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Overhead spread of Bold Birds Nashville hot chicken — loaded fries, hot chicken sandwich, chicken and waffles, tenders, collards and potato salad

Jacksonville, FL · Hand-breaded daily

Nashville hot chicken, made Bold.

Hand-breaded and fried to order, then tossed in our house-made cayenne oil. Six heat levels from Classic all the way to Hotter Than a Mother Clucker — you pick how brave you're feeling.

Pick your heat

Our scale is built on flavor first. Start where you're comfortable — we'll be here when you're ready to climb.

Medium

The crowd favorite — real heat, still all flavor.

  1. 1

    Classic

    No spice, all crunch — hand-breaded and fried to order.

  2. 2

    Mild

    A gentle warm hug of cayenne. Everybody's welcome.

  3. 3

    Medium

    The crowd favorite — real heat, still all flavor.

  4. 4

    Hot

    Where the cayenne oil starts talking back.

  5. 5

    Mother Clucker

    Serious Nashville heat. Keep the sweet tea close.

  6. 6

    Hotter Than a Mother Clucker

    Our hottest. You've been warned — and we're proud of you.

Every single week

Weekly Specials

Every Tuesday

Kids Eat Free

Every Wednesday

75¢ Wings

Hughes' Hot Chicken Sandwich — crispy hand-breaded chicken with pickles

Signature sandwich

Hughes' Hot Chicken Sandwich

$12.50

Our signature sandwich — crispy hand-breaded bird, pickles, and heat that hits right, stacked and ready to go.

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Bold Birds jumbo hand-breaded chicken tenders with bread and pickles

Fan favorite

Jumbo Tenders

from $11.50

Two or three big hand-breaded tenders, fried to order and served with bread and pickles.

Available in all 6 heat levels — Classic to Hotter Than a Mother Clucker.

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Loaded Fries

$10.00

Crinkle cuts piled high — the side that eats like a meal.

½ Bird

$16.00

Leg, thigh, wing and breast. The full Nashville experience.

Wings

from $12.00

Four or six pieces, tossed in the heat level of your choosing.

Family Meals

from $42.00

8 tenders & 2 sides, or 12 tenders & 3 sides. Feed the whole crowd.

Jumbo Tenders

from $11.50

Two or three big hand-breaded tenders, bread and pickles.

Hughes' Hot Chicken Sandwich

$12.50

Our signature sandwich — crispy bird, pickles, heat that hits right.

Our Story

Real Nashville craft, cooked in Jacksonville

Family-owned and locally run, we brine and hand-bread every bird, fry it to order, and finish it in house-made cayenne oil. The sides are scratch-made Southern — cheddar mac, collards with ham hock, potato salad, banana pudding.

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Bold Birds owner with a full spread of Nashville hot chicken tenders, sandwiches, loaded fries and Southern sides

Two Jacksonville homes

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