Nashville Hot Chicken@Publix

[Will]

Have been a connoisseur of Princes in Nashville the place that started it all about thirty years for me. After many trips and talking with owner She told me the trick is using the best spice mix and that it is quite expensive to purchase and cooking at a high heat so it goes all the way through.  I have tried most of the local places and was not impressed except for Hattie B's which is just OK.  I seen it last week in the hot deli at Publix and asked the Mgr if it was any good,of course they said yes and handed me a sample. I tried it and it was fantastic,not your KFC pour on a bunch of Texas Pete.   Went back got half a pound.   I would rate it right up there with Prince's.  It is warm and stays with you about ten minutes but not screaming hot.it is about like Prince's mild or Hattie B's medium.  Said they have it about two days a week. I mostly cut it up for topping on a salad or in pasta dishes.

 

[jhc77]

Haven’t tried it yet as I’m the only one in the house that likes a little heat in food. I’ve seen it in ours randomly. I’ll see if it’s around this week. Only place I get fried chicken anymore. 

[Garufa]

Garufa likes his chicken spicy.

I wonder if Knoxville Publix does it Nashville style.

[FUJIMO]

1 minute ago, Garufa said:

Garufa likes his chicken spicy.

I wonder if Knoxville Publix does it Nashville style.

Haven't seen it but I only go to the Northshore location. If anywhere had it could be the campus location

[Garufa]

23 minutes ago, FUJIMO said:

Haven't seen it but I only go to the Northshore location. If anywhere had it could be the campus location

The new Yee-Haw brewery up on Broadway is supposed to have real deal Prince’s hot chicken.  Haven’t tried it yet…getting to the point where my tolerance for brewery types and loud ass places is diminishing.

[BigK]

It's hard to beat Prince's, but I don't mind Hattie B's. We used to go to a meat & 3 in Cool Springs named Bishop's Meat & Three for lunch almost every Friday. You had to get there early because they always sold out of Hattie B's chicken. They had the best squash casserole I ever ate.

[Erik88]

19 minutes ago, Garufa said:

The new Yee-Haw brewery up on Broadway is supposed to have real deal Prince’s hot chicken.  Haven’t tried it yet…getting to the point where my tolerance for brewery types and loud ass places is diminishing.

Have you had the hot chicken at Farmacy?  It's so hot I tapped out and couldn't eat it. 

Yee Haw is a cool place but I didn't try the hot chicken. I still had PTSD from Farmacy. 

 

 

[Garufa]

7 minutes ago, Erik88 said:

Have you had the hot chicken at Farmacy?  It's so hot I tapped out and couldn't eat it. 

Yee Haw is a cool place but I didn't try the hot chicken. I still had PTSD from Farmacy. 

 

 

I was not aware of the Farmacy until know.  For $18.95 I expect the entire chicken.  May have to check it out though.

[Erik88]

11 minutes ago, Garufa said:

I was not aware of the Farmacy until know.  For $18.95 I expect the entire chicken.  May have to check it out though.

If you go during happy hour it's only $8 but you still get $19 worth of pain 

 

[Garufa]

3 minutes ago, Erik88 said:

If you go during happy hour it's only $8 but you still get $19 worth of pain 

 

Let’s get OS and try it out sometime. During happy hour, lol.

[KahrMan]

The Nashville Hot at Publix is legit. Not the hottest but fantastic flavor. The will do wings, tenders or a 8 piece in hot if you ask them. 
 Will get a couple of 8 pieces in hot and put it in the fridge. Heat it up in the air fryer and it is great. 

[Will]

I dont think they even advertise  it in store,it was next to the regular strips and I asked what was the strips with the red tint and they said Nashville Hot. So you may have seen it but not noticed.

[Moped]

3 hours ago, Garufa said:

The new Yee-Haw brewery up on Broadway is supposed to have real deal Prince’s hot chicken.  Haven’t tried it yet…getting to the point where my tolerance for brewery types and loud ass places is diminishing.

I haven’t had Prince’s in Nashville, but I have had Prince’s Chicken at Yee-Haw. I got HOT. Then there’s X, XX and XXX. HOT was enough for me! But it was delicious! 

[NoBanStan]

I'm 43 and grew up in middle TN. Where did Nashville hot chicken come from???

Suddenly one day.... *poof* Nashville is famous for it's hot chicken!

meanwhile me:

[Erik88]

17 minutes ago, NoBanStan said:

I'm 43 and grew up in middle TN. Where did Nashville hot chicken come from???

Suddenly one day.... *poof* Nashville is famous for it's hot chicken!

meanwhile me:

I've wondered the same thing. I never heard of it until the last 5 years. Now places in Knoxville are jumping in on the action. 

[NoBanStan]

2 minutes ago, Erik88 said:

I've wondered the same thing. I never heard of it until the last 5 years. Now places in Knoxville are jumping in on the action. 

right?

Is it that easy? As of today, I'm famous for good looks and winning personality. Let's see how this pans out.

[Will]

Wiki says it was a Southern family dish since the thirties but the Prince family made it famous in 1980

[KahrMan]

The story is one of the Prince family men was not a very faithful husband.  The wife got tired of it and decided to do something about it.  She decided the best way to punish him was to, unbeknownst to him, dump a bunch of cayenne pepper on his fried chicken.  The rest as they say is history.

[BigK]

5 hours ago, NoBanStan said:

right?

Is it that easy? As of today, I'm famous for good looks and winning personality. Let's see how this pans out.

You're doing it wrong, you can only identify as something you can't be. 

[E4 No More]

On 4/8/2023 at 6:10 PM, Will said:

Have been a connoisseur of Princes in Nashville the place that started it all about thirty years for me. After many trips and talking with owner She told me the trick is using the best spice mix and that it is quite expensive to purchase and cooking at a high heat so it goes all the way through.  I have tried most of the local places and was not impressed except for Hattie B's which is just OK.  I seen it last week in the hot deli at Publix and asked the Mgr if it was any good,of course they said yes and handed me a sample. I tried it and it was fantastic,not your KFC pour on a bunch of Texas Pete.   Went back got half a pound.   I would rate it right up there with Prince's.  It is warm and stays with you about ten minutes but not screaming hot.it is about like Prince's mild or Hattie B's medium.  Said they have it about two days a week. I mostly cut it up for topping on a salad or in pasta dishes.

 

You lost me at "mild."

[hipower]

Call me a wimp, or something else if you prefer; but I've just never seen the attraction in intentionally burning out my taste buds. I prefer milder  seasonings and more palatable foods.  Flavor is one thing, but misery is another. Not saying no spices or seasonings at all, but I don't want to be miserable trying to eat my food. JMO

[Alleycat72]

4 hours ago, hipower said:

Call me a wimp, or something else if you prefer; but I've just never seen the attraction in intentionally burning out my taste buds. I prefer milder  seasonings and more palatable foods.  Flavor is one thing, but misery is another. Not saying no spices or seasonings at all, but I don't want to be miserable trying to eat my food. JMO

 

LOL

[Erik88]

5 hours ago, hipower said:

Call me a wimp, or something else if you prefer; but I've just never seen the attraction in intentionally burning out my taste buds. I prefer milder  seasonings and more palatable foods.  Flavor is one thing, but misery is another. Not saying no spices or seasonings at all, but I don't want to be miserable trying to eat my food. JMO

I had a friend explain it once. He loves spicy stuff. For some people, they get a little head buzz from it. I guess all the endorphins or something. It's misery for us normal people and enjoyment for them. 

The rest are just trying to act tough I suppose. 

[Moped]

The Prince's hot is hot enough for me. I can't imagine how hot their XXX is. When we ate at Yee-Haw last, I think we decided we'd chip in and get an order of XXX for all of us to sample. But I honestly can't imagine that I would be able to stand it.

Honestly, I might even take a step back from Prince's hot... I might be a wimp.

[E4 No More]

I use to order the hottest they had at any of the Hot Chicken Places. Fun fact: If you eat enough Ghost Pepper your pee will burn when you go. Alas, today my intestines will not tolerate what either my mouth or butt can handle. I had some Hattie B's Damned Hot last week while downtown for VA visits, and my wife could hear my guts rumbling from 3 feet away.