando Valley as the brainchild of four Teenage friends bang
and buns has made a name for itself across social media for changing one traditional aspect of hot
chicken dishes by serving them on French rolls instead of hamburger buns the reasoning for the
alteration to make the sandwiches easier to eat on the go the four Founders were between 18 and 19
when they came up with the idea for banging buns and were ironically inspired by Howlin Rays with
the wait times always so high the friends opted to start making their own Hot Chicken in their
homes from there the friends began setting up in a parking lot to sell their food there was just one
problem they didn't have permits and were often fined for illegally selling their food needless
to say the friends decided to do things properly with their fortnite inspired name the friends
certainly know how to grab people's attention this is my imitation of a guy in fortnite that
also goes for their menu items which include the banging plate banging pops and the banging mukbang
as well as the hot chicken restaurants Stapleton Nana pudding in September 2021 the fast casual
restaurant Ike's Love and sandwiches took over the three unit bang and buns base as investors
clamber to hop on the Hot Chicken Train big shakes hot chicken and fish chicken or fish
Chicken Chef Sean Davis first came up with his famous shrimp burger when his daughter no longer
wanted to eat meat and instead wanted to become a pescetarian he went on to pitch it to local
restaurants while his friend applied for him to appear on Shark Tank to his surprise he got a call
back and appeared on the show despite leaving without a deal the Sharks did like his product
and his appearance on the show generated enough publicity to take his sales from thirty thousand
dollars to three million dollars in just one year the big Shake shrimp burgers went on to be sold
in grocery stores for a time before the family decided to put all their focus into their brick
and mortar efforts the first big shakes location opened in 2013 and didn't just feature Seafood it
also added Hot Chicken into the mix five spice levels from original to executioner Chef Sean
isn't scared to put his own spin on things and still keep it true to the original Nashville style
as the business and demand for his food grew Chef Sean came up with a new idea to offer Nationwide
shipping for those that just can't make the trip to Big shakes a true family operation with Chef
Sean's wife and no longer pescetarian daughter also involved in the business the Magnetic
Personality of the chef has led to appearances not only on Shark Tank but shows like food paradise
and Man Vs Food to name just a few Bolton spicy chicken and fish that's sis I see made the ball
as the owner of Bolton's Bolton Matthews boasts an interesting family history connection to
Nashville Hot Chicken Bolton's uncle worked at the original Nashville Hot Chicken restaurant princes
the family recipe has been passed down through generations and Bolton Matthews began cooking
it up in the 90s with a deep focus on culture and Community Bolton's has been recognized and praised
for its contribution to Black owned businesses traditional food and for being one of the oldest
black owned businesses operating today the city of Nashville even passed a resolution
to recognize Matthew's contributions in 2021. one problem that boltons along with other hot chicken
chains has been experiencing is a chicken shortage manager Dolly Matthews explained to a local news
outlet that sometimes the restaurants can't even get chicken breasts despite the intermittent
shortage Bolton still offers six spice levels and a menu with a variety of chicken and fish
options including Southern stapled catfish making boltons a long-standing institution on Main Street
sadly Bolton Matthews passed away in 2021 but the Bolton Legacy lives on in his restaurants and in
the influence that he had on the landscape of Nashville's Hot Chicken culture olton's
spicy chicken and fish continues to bring joy and spiciness to the residents of Nashville Hattie B's
Hot Chicken founded by a father and son Duo who are both named Nick Bishop Hattie B's Hot Chicken
is named after three women from the bishop family who shared the name Hattie as well as a family
love of shared names they also share a love of hot chicken with Hattie B's serving traditional
Nashville hot chicken dishes in Nashville and Beyond the bishop Family actually has a long
history in the restaurant business with granddaddy Bishop working in the restaurant business for 40
years while Nick Bishop senior also worked in the industry for most of his life before he teamed up
with Nick Jr to create Hattie B's with the choice between light and dark meat served on White Bread
the restaurant chain has six spice levels with Southern at the mile then and shut the clock up
as the hottest level which is described as no joke and a game changer by reviewers on Reddit
the chain boasts nine locations across Nashville Atlanta Alabama Las Vegas and Dallas has a huge
following thanks to its family-oriented business style and down-home Country cooking that sticks
to what Nashville Hot Chicken does best Family on that now simple searingly hot perfectly Fried
Chicken just like big shakes Hot Chicken and Fish spice Seekers can order Hattie bees from anywhere
Across America so you can experience the Heat and the aftermath in the comfort of your own home for
fans of true traditional Nashville Hot Chicken Hattie B's is hard to beat with its No Frills
and homey food Prince's Hot Chicken Shack you are a prince the first the original and to many
still the best Prince's Hot Chicken Shack was the restaurant that started it all for over 70
years princess has been dealing hot and fiery food to the people of Nashville and is hailed
as the one that started it all the legend goes that founder Thornton Prince like the ladies
but his steady girlfriend was not a woman to be trifled with one morning after Prince had
been out on the town with another woman instead of starting a fight she served him a plate of
fried chicken with a Twist what Prince didn't know was that she had covered the tasty fried treat in
a nuclear hot mix of spices and peppers I need milk need milk instead of milk melting from the
heat Prince loved what she had made and asked for seconds after working to perfect the recipe the
first Prince's Hot Chicken Shack was born and now Thornton's great niece Andre Prince Jeffries runs
the operation with three Nashville locations princes remains a small but powerful operation
and inspired a food Trend that has only grown in popularity over the years there is a spin-off to
princes in La called hotville that opened in 2019 and is owned by another Prince relative the name
hotville chicken was chosen because the prince name isn't as well known in La however despite
a successful pop-up the hotville restaurant hasn't taken off the way other hot chicken
places in La have eight spice levels reaching xxx hot at the highest level makes princes a
prime destination for heat Seekers and regular chicken fans alike thanks for sticking around
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