Located at
237 West 5th Street in Winston-Salem’s Downtown Arts District, Timmy’s Hot Chicken serves Nashville hot chicken from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Tuesday through
Sunday. A second location is planned for Greensboro.
As a fan
of Nashville hot chicken, I’ve had versions that have ranged from fairly
faithful to loosely adapted and done right to butchered beyond all recognition.
This made me curious about Timmy’s, and I’m pleased to report that it falls in
the former categories rather than the latter.
A long,
narrow, dimly lit space next door to Small Batch, Timmy’s boasts a wall of
plates to commemorate the winners of its Hellfire wings challenge (one order
eaten in ten minutes or less without drinks). I opted for takeout during my
first visit, but it seems like a casual, relaxed spot for dine-in.
Timmy’s
menu suits its concept well and offers a fair bit of flexibility. You can get
wings, tenders, boneless thighs, or fish. All are available with bread on the
side and pickles, or you can opt for sandwiches that are varying degrees of
loaded (Beyond Meat is also an option here) or even chicken and waffles. Sauce
heat levels range from medium to the aforementioned hellfire.
I decided
to play it safe with a medium Timothy: tenders, pickle, American cheese, slaw,
bacon, and comeback sauce. At $12 for the sandwich only (sides are another $4 to
$5), it wasn’t cheap, but it was well worth it. The sandwich delivered the
sweet-and-heat combination I was looking for while the slaw and bacon added a
welcome crunch. Surprisingly for a sandwich as loaded as this one, it didn’t completely
fall apart while I tried to eat it.
While I can’t attest to Timmy’s sides or the dine-in experience, the sandwich
was enough to tell me where to go the next time a Nashville hot chicken craving
hits. Here’s hoping the Greensboro location opens soon.
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