Nashville-born Hattie B’s Hot Chicken would like to reintroduce itself to Dallas.
Hattie B’s owners closed the first-in-Texas restaurant in Deep Ellum in early August 2024 after two and a half years. It’s now back open in another part of Dallas, near Oak Lawn and Lemmon avenues, as of Oct. 2, 2024.
The former IHOP — pitched roof and all — has been splashed in Hattie B’s signature fire-engine red, with diner-style black and white tiles inside.
“It’s a nod to those classic Americana chicken and burger joints,” Hattie B’s creative director Michael Carpenter said in a statement.
We can see it.
Hattie B’s is known for its hot chicken laced with cayenne. The Classic Fried Chicken Sandwich comes with the option of adding American cheese or bacon pimento cheese. Purists might opt for a half bird (breast, thigh, leg and wing) with sides like crinkle-cut fries, black-eyed pea salad or bacon cheddar grits.
While Hattie B’s is most famous for its Hot! level chicken, customers can pick one of six levels, starting with no heat at all and ending with Shut The Cluck Up!!!, which your doctor surely wouldn’t recommend.
The Nashville-based restaurant developed international acclaim a decade ago when Bizarre Foods America and Food & Wine took notice of the family-owned restaurant. Since then, Hattie B’s has expanded its reach from Nashville to Atlanta, Memphis, Austin and even Las Vegas.
Hattie B’s entry into Texas was a calculated effort for co-founder Nick Bishop Jr., who saw the potential for his family’s Nashville business to reach across the United States.
Bishop said he loves the Lemmon Avenue location’s on-site parking — noteworthy, because parking can be a struggle in Deep Ellum.
“Guests will experience the same delicious hot chicken, cold beers and great tunes they’ve come to expect at Hattie B’s,” Bishop said in a statement.
Hattie B’s is at 3827 Lemmon Ave., Dallas, and is open for lunch, dinner and late-night seven days a week. It opened Oct. 2, 2024.
