Hot Chicken Restaurant Hattie B’s Opens in Austin | Eater Austin

"Opening on Wednesday, February 28 at 2529 South Lamar Boulevard, I’m excited that Hattie B’s Hot Chicken will bring its signature Nashville hot chicken to South Lamar with spice levels ranging from the mild Southern to the blistering Shut the Cluck Up!!!. The menu will offer chicken as pieces, plates, sandwiches, tenders, paired with waffles or mixed into fries, plus sides like pimento mac and cheese, bacon cheddar grits, black-eyed pea salad, and pickles, and sweets such as banana pudding, peach cobbler, and ice cream floats. For drinks I note cocktails like their Shack Water (gin and grapefruit in place of tequila and lime), a dill-and-pickle–flavored bloody mary, a bourbon John Daly, and watermelon margaritas, along with Texas and Nashville beers. The spot will include an indoor dining room, a patio, and an outdoor area lined with a putting green and lawn games, ample parking including spaces dedicated to takeout and a pickup entrance. The Bishops, who started Hattie B’s in Nashville in 2012 and expanded into multiple states (their first Texas location opened in Dallas in 2022), say they tried to honor the legacy of the previous tenant when taking over this space." - Nadia Chaudhury