So, you ever gone to a place and expected to be underwhelmed but ended just being wowed by the quality of the food experience relative to what you thought was being offered? Well, that describes my experience at Bad Mother Cluckers (BMC). \n\nI had heard they had renovated an older building and wow, they did a great job. They actually have a viewing window where you can see the chickens being roasted over mesquite charcoal, a nice bit of what one might call food porn because who can watch chicken being roasted over hot coals and not have their mouth water?\n\nI was even more pleasantly surprised when I walked in and saw that they had plenty of seating and instead of playing American Rock music they had World music playing, which, once you try the chicken, you will see is more than appropriate because they don't just roast the chicken, they slather it with spices so it is more like a Caribbean jerk chicken and the skin, with all those spices on it, lets just say you will say it pretty much hit foodie nirvana and by the way, the chicken is not dried out, it is moist and dripping juices. They also have the most interesting hot sauce which is, I guess, a mix of hot sauce and Greek yogurt or sour cream but a great dip for piece of chicken you either primly cut off with a fork and a knife or, like me, you just rip and then use a bunch of napkins.\n\nThe sides are either salad, which was quite fresh, or steak fries, which are okay, but the chicken, that Motherclucking chicken as Ali called it in the first review, is the star of the show. Oh, they have a selection of well, the cheap yellow beers, no Micro-Brews, but they go well with the jerk chicken experience. I would like to see them get some locally brewed beers in as well but I'm sure that will come over time.\n\nI will also say that the service was excellent. I had at least two people ask me if everything was okay and then the owner/manager, I assume, came around and asked me if I wanted a water for the road, and brought me fresh wipes and napkins. And the water is, of course, labeled with the BMC logo and they have hats and shirts you can buy as well....in other words, this place is operationally sound. I intend to eat here at least two or three times a month...so trust me my fellow foodies, go check this place out, you will not be let down by the chicken!\n\nRecommendations:\n\nGive Directions: Expand on how to get here on the website - where is it from the light rail and where would someone park because, while I like this place, location is an issue. Best idea is to park in the brickyard and it is a quick walk over - a quick diagram would be a good idea.\n\nBeer on Tap: I'm surprised that the place opened up without a selection of micro-brews on tap when that is a trending pattern among consumers in this area. The beer tastes in the area are shifting and offering just a cheap bee options means they miss out on a slice of potential business.\n\nLive Music - the place has space, get some live music in there on the weekends.
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