Prince's Hot Chicken Shack and 'who has the real heat' debates

Prince's Hot Chicken Shack, at 5814 Nolensville Pike, is the establishment commonly credited with originating Nashville hot chicken. The restaurant's historic status and famously spicy chicken have made it the center of friendly local arguments about which restaurant serves the "real" or spicier hot chicken. Those debates and comparisons (often made in jest) between Prince's and newer competitors are a persistent part of Nashville food-culture humor.