Hattie B's Hot Chicken Explained
Hattie B's Hot Chicken is an American restaurant chain based in Nashville, Tennessee, founded by a father and son, both named Nick Bishop.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] The company specializes in hot chicken, a fried chicken dish, and operates several restaurants in the Southern United States.
Overview
The restaurant is named after three women in the Bishop family with the name Hattie.[6] The company purveys hot chicken, a local specialty and signature dish of Nashville, chicken and waffles, side dishes, desserts and other foods. The chicken is provided at various spice levels. The spiciest version of the hot chicken has been described as having a very marked, severe spiciness, and is prepared using ghost peppers as an ingredient. The chicken is served with pickles and atop white bread, as per traditional local preparation methods.
The original Hattie B's Hot Chicken opened in Midtown Nashville on August 9, 2012.[7] [8] [9] A second location opened in June 2014 in West Nashville,[1] [8] a location in Birmingham, Alabama, opened in June 2016,[10] [11] and a third Nashville location opened in November 2017.[12] A new location was opened in Midtown Memphis in April 2018.[13] An Atlanta, Georgia, location opened in July 2018.[14] In the fall of 2018, a location opened inside The Cosmopolitan in Las Vegas, Nevada.[15] Their newest location was opened in Dallas, Texas, in February 2022. [16] It is a privately held, family-owned company.
Reception
Columnists in USA Today and Sports Illustrated reviewed the restaurant in 2017.[17] [18] In 2017, it was ranked sixth on The Daily Meal's list of America's 75 Best Fried Chicken Spots.[19] [20]
See also
Notes and References
- News: The Boss: The Bishops, Hattie B's Hot Chicken . . E. J. . Boyer . October 23, 2015.
- News: In the world of hot chicken, Hattie B's is a family affair . . July 27, 2017.
- News: Bishop's carries on comfort food tradition . . Trisha . Boyer . November 21, 2016.
- News: Hattie B's family roots run generations deep . . Jim . Myers . June 15, 2015.
- News: Yep, Hattie B's Coming to Midtown . . Susan . Ellis . February 9, 2017.
- News: Local Flavor: Hot Chicken in Nashville . https://web.archive.org/web/20160228104011/http://intelligenttravel.nationalgeographic.com/2016/02/26/local-flavor-hot-chicken-in-nashville/ . dead . February 28, 2016 . . Jenny . Adams . February–March 2016.
- How Hot Chicken Became Nashville's Signature Dish . . Jennifer . Justus . March 7, 2014.
- News: Postcard from Tom: Four Nashville restaurants that will make your mouth sing . . Tom . Sietsema . May 8, 2014.
- News: Hattie B's Fires Up Hot Chicken in Midtown . . Dana Kopp . Franklin . August 13, 2012.
- News: Hattie B's Hot Chicken opening next week in Birmingham . . Bob . Carlton . May 26, 2016.
- News: A lover scorned, a dish created: The tale of Nashville's hot chicken takeover . . Gabrielle . Chevalier . June 1, 2017.
- News: Newest Hattie B's Location to Open on Eighth Avenue Tomorrow . . Chris . Chamberlain . November 1, 2017.
- News: Nashville Hot Chicken Hits Memphis When Hattie B's Opens This Wednesday . Eater Nashville . Matt . Rogers . April 16, 2018 . May 7, 2018.
- News: Take a Look Inside Hattie B's Hot Chicken-Atlanta, Opening Today . Eater Atlanta . Beth . McKibben . July 11, 2018 . July 12, 2018.
- Web site: Check into the Cosmopolitan hotel and chances are you won't be going anywhere. Here's why. Michael Hiller. Los Angeles Times. December 14, 2018.
- Web site: HATTIE B'S HOT CHICKEN (FINALLY) OPENED ITS FIRST TEXAS RESTAURANT & LANDS IN DALLAS. Phil's Smith. Texas Is Life. February 28, 2022.
- News: Try authentic Nashville hot chicken at Hattie B's . . Larry . Olmsted . June 21, 2017.
- Hot Chicken Power Rankings: Nashville's top three spots . . Andy . Staples . July 17, 2017.
- Web site: The 75 Best Fried Chicken Places in America .
- 6 Hattie B's, Nashville
. The Daily Meal . September 19, 2017.
- News: Headed to Nashville? Check out these sights and sounds . . Tory N. . Parrish . June 2, 2017.
