Howlin' Ray's

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"#81 Is three hours too long to wait for an order of fried chicken? Not for the cayenne-blasted, adrenalized style native to Nashville’s legendary Prince’s Hot Chicken Shack. In L.A., the Nashville hot chicken phenomenon has reached its apogee at Howlin’ Ray’s, a restaurant whose famously long lines are a testament to the thrilling potency of its product. More than three years after it opened inside Chinatown’s Far East Plaza, Johnny Ray Zone’s Nashville-style hot chicken restaurant continues to produce fried chicken of enormously addictive properties: preternaturally juicy, with a splendid, crackly crust that seethes with hot peppers. The restaurant’s fiery, bespoke spice blend can be adjusted to the limitations of your palate. There is succor to be found in a medium-heat leg or thigh, a spice level that roils the palate and only briefly makes your lips go numb. You could go hotter — the heat index goes from “Country” (no spice) to the nearly homicidal “Howlin’ Hot.” But anything beyond medium-hot is probably a cry for help. Credit cards accepted."

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