One of the friends of nashvillehotchicken.com recently made a stop by The Scoreboard, a bar and grill located next to Opry Mills/Opryland Hotel. Entering hungry for hot wings, he was surprised to find that The Scoreboard offered hot chicken sandwiches, consisting of a breast quarter or leg quarter on top of a couple of slices of bread. For anyonw familiar with Nashville hot chicken, just reading that combination must induce salivation. According to our informant, the chicken was quite tasty and blazingly hot (though it must be noted he was not a veteran hot chicken diner, so his reports on heat must be taken lightly until a group tasting confirms it).
Doing further research into this clandestine loccation, The Scoreboard appears to have been flying under our radar for quite some time. According to Roadfood.com forums, The Scoreboard had been “preparing a Nashville-style hot chicken for a few months” as of July 2007. Follow the preceding link for lengthy discussion and pics.
Of course, this means that the Nashville Hot Chicken team will be heading over to The Scoreboard as soon as humanly possibly to try their rendition hot chicken. Check back soon for a full review and details.
2 responses so far ↓
1 Eric // Aug 3, 2008 at 4:47 pm
Had the Scoreboard Hot Chicken today. It is similar in style to Prince’s and Bolton’s. Medium was almost the exact same heat as Prince’s medium…which is the way I like it. The depth of flavor may not be quite as deep as the forementioned establishments, but it’s pretty darn good. There’s a sharp spicy bite, decent tang and moist meat inside. It comes piled on top of texas toast and speared with a few pickel slices. I’d say overall a good entry in the Hot Chicken game.
2 Chris // Sep 26, 2008 at 5:37 am
I tried it 2 weeks ago and thought it was a pretty sub-par effort…nowhere near the class of Prince’s, Bolton’s, or 400 Degrees. The spice was literally hit and miss…caked in one part of the bird, nothing on the other. I’ll give Scoreboard some credit: it was hot…probably somewhere between Prince’s medium and hot. There were loads of tables and table service, which was nice. The meat was tender and juicy, but its so hard to get over the fact they didn’t get the spice consistent on the bird.
Overall, I’d give it about a 5/10. Not the worst, but certainly capable of doing better. I’d give it another try, but I won’t expect greatness.
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