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It is hard to find good fried chicken in town. This is the dinner, it looks a lot like the sandwich but it has two less slices of bread and does not have double mac.Īnd this your dessert option – banana pudding.Ī word about the chicken. Note the trend, they come with bread and pickles. Gourmand who has a significant obsession with this dish found it exceeded expectations.

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I will also say the mac and cheese is exceptional – creamy, cheesy and tasty. It also has a couple of pickles, they are a nice addition. A bit of cole slaw (which I called cold slaw or slop until I was 10).

It comes with a double order of mac and cheese. Get your chicken (check to make sure you have the right box, it will have your name and order written on it). Wait for this guy, or another guy or girl to bring you your chicken, they will call your name. Choices are light and dark, sandwich or dinner, hot or hotter.Īfter you order you can self-serve a beverage for yourself and then step back to soak in the ambiance and gloat that you have ordered while others are just starting to stand in line.

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If you are not sure what you want, you can gaze at the communal picnic tables full of people eating various types of chicken so you can eyeball what seems best for you.

Study the simple menu and make your selections. The folks at Hot Chicken Takeover will count down the number of pieces left on a chalkboard so you can figure out your odds of getting chicken.

Go to the North Market (early) and stand in line. The concept is simple so I will walk you through it with photos. (Authors note: I had hot chicken for the first time with Jane and Michael Stern of Roadfood fame back in 2007). The origins go to Nashville where hot chicken has been a thing for generations. Things started hot and have gotten hotter with long lines and chicken selling hotter than hot cakes. It started out as a pop up and then popped over to the North Market. “To be alongside someone as they accomplish huge things in their life is really amazing.Well, it took a while, but I finally caught up with what all of the cool kids have been talking about, Hot Chicken Take Over. “I felt a deep connection to building a business that creates impact in the community,” Joe DeLoss said. When DeLoss and his wife started testing out hot chicken recipes in their home in 2013, growing their culinary brand with an incarceration advocacy bent was the next logical step. He began his workforce development and social entrepreneurship career at Freshbox Catering, an Ohio-based catering company that similarly offers employment opportunities to people with criminal records. In addition to serving Nashville-style hot chicken and Southern sides on long, communal tables, the DeLoss team aims to spread its distinctive HR strategy of offering employment opportunities for at-risk populations.īefore the growing restaurant chain opened in 2014, DeLoss was advocating for change in similar communities. Approximately 70 percent of the Columbus, Ohio-based, fast-casual restaurants’ employees are formerly incarcerated or homeless, and now owners Joe and Lisa DeLoss are looking to expand their social justice-based restaurant concept to other markets.Ĭurrently with three locations in the Columbus area, Hot Chicken Takeover is opening a fourth restaurant this summer in Cleveland’s Westlake neighborhood, and hopes to continue with a regional expansion plan moving forward. Hot Chicken Takeover is a spicy fried chicken restaurant with a cause. Nation's Restaurant News' Breakout Brands report showcases emerging restaurant chains ready to go to the next level.

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