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Hen House is grilling up the juiciest charcoal chicken and delicious southern- and Latin-inspired sides around in downtown Whiting. The new family-style restaurant in the former Comfort Roast storefront is serving up grilled chicken, charred chicken, chicken sandwiches, soups and salads. It s the brainchild of Juan Serrano, the founder of the SizzleBox foot truck acclaimed for its deep dish grilled cheese, crab cakes and Baja fries. Serrano, who also bought the popular Lulu Lick s food truck last year, has long been considering the idea of opening a citrus-marinated charcoal-cooked chicken restaurant. I wanted to open a chicken shack-style restaurant and decided it would be better to do with a year-round than on a food truck, he said. It s chicken grilled on charcoal and mesquite on a custom-made grill. For me there s nothing better than the smell of charcoal on meat. It reminds me of summer and warm weather. I grew up for a few years in California when I was ....