I'd heard of Nashville style "hot chicken." I'd seen things about it on TV. I knew it was different than buffalo style chicken because it isn't a sauce. The chicken is cooked and dipped in a "hot, spicy" oil.
On a random Tuesday night that found Mike and I eating alone, we went to Chuck's Hot Chicken on Highway K in O'Fallon. It is right by the MK Library.
It is part of a chain. There is another store or two in St. Louis county.
Most people carry out their chicken dinners. Mike and I ate at one of the TWO tables in the restaurant. Calling this a restaurant is a bit of a stretch. Literally a counter and TWO small tables.
But...the chicken was good. Mike got the chicken tenders. I got the chicken sandwich. You order your level of spice. Mike ordered the lowest (a 1). I went up to a 2. I tasted both of them and couldn't tell the difference.
They were really good chicken. It was nice, white breast meat. They were not dry and they had really good flavor. Everything comes with pickles. The pickles are a really nice foil for the spicy chicken flavor. As I was eating my sandwich, I decided that I liked the bites that had a bit of pickle in them better than the bites that didn't.
We also shared a "basket" of fries. They were average.
I'd recommend the chicken.
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