Great chicken is like a great little black dress. It’s always wanted and enjoyed. That’s why we’re excited about Chef Nick Leahy, fresh from opening neighborhood spot Nick’s Westside, has launched Chicken Out, a chef-inspired chicken-only concept that is available via delivery only.
Chicken Out’s menu offers four and eight-piece fried chicken meals, half or whole roasted Springer Mountain Farm chickens, roasted chicken shawarma, crispy smoked chicken wings with 19 dry-rubbed and sauced flavors, a crispy chicken sandwich, and six side dishes. For dessert, how about fried cinnamon donut holes? Delicious.
Some of the offerings include: Smoked Chicken Wings, which are brined, smoked, and then fried crispy to order. Dry rubbed flavors include harissa, citrus-pepper, Cajun spice, everything bagel, adobo, honey-habanero, yellow curry, Jamaican jerk, Korean BBQ, maui wowee, ranch, tandoori, za’atar, and togarashi.
Sauced wing options include hot & sour, classic Buffalo (regular or hot), garlic & chili butter, spicy barbecue and green curry.
The Crispy Fried Chicken is brined and then fried in a specially seasoned flour mix. Each order comes with biscuits and a choice of one side.
Half and whole roasted herb, lemon, and garlic-rubbed birds are available as well as chicken shawarma, which includes house pita, yogurt source, spicy sauce, pickles, vegetables, and salad.
The Crispy Chicken Sandwich is made with thigh meat and served on a potato bun with pickles, lettuce, regular or spicy aioli, and potato chips. A la carte sides ($5) include fat fries, mac and cheese with ham, caramelized onion, and cheddar bechamel, braised greens with pot liquor, potato salad, coleslaw, and seasonal vegetables.
www.chickenoutatl.com.
