The Chicken Shack Restaurant

Five star rating*****
The Chicken Shack 4 stars


Hey. I decided to take myself out to lunch yesterday and was glad I did. I've been driving past The Chicken Shack Restaurant on Hwy 96 west in Murfreesboro for several months now and finally decided to stop. One of the women I work with said she had them on speed dial so I knew it had to be good.

It is a small, cozy place with a few booths and tables. Not much on atmosphere but who needs it when the food is so good. If you don't eat fried foods, there isn't going to be a big variety for you. However, I didn't think it was that greasy.

I decided to go all out and order the shrimp and wing platter, 5 large shrimp, six good sized wings, and fries. I went safe with the cajun spicey, but they offer hot and Iron Mike as hotter flavors. They also have regular, lemon pepper, and maybe another, I don't remember. The cajun spicey maintained wonderful flavor while giving you that sweet sting of heat. I can't imagine getting much hotter.

Everything on my plate was excellent and it was plenty of food. I do wish that with the platter price, you had the choice of more than one side because the turnip greens looked really good.

The prices were a bit high in my opinion, especially for lunch. I paid $10.95, no drink, for a to go order. Most of the platters were this price or lower. They do have a luch special, 3 pieces of dark meat with two sides. They also serve burgers and chicken sandwiches and I would imagine it is all wonderful.

They have 2 locations. One on Rutherford Blvd., and the other Hwy 96.

Jump in the car and go!