Hot Birds @ Marble City Market

Saw these people on a TikTok video raving about how good the food was, and we thought we would give it a try! The food was not nearly as good as it looked. We got our tenders "spicy" 🔥 and they certainly were hot 🥵. ( I have eaten lots of spicy food and these were maybe the hottest tenders I have tried). The chicken is billed as Nashville hot and it is not anything close to that other than being spicy. The kitchen just shakes spices on fired wings or tenders which is not close a Nashville hot preparation . The fries were crispy and the best part of the meal. Overall the food was very mid. It is a shame to pay $34 for 2 meals and the food be mediocre. I have no reason to go back to Hot Birds now that my curiosity was satisfied unlike me after this meal. ☹️😠😤

Hot Birds is probably one of the best places to get hot chicken in Knoxville! I got the hot chicken sandwich, which was good! biggest critique would be is it is made of two chicken tenders instead of a flattened cutlet, but flavor was great. I ordered the Very Spicy level and it had a good heat, especially being mellowed out by the coleslaw and bread. The fries though... TOP NOTCH! some of the best fries I've had in all of knoxville so far. Definitely worth giving Hot Birds in Marble City Market a shot!

Amazing food, truly exceptional service. We got to sample the sauces and then enjoy a meal. The service went way way way above and beyond. They even custom made fried pickles. We had the tenders in habanero and mild. The fries were fried perfectly on the outside and still great steak potato on the inside. The banana bread and pudding was next level with seasoned biscoff cookies and chunks of banana layered throughout.