Nashville fried chicken is the name of the game at this small spot in Chinatown. Originally a food van, Howlin’ Rays is the only spot to score proper Nashville fried chicken in LA. The small menu features fried chicken served a number of ways, solo, in a sando or with waffles and a bunch of sides. No matter what you order you’ll need to decide on your level of spice… and F*CKING HELL, hot means HOT. We queued for over an hour to get our greasy fingers on this fried goodness – don’t worry it’s all natural chicken fried in peanut oil so it’s *technically* healthy… right? The sando is a butter bun filled with fried chicken breast, slaw, pickles and come back sauce. It brought tears to our eyes, no really. Like we said hot is HOT & when you touch your face with your hot seasoned fingers there ain’t no pickle juice that’s gonna save you. Do order the pickles though, and the fries. Be sure to sit inside too and enjoy the banging Hip Hop tunes and attractive male staff who are clearly having a great time serving the birds (aspiring actors apparently). Well worth the wait.
