Fried chicken is not – and will never be – healthy. But at NU Chicken , the calories hit with a little less catastrophe.

Specifically, NU Chicken focuses on Nashville hot chicken , along with a streamlined menu that includes mac & cheese, fries and milkshakes – similar to what you see at many similar chicken joints.

So what makes it different? It boils down to little differences in the cooking process. NU Chicken uses avocado oil in their deep fryer as opposed to seed oils. They also dredge their chicken in gluten-free flour. The milkshakes? They’re made with frozen custard instead of ice cream.

These aren’t earth-shattering changes. But they are subtle wrinkles to the great fried chicken explosion that’s currently occurring across the restaurant industry.

It’s enough to convince

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