Hattie B's Hot Chicken
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| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Restaurants |
| Founded | 2012 |
| Founder | Nick Bishop, Jr. Nick Bishop, Sr. |
| Headquarters | , |
Number of locations | 4 |
Area served | Tennessee, Alabama |
| Products | Hot chicken |
| Website | www |
Hattie B's Hot Chicken is an American hot chicken restaurant based in Nashville, Tennessee.
History
Prince's Hot Chicken Shack founder Thornton Prince III is widely considered to have invented the hot chicken dish in the 1930s.[1][2][3] Hot chicken began in Nashville as a regional specialty, as chicken marinated in a spiced paste or sauce, and fried in breading that is also spiced.[4]
In 2007, Nick Bishop Sr. opened the restaurant Bishop's Meat and Three in Franklin, Tennessee.[5][6][7] He learned the restaurant business working for his father, Gene Bishop, a longtime executive with Alabama restaurant chain Morrison's Cafeteria.[5] In 2010, Nick Bishop Jr. left his job at independent record label Oh Boy Records to work for his father at Bishop's.[2] There they began experimenting with hot chicken, which was added to the menu and became a popular item, leading Bishop Jr. and Sr. to open a hot chicken restaurant.[7][8][9]
The original Hattie B's Hot Chicken opened in Midtown Nashville on August 9, 2012.[2][10][11] The restaurant is named after three women in the Bishop family with the name Hattie.[10][12] The second location opened in June 2014 in West Nashville.[5][10] A location in Birmingham, Alabama, opened in June 2016,[13] and a third Nashville location opened in November 2017.[14]
Locations
There are three locations in Nashville, Tennessee, and one in Birmingham, Alabama.[3] Hattie B's plans to open new restaurants in Memphis and Atlanta in 2018.[15][16]
Reception
According to USA Today, Hattie B's "strikes the perfect balance between 'shack' and restaurant."[4] Sports Illustrated says their hot chicken "faithfully… hewed to the spirit of the dish."[1] In 2017, the restaurant was ranked sixth on The Daily Meal's list of America's 75 Best Fried Chicken Spots.[17][18]
See also
References
- ^ a b Andy Staples, "Hot Chicken Power Rankings: Nashville's top three spots," Sports Illustrated, July 17, 2017.
- ^ a b c Jennifer Justus, "How Hot Chicken Became Nashville's Signature Dish," Time, March 7, 2014.
- ^ a b Gabrielle Chevalier, "A lover scorned, a dish created: The tale of Nashville's hot chicken takeover," Chattanooga Times Free Press, June 1, 2017.
- ^ a b Larry Olmsted, "Try authentic Nashville hot chicken at Hattie B's," USA Today, June 21, 2017.
- ^ a b c E.J. Boyer, "The Boss: The Bishops, Hattie B's Hot Chicken," Nashville Business Journal, October 23, 2015.
- ^ "In the world of hot chicken, Hattie B's is a family affair," WKRN, July 27, 2017.
- ^ a b Trisha Boyer, "Bishop's carries on comfort food tradition," The Tennessean, November 21, 2016.
- ^ Jim Myers, "Hattie B's family roots run generations deep," The Tennessean, June 15, 2015.
- ^ Susan Ellis, "Yep, Hattie B's Coming to Midtown," Memphis Flyer, February 9, 2017.
- ^ a b c Tom Sietsema, "Postcard from Tom: Four Nashville restaurants that will make your mouth sing," Washington Post, May 8, 2014.
- ^ Dana Kopp Franklin, "Hattie B's Fires Up Hot Chicken in Midtown," Nashville Scene, August 13, 2012.
- ^ "Local Flavor: Hot Chicken in Nashville," National Geographic, February 26, 2016.
- ^ Bob Carlton, "Hattie B's Hot Chicken opening next week in Birmingham," Birmingham News, May 26, 2016.
- ^ Chris Chamberlain, "Newest Hattie B's Location to Open on Eighth Avenue Tomorrow," Nashville Scene, November 1, 2017.
- ^ Jacob Steimer, "Iconic Nashville hot chicken restaurant files permit for Memphis location," Memphis Business Journal, October 3, 2017.
- ^ Tim Forster, "Hattie B's Pushes Back Its Atlanta Opening," Atlanta Eater, June 12, 2017.
- ^ "The 75 Best Fried Chicken Places in America," The Daily Meal, September 19, 2017.
- ^ Tory N. Parrish, "Headed to Nashville? Check out these sights and sounds," Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, June 2, 2017.
External links
- Restaurants established in 2012
- Companies based in Nashville, Tennessee
- Regional restaurant chains in the United States
- Restaurants in Nashville, Tennessee
- Restaurants in Birmingham, Alabama
- American cuisine
- Culture of Nashville, Tennessee
- Cuisine of the Southern United States
- 2012 establishments in Tennessee