Moments after arriving at my hotel in Nashville — a work trip, fun! fun! — I dropped by bag at the valet and hopped in a taxi headed to Hattie’s.
Even at 11:30 in the morning, there was a line. For Sunday brunch, you can get waffles with your hot chicken!
Hot chicken is just that: spicy. It’s fried chicken – and man, oh man is this good fried chicken — with hot sauce in the batter and paprika, cayenne and garlic powder in the rub. How do I know this? Besides my well-developed palate, of course? A recipe on the Food Network web site, which I am putting in my to-do list this instance: Hattie B’s Hot Chicken.
At the restaurant, you order at the counter, they give you a number, you wait at your table and they bring you your fried goodness.
You may wish to enjoy a beverage while you wait.
Crowded Sunday brunch!
Well, well, worth the wait. Crispy, hot fried chicken, so juicy inside. Light airy waffles. And the spice was enough that the maple syrup was a welcome foil!
What an introduction to Nashville!
The 411 on Hattie B’s: 112 19th Ave S, Nashville, Tenn. 615-678-4794, hattieb.com.
