Ready to feel the burn? Vancouver鈥檚 first restaurant devoted to Nashville hot chicken, the , is prepping for a June 13 grand opening on Commercial Drive.
The project of owners and chefs Doug Stephen and Lindsey Mann of Merchant鈥檚 Workshop, the DL Chicken Shack is moving into听905 Commercial Dr. (a few blocks north of Merchant鈥檚) replacing the former Deserts Restaurant.
The 1,000 square feet space has been designed by Stephen and Mann and has a total of 24 seats with eight at the bar, with plans to have a patio up and running soon.
On the menu: Fiery hot fried chicken. Popular for a few years now and made famous at places in the U.S. such as Nashville, and even Los Angeles, Stephen and Mann have been perfecting the marinated, breaded, fried, and seriously spiced chicken over at Merchant鈥檚. The special menu item became so popular the Merchant鈥檚 crew joked they should have kept it 鈥渙n the downlow,鈥� hence the Chicken Shack鈥檚 playful moniker.
The made to order chicken will come in spice levels (mild, medium, hot, extra hot, and 鈥淎 side of Milk鈥� a.k.a. extremely hot), and can be ordered up solo or in sandwiches, with sides like听coleslaw, corn bread, pickles, macaroni salad, fries, and听sweet tea. They鈥檒l have specials, too, such as a 鈥淗ot Fish鈥� version.
The counter-service restaurant will open officially June 13, and will operate听Tuesday听迟辞听Sunday, from听noon听to 9 p.m. (or until chicken runs out). Prices start from $9 for a quarter bird up to $32 for a whole bird, with multiple large format options available.
The DownLow Chicken Shack is located at 905 Commercial Dr. in Vancouver.
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