, a new Midtown restaurant specializing in the fiery, molten poultry specialty, has opened at 19th Avenue and Broadway in Midtown.
It’s the project of Nick Bishop Jr. and his dad, Nick Sr., who operate the Cool Springs meat-and-three Bishop’s. They quietly opened the door of the new joint in Nashville on Thursday.
The Bishops are longtime fans of Nashville’s classic hot chicken places, so they decided to experiment with recipes. “We started running hot chicken at Bishop’s on a whim, and now it’s 20 to 30 percent of our business down there,” Nick Jr. said.
They figured their chicken would go over gangbusters in Midtown, especially if they also served beer, something most hot chicken places don’t offer. “I’ve spent a lot of time talking to beer folk about good choices to pair with poultry and spicy foods,” he said.
Most of the beers are craft brews, and many are local, including a few from the Bishops’ friends at Jackalope Brewing Co. In fact, later in the fall, Jackalope will introduce a beer created specially to complement the Bishops’ hot chicken.
If you’re not into scorching your palate, Hattie B’s also serves traditional (as in non-spicy) Southern fried chicken, served either on the bone or as jumbo chicken tenders. You can also get the tenders grilled instead of fried.
