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All kinds of folks make chicken in all kinds of great ways in Nashville. And with all due respect to the many purveyors of wonderful hot chicken across the city, the best chicken bite in town right now is at S.S. Gai. Based out of East Nashville’s The Wash, S.S. Gai offers Thai chicken in two styles: gai tod (crispy and fried) and gai yang (smoky and grilled). Both are served with sticky rice, fried garlic and shallots, tamarind chili fish sauce, aromatic chili vinegar and local veggies and herbs. Take your pick (I like gai tod, but yang is just as flavorful and delicious), load up a cabbage leaf with chicken, herbs and sauce, and enjoy the best bite you’ll have all month.

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