Irregardless Biscuit Co. Finds a Permanent Providence Home | Eater Boston

"On a chilly, gray Sunday morning I saw a line forming half an hour before Irregardless Biscuit Co. opened at its new permanent home at 94 Carpenter Street in Providence’s West End, and by noon the shop—which planned about 300 biscuits—had sold out, with people happily waiting up to an hour. One bite of the buttery, fluffy, and filling biscuits, made from James Dean’s grandmother’s recipe, convinced me why folks queued: with a tagline of “Southern & More Southern,” the tightly curated menu of ten biscuit sandwiches promises hearty breakfasts (an egg-and-cheese with house-ground maple-fennel chicken sausage; a country-ham version from North Carolina with pepper jelly and cheddar) and lunch-leaning bites like the customer-favorite fried chicken dressed in house-made hot honey. Even the indulgent Phil’s biscuit—fried chicken doused with sausage gravy—and simple biscuits adorned with hot honey and butter or strawberry butter stand out; the hot honey is simmered with peppers and strained so it adds sweet heat without overwhelming, and the vinegar-pepper hot sauce nods to the grinders of nearby Federal Hill. The small 900-square-foot space was overhauled with a vintage vibe by Dean, Joe Hafner, and designer Alex Correia, featuring five custom tables and a bar rail, and the team (including head baker Erin Richer) is already planning to expand production and add dinner service in a few weeks; when you order coffee you even get a free Moravian cookie perched on the lid, a little nod to the Moravian community where Dean grew up." - Nathan Tavares