Restaurant Review: Prince’s Hot Chicken Shack

Brooks and I are getting ready for our second annual Hawaii trip with our fabulous California friends and family and this year we’re flying out of Nashville since we now live in Tennessee. Each time we go to a big city, Brooks goes through the archives of the popular Travel Channel TV show “Man vs. Food” to see if there are any amazing restaurants we should visit while in town. He had recently seen an episode in Nashville, so of course….Prince’s Hot Chicken Shack was the first place we went.

Watch the Man vs. Food quick recap by clicking HERE

Here we are in front of the restaurant!

My opinion? It was TOO HOT! So hot that I couldn’t enjoy the flavor. One of the men who was interviewed on the full show said “This is a hot chicken shack, if you want medium chicken, go somewhere else!”  Well, Brooks took that to heart and ordered the HOT. Turns out, they do offer less spicy versions, but I was still naive and went for medium instead of mild. As brooks perspired over his chicken, some ladies from another table made note of his “hot” demeanor. As we chatted with them we found out that they were regulars, and they ALWAYS got medium…along with many other patrons who said the same thing. Wow, we were dumb to go for it. Brooks still said he liked it a lot. I think I would have loved the flavor if the spice hadn’t overpowered it all.

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Man vs. Food – Prince’s Hot Chicken Shack