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No. 31 in the world · November 2026

Chen Chen's Nashville Hot Chicken

Downtown Toronto · Toronto, Canada

Nashville hot chickenNo. 31
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The one piece to order

The hot chicken sandwich

The line to expect: A line at lunch; order ahead.

No. 1 on Yelp's list of the top 100 places to eat in all of Canada (2024).

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Nashville hot chicken on white bread with pickles

Nashville hot chicken on white bread with pickles

Overnight brine, 1 hr · 4. Fried chicken painted while it's hot with a paste of cayenne, brown sugar and spices loosened with the frying fat itself. Served on white bread that soaks up the red oil, with pickle chips to cool you down.

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