Barrio Bird

Barrio Bird Brings Chicano Fried Chicken to Barrio Logan | Eater San Diego

"Launching under the County of San Diego’s new MEHKOS rules, this family-run micro-restaurant in Barrio Logan is offering Chicano fried chicken meals and sandwiches for pickup and delivery, and is taking pre-orders via Instagram and its website. Co-founded by chef Ricardo Heredia (formerly of Alchemy and Border Grill) and run by his daughters—Ixchel, 20, heading the kitchen, and Maya, 22, in charge of marketing—the menu draws from his grandmother’s kitchen and decades of culinary experience: chicken is fried in a Korean-style batter with vodka for extra crispness and Mexican chilies provide the heat for Nashville-inspired hot chicken sandwiches served on homemade Japanese milk bread buns. Whole and half-bird boxes include handmade flour tortillas, borracha beans, chicken cracklings, and taco shop pickles (pickled carrots and jalapenos), and sides range from chicken fat–fried potatoes to chile con queso mac and cheese. Operating within MEHKOS limits (30 in-person/takeout/delivery meals per day, 60 meals per week), the family says they plan to expand into permanent locations and are already scouting spots in Barrio Logan and beyond." - Candice Woo