GET READY FOR THE HOTTEST, SPICIEST, and BEST WEEK OF THE YEAR!

That’s a wrap on Hot Chicken Week 2026! Stay tuned for our 2027 dates. Follow @nashfoodweeks to stay up to date on all things hot chicken.

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CONGRATS TO YOUR
2026 CHAMPIONS

Due to extreme weather conditions and delayed deliveries, Hot Chicken Week has been extended through Friday, February 6. Please note that not all locations will continue to offer their $8 special through the extension. Check the Hot Chicken Week app for the most up-to-date list of participants and their hours of operation.

PARTICIPATING LOCATIONS

Nashville Scene's Hot Chicken Week
51 North Taproom
Spicy Lemon Pepper Chicken Sandwich
Buttermilk brined fried chicken thigh w/ Taproom chili oil, lemon pepper slaw, lemon aioli and pickles on a toasted bun.

Nashville Scene's Hot Chicken Week
Alba's Empanadas
Nashville Hot Chicken Empanadas
Two golden empanadas filled with organic chicken breast slow-cooked in Nashville hot sauce, served with chipotle ranch and dill pickles.

Nashville Scene's Hot Chicken Week
Amerigo Italian Restaurant
Hot Chicken Pasta
Fiery chicken tenders, scallions, and fettuccine alfredo.

Nashville Scene's Hot Chicken Week
Babo Korean Bar
Fire Chicken
Brined, double-fried boneless thighs tossed in our gochujang chili blend. Served with house-made cucumber kimchi & white rice. Intensely spicy, delightfully savory!

Nashville Scene's Hot Chicken Week
Beyond the Edge
Hot Chicken Po' Boy
Fried chicken baptized in our house-made Tennessee hot sauce, violently piled onto a toasted hoagie with lettuce and tomato, then irresponsibly drowned in ranch like we're trying

Nashville Scene's Hot Chicken Week
Bishop's (Franklin)
Leg Quarter with Side
Leg quarter spiced your way and one savory, Southern side of your choice (mac & cheese, carrot souffle, squash casserole, fried okra and more) with roll, cornbread or jalape

Nashville Scene's Hot Chicken Week
Black Tap Craft Burgers & Beer
Hot Chicken Sandwich
Crispy chicken, hot chili oil, spicy dry rub, kosher pickles, house buttermilk-dill, parsley

Nashville Scene's Hot Chicken Week
BoomBozz Craft Pizza & Taphouse
Dragon's Breath Challenge
6 Wings, 7 Minutes, 8 Dollars. A blend of Dragon's Breath and Carolina Reaper peppers, two of the hottest peppers in the world...and a few Devil's Tongue p

Nashville Scene's Hot Chicken Week
Brown's Diner
Little Cheater's
Two, Brown's style hot chicken tenders stuffed in dog buns and topped with our house made slaw, pickles, and our Lighting Sauce!

Nashville Scene's Hot Chicken Week
Chief's on Broadway
Hot Chicken Empanadas
Two hot chicken empanadas stuffed with Chief's smoked pulled chicken, cabbage, carrots, and sauce. Topped with house made spicy crema and Pico de Gallo.

Nashville Scene's Hot Chicken Week
Decker & Dyer
Hot Chicken Grilled Cheese Burrito
Hot Chicken, Hot Honey Slaw, Fried Potatoes, Pepper Jack Cheese and a side of Smoked Tomato Bisque

Nashville Scene's Hot Chicken Week
Drifters BBQ
Hot Chicken Mac Bowl
Our signature creamy, large shell mac n cheese with a hefty portion of our hickory smoked chicken drenched in our made-in-house, Nashville Hot Sauce

Nashville Scene's Hot Chicken Week
Emmy Squared
Nashville Hot Chicken Sandwich
Single-stacked crispy breaded chicken, pickles, greens, radish, green ranch on a pretzel bun

Nashville Scene's Hot Chicken Week
Farmstead Nashville
Big Orange Hot Chicken and Grits
The Big Orange Hot Chicken and grits is a fusion of my favorite Flavors. Nashville Hot Chicken with an Asian influence all the way through the dish. Starting wit

Nashville Scene's Hot Chicken Week
Family Tacos
Hot Chicken Tacos
Three spicy chicken breast tacos seasoned with a Mexican red pepper topped with grill onions cilantro and chipotle sauce

Nashville Scene's Hot Chicken Week
Gathre
Southern Hot Chick
TN-Smoke dry-rub seasoned buttermilk-brine, Nashville hot dipped crispy chicken breast, Duke’s Mayo and three-cabbage slaw, dill pickles on a brioche bun.

Nashville Scene's Hot Chicken Week
Germantown Pub
Nashville Hot Wings
Six of GTP's famous wings tossed in a homemade Nashville Hot Sauce

Nashville Scene's Hot Chicken Week
Harth Restaurant & Bar
Nashville Hot Chicken Sandwich
Savory Chicken Breast, Southern Style Cole Slaw, Crispy Dill Pickle on a Brioche Bun

Nashville Scene's Hot Chicken Week
Hattie B's
Wings & Waffles
2 Whole Wings (any heat level) & 2 fried Belgian Waffles with Salted Honey Glaze

Nashville Scene's Hot Chicken Week
Jasper's
Hot Chicken Sandwich
hot chicken, dill pickle, cole slaw, brioche bun

Nashville Scene's Hot Chicken Week
Limo Peruvian Eatery
Peruvian Hot Brasa Chicken
Peruvian-style chicken, perfectly cooked and full of flavor, served with our house-made limo & rocoto hot sauce, crispy house potatoes, and chimichurri.

Nashville Scene's Hot Chicken Week
Maggie's Place
Dumb Cluckabirria
10 in Tortilla, Oaxaca Cheese, NashHot Chicken Thigh, Chicken Consome, White Onions, Cilantro, Dill Pickles

Nashville Scene's Hot Chicken Week
Otto's
hOT-TO-go taco
spiced chicken thighs seasoned with sea salt, black pepper, cayenne, and panca chili paste, cooked hot and wrapped in a warm flour tortilla and finished with a habanero pickle de gayo. want mo

Nashville Scene's Hot Chicken Week
Pepperfire Hot Chicken
Hot Chicken Bowl
Hot chicken, Rice, Baked Beans, Dale's Comeback Sauce, Onion, Cilantro and Lime Wedge

Nashville Scene's Hot Chicken Week
punk wok
Curry Back Mutha Cluckers!
Spicy vindaloo sauce topped with pillowy naan, yogurt drizzle, South Indian-spiced fried chicken, mango & sweet pickle chutney.

Nashville Scene's Hot Chicken Week
Saint Anejo
Saint’s Hot Chicken Dúo
We are offering 2 tacos for our Hot Chicken Week Special! Our first is our Original Hot Chicken Taco - hot chicken, habanero agave glaze, slaw, and green onions. The second is th

Nashville Scene's Hot Chicken Week
Taco Bamba
Poyo Caliente Tacos
Flour tortillas stuffed with Chile Spiced Hot Chicken, Chipotle Ranch, Cheese, Pickles, Slaw, Dill Chips

Nashville Scene's Hot Chicken Week
Top Note Rooftop Bar & Restaurant
Berry Bad Bacon Bird
Nashville Hot Chicken, bacon tossed in a cranberry jalapeno jam, lettuce, tomato, fried pickles, brioche bun

THE HOT CHICKEN WEEK COMMANDMENTS

Check each restaurant listing in the Hot Chicken Week app in advance to see who is doing dine in only, take- out and delivery!
While you’re chowing down, grab some appetizers and a drink to make a meal of it.
Support your local restaurants and tip well, please! These dishes are being offered at a steep discount, so be sure to tip accordingly.

When you get your bill, and it's a little over $8, don't freak out. That's just Uncle Sam!
This is a busy week for restaurants. Please be patient and if a restaurant runs out or has a long wait, try another on our list!
Download the Hot Chicken Week App and get ready to rack up points and be entered to win the grand prize!

CROWN THE CHAMPIONS

It’s up to you to decide who will take home the crowns. Some restaurants will keep things simple this year. Others will create something truly one of a kind. There's no telling what our restaurants are cooking up this year. But one thing is for sure…we need your help to crown the winners! Once you've had all the hot chicken you can handle, vote for your favorite dish in one of three categories: