Hattie B’s Hot Chicken Nashville, TN – Monday, 6/3/19

When you want the skinny on where the best place to eat in a city you are visiting is who do you ask? Some of us use Google and let TripAdvisor help out which is our usual way. This time we decided to go a different route. Zoom Zoom asked our Uber driver, Saturday after the Opry, where we should go and what we should do while in town. At the top of his list was to go eat “hot chicken” at Hattie B’s. I was thinking there are two ways to eat chicken: hot or cold. I had to have him clarify. He explained that this chicken is fried with a “kick.” He liked his hot.

When we arrived, it was about 4:45 and the line was already out the door! We waited our turn. Both of us ordered the one breast and wing-MILD! Yes, we are wimps! I had mine with crinkle fries and slaw and Zoom Zoom had his with baked beans (I know you feel my pain) and slaw. He also ordered banana pudding.

When our food came, we knew then we should have shared! These chickens must have had some kind of playground – they were huge! Maybe they belonged to Crossfit or Planet Fitness! I don’t know, but they were delicious. Mild was still too spicy for me. I had to peel off all the skin and give it to Zoom Zoom. He was a true Happy Camper! I only ate about 1/2 my food! Zoom Zoom ate all his and most of the dessert. Their portions were just too large. I was able to have a few bites of the dessert since it seemed as if the bananas played in the same playground as the chickens and Zoom Zoom was stuffed!

So, while in Nashville, do as they do! Go to Hattie B’s. Just go early!