PDK Kitchen first popped up on my radar a couple of months ago, when a location opened in the Providence area of Mount Juliet. “Oh great, another restaurant,” I thought sarcastically. But, when someone mentioned that this place had some bomb ass Nashville hot chicken, it grabbed my attention.
So, I figured I’d give it a shot and add it to our budding anthology of Nashville hot chicken reviews.
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Flavor: 4/10 – Gotta say – my immediate reaction…my bite one thoughts were, “this is just more heat than flavor.” As I worked on it, the flavor grew on me a bit, but it still wasn’t anywhere near the elite hot chicken joints in town. It was slightly below average.
Texture: 3/10 – It was a good cut of chicken, but it was almost too juicy. The damn thing was so juicy the breading was falling off. Like, if you wanted a really good piece of chicken with a pile of really hot breading, this is your dish!
Heat: 7.5/10 – This was pretty close to the perfect level of heat – I’ll give ’em that. Just the right amount of sniffle, and short of being painful. When I order something “hot,” this is what I expect. Kudos for that.
Fixins: 6/10 – The fries were so so good – seasoned with some sort of seasoning salt that made them pop with flavor and cooked just right. I actually liked serving the hot chicken on a bed of sourdough toast – thought that was a nice touch. But, the bread and butter pickles….as much as I love bread and butter pickles…didn’t go well with the hot chicken. I want some dill, baby, and plenty of it.
Overall: 5.13/10 – It’s aight. Aight. I’m up for going back and giving something else off the menu a try. It looked pretty decent. But, if I’m in Mount Juliet and have a craving for hot chicken, I’m looking for the Hurts Hot Chicken food truck. If he ain’t there, I’m just going to go to Riverfront Tavern and get the sliders.
CURRENT NASHVILLE HOT CHICKEN RATINGS
- Scoreboard Bar & Grill (6.62/10)
- Riverfront Tavern (6.24/10)
- Helen’s Hot Chicken (5.75/10)
- PDK Kitchen (5.13/10)
- Party Fowl (3/10)
Lol – I’ve only reviewed five hot chicken dishes so far. Also, keep in mind, these rankings are JUST for the hot chicken and not the restaurant as a whole.
CURRENT NASHVILLE RESTAURANT RANKINGS
- Butcher & Bee (8.5/10)
- Nectar: Urban Cantina (8.44/10)
- Von Elrod’s (8.17/10)
- Catch 22 (Mount Juliet) (7.125/10)
- Homegrown (6.5/10)
*Keep in mind, we’re just starting out. This list is only 13 deep at this point. Stay tuned as we continue to build our anthology of Nashville reviews.
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