Albert T.
Yelp
Originally, we were planning to go to the Prince's in Assembly Food Hall as our first food stop in Nashville, but we found out that they don't serve bone in fried chicken at that location. Seriously? Luckily this newer location in Antioch was more on the way and has free parking. Win-win I guess?
This was a Friday at around 1:30 PM and the place was absolutely packed - only one or two tables were left in the entire restaurant. The line was about 10 people deep, but it moved quickly, and the food only took around 10-15 minutes to come out piping hot.
Leg Quarter, Medium Spicy ($7.75) - The chicken itself was succulent and juicy with a crisp breading and skin. The breading is a bit inconsistent, with some parts of the chicken skin basically completely missing the breading. The outer layer is salted pretty heavily and doused with the hot sauce-oil mixture. I heard how hot the chicken was here and elected to go with the medium. It was much less spicy than anticipated and I barely broke a sweat eating it. I'd definitely upgrade to hot next time around. The chicken was classically served with some pickles and on top of sliced white bread. The bread works surprisingly well with the dish, soaking up all the delicious sauce. The parts that are soaked through are way hotter than the chicken itself, so be careful there.
The Andre Chicken Sandwich, Mild Spicy ($8.25) - We had a choice of Sweet Heat or Kickin Ranch for sauces on top of the chicken. We went with Kickin Ranch since we thought it would help temper the heat down a bit. Bad choice - this ranch was actually spicier than even the medium chicken! If you can't handle the hot here, don't get the Kickin ranch. For the chicken portion of the sandwich, it was a thick boneless, skinless chicken breast that was a bit on the dry side. The center was bland, which could be a plus as a reprieve from the spicy outside. The ranch, which had a strong cayenne and vinegar flavor, takes some of the crisp edge off the chicken. The bun was a soft bread that molded itself around the chicken and pickles. The side of coleslaw was a standard slaw with shredded green and red cabbage and carrots. I would stick with the bone in chicken over the sandwich, but it was still good enough.
Fries ($3.00) - These are typical crinkle cut fries that are dusted heavily with seasoning salt. They were fried crisp and were a nice salty side to take away some of the heat.
I totally get why people love Prince's Hot Chicken. Great fried chicken with great flavor. If you're in Nashville you really have no excuse not to give the original Nashville Hot Chicken a try.