21 Hot Spots For Spicy Nashville-Style Chicken Around LA
From the ones that started it all, to the street vendors pushing the hot chicken scene forward
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While spicy fried chicken is nothing new, Los Angeles’s current swoon over vaguely Nashville-style hot chicken restaurants and pop-ups can often feel like an of-the-moment trend. In reality, some restaurants like Huckleberry and Boneyard Bistro have quietly dabbled in hot chicken for years, and the Prince family that created the dish has its own deep West Coast roots. That said, the modern explosion into the mainstream really began with Howlin’ Ray’s, first as a food truck and now as a Chinatown powerhouse. Dave’s Hot Chicken took the bird to the streets soon after, and now car wash stands, strip mall staples, and standalone restaurants are all getting in on the action. Here are 21 places to try Nashville-style hot chicken around greater Los Angeles, oriented north to south.