So far, I have not been too impressed with the food trucks in Nashville. So, with no real expectations in mind I went over to The Hot Spot trailer while they were parked at Turtle Anarchy. I had never heard of them before this so with the 'deer in the headlights' look I approached cautiously. The person behind the counter offered some suggestions. Their Twisted Chicken, with Jamaican jerk spice and Asian hot sauce, it's Sriracha. I don't know why they don't mention it by name, it's like calling Guinness 'Irish stout from the St. James brewery.' I don't think I've met someone who doesn't love Sriracha so no need for euphemisms. Anyway, it was $7 for two big pieces of their chicken, spiraled with Sriracha and a separate container containing their fennel slaw. I've been similarly unimpressed with hot chicken but once I sat back down at the bar and opened the container it was a flaky, spicy, but still tasty piece of chicken. The hot chicken I've gotten was just heat but with very little flavor. The chicken, while sweat pouringly, mouth burningly spicy was still really tasty. I kept biting into it thinking 'oh man this is good' while wiping my face on my sleeves, careful to avoid rubbing my eyes with any heat. The random smoothness of the Sriracha with the spice in their batter was awesome. Their fennel slaw, was also really tasty with plenty of fennel seed in the mix and it was basically the only thing that could keep the heat down-too bad that there was so little of it. My friend came later and I got her the patty melt as a belated bday dinner. She really seemed to like it and it's probably the only thing on the menu that doesn't have spice on it. He was even nice enough to walk it into the brewery when it was ready. He eventually left because of the lightning that came in "me in a little metal box with lightning around, I'm leaving" and as my friend and I were thinking of eating again we told him how sad it was that he was wrapped up to go. He gave us what he had left, a huge basket of fries and three big pieces of chicken for free. He's changed my mind about food trucks and hot chicken, but more slaw please! read more

The Hot Spot - Twisted Chicken and Fennel Slaw - Street Vendors Near Me

Yum! I've visited The Hot Spot a few times now over the weekend at the Elmington Park gathering & boy do they have some tasty, spicy food! If you can handle it, I recommend the hot burger. They're a little smaller than the average burger, so 2 may be in order. Just make sure you have some milk nearby. The burger comes covered in jalapeños, cheese, and more. The fries are pretty tasty as well if you want something that won't set your mouth alight. The dessert list seems to vary, but they're always quite tasty - that is if you have taste buds left. (This is a food truck, remember, so you'll have to look up online where they'll be parked for the day) read more

The Hot Spot - Logo - Street Vendors Near Me

I had not heard that Nashville had a Hot Chicken truck until just a few days ago. My boyfriend is a huge hot chicken fan. So naturally, this weekend when we saw that The Hot Spot was going to be at the Wanderland Nash Food Truck Frenzy at Elmington Park, we headed on over. For Nashville food trucks, the prices are average with most meals around the $7 range. Where as most of the other food trucks had their bottled water and drinks for $1, The Hot Spot had theirs at $1.50. All their drinks were $1.50 whether it was a 16.9 ounce bottled water or a 12 ounce can of pop. Probably best to check other food trucks for drinks. On to the food, I have a very weak palate for spicy. So my boyfriend ordered the 2 piece "Twisted Chicken" with one with Sriracha on it and one without. And we also ordered some hand cut fries. It took a little bit for the ladies in the truck who were taking the orders/payments to get everything completed with our transaction, but by the time we got that taken care of, our food was done. The seasoning on the chicken is totally bomb! It is spicy by itself without their sriracha. The inside of my lip tingled. It was perfectly spicy for me. And my boyfriend liked it as well. He actually said he liked it better without the sriracha on it. The chicken was fried perfectly. The skin was crispy without being "over breaded" and was incredibly juicy, tender, and temperature hot...as well as spicy hot! I kinda wished that my boyfriend and I had not split the 2 piece order! The hand cut fries were pretty tasty delishus as well! We didn't get a dessert or try any of their breakfast items, but they do serve the breakfast all day which I love places that serve breakfast all day! I'm a definite fan. And if I come across a line of food trucks and The Hot Spot is there, I will probably head straight to The Hot Spot...at least for the food! read more

The Hot Spot stopped my company's headquarters for lunch today, and I was not impressed. I'm somewhat of a fried chicken snob. If I were on death row, fried chicken would be my last meal. Anyway, I'm not a fan of hot chicken in general. I took a bite of a co-workers twisted chicken wing, and decided to give the chicken a shot. It was good for one bite, but as I ate more, I found it to be overly salty from the pseudo Jamaican Jerk seasoning. The sriracha was a nice touch, and I probably wouldn't finished my chicken if not for my sriracha addiction. The fennel cole slaw was good, and definitely helped cool the burn from the chicken. I also sampled a few other items from my co-workers. The fries were hand cut on the truck, which is a little different. However, they were soggy. I'm not sure they've discovered the technique of twice cooked french fries. The chicken melt was the best thing I had. It was like a patty melt, reuben, and chicken sandwhich had a baby. One other issue I have is there are not lighter options on the menu. I get it...if you are a health freak, don't eat at a food truck. However, it's summer..everyone has their beach bods in order. It's 90 something degrees outside. We need something other than burgers and fried chicken. I haven't tried many of the food trucks around town, but would have to imagine there are several others with better options and better food. read more

The Hot Spot food truck came to my work today, so I decided to give them a try. The Chicken Patty Melt with Jamaican Jerk seasoning sounded intriguing. It had a great flavor, hot and crispy. They also gave a large portion of chicken in the patty melt. The spice was definitely on the mild side, so it wouldn't overpower anyone that is not into spicy foods. I would get lunch from them again on their next visit. read more

This is not nashville hot chicken. Not even close. So if you are thinking you are getting something like princes, hattie b's, etc. then don't eat here. Nothing even close to nashville hot chicken- but in all fairness, maybe thats not what they are going for. read more

We had a Chicken melt at the fair today, I think they used a bucket of salt on this sandwich, could barely taste the bread but that's it, just salt. We also had tater tots and they were not bad that's why I gave 1 star. I hated to write this but dropping 2/3 of a $8.50 sandwich in trash sucks! read more

Today was my first adventure with a food truck. I got the Hot Burger and it was wonderful. The price however $5 just for the burger that is on the small side was a bit outrageous but they gave me some free fries. If it always came with fries for $5 it would not be so bad. But everything tasted wonderful. I would like to try some of the other menu items next time. read more