Hattie B's Hot Chicken is an American restaurant chain based in Nashville, Tennessee, founded by a father and son, both named Nick Bishop.[1][2][3][4][5] The company specializes in hot chicken, a fried chicken dish, and operates several restaurants in the Southern and Midwestern United States.
The restaurant is named after three women in the Bishop family with the name Hattie.[6] The company purveys
The original Hattie B's Hot Chicken opened in Midtown Nashville on August 9, 2012.[7][8][9] A second location opened in June 2014 in West Nashville,[1][8] a location in Birmingham, Alabama, opened in June 2016,[10][11] and a third Nashville location opened in November 2017.[12] A new location was opened in Midtown Memphis in April 2018.[13] An Atlanta, Georgia, location opened in July 2018.[14] In the fall of 2018, a location opened inside The Cosmopolitan in Las Vegas, Nevada.[15] An additional location was opened in Dallas, Texas, in February 2022. [16] In 2026, their first Midwestern location opened in Chicago's Wrigleyville neighborhood, with plans for two additional locations (in Wicker Park and River North) also in the works.[17] It is a privately held, family-owned company.
Columnists in USA Today and Sports Illustrated reviewed the restaurant in 2017.[18][19] In 2017, it was ranked sixth on The Daily Meal's list of America's 75 Best Fried Chicken Spots.[20][21]
