"Nashville-style hot chicken spots are inescapable these days, but luckily “too much of a good thing” never applies to fried chicken. The Budlong Hot Chicken has a few locations in the city, including this one on Armitage, which you should definitely stop into if you’re looking for a low-key counter service alternative to Parson’s. You can get the boneless hot chicken sandwich for $12 and pile on the a la carte sides. But we suggest ordering the bone-in half chicken plate for $16 instead, because it comes with the necessities: Texas toast and pickles." - josh barnett, adrian kane