Hot chicken lovers all over town got a little panicky when they saw this tweet from Aqui Hines, the proprietor of 400 Degrees Hot Chicken downtown at 319 Peabody St.:

Today is Tuesday, August 9th We are closed until further notice. Thank you for your incredible support ❤️👊🏾💯🔥🐔 pic.twitter.com/Vz1XrvQjJ9 — 400DegreesHotChicken (@400DegreesHC) August 9, 2016

At least 400 Degreesat 319 Peabody St. Hines recently announced she had closed on a new location at the intersection of Ashland City Highway and Clarksville Highway, so that will be where fans of her particular brand of hot chicken will have to head when she relocates the business there in the not-too-distant future.

I'm of mixed emotions about the move. The Peabody St. location was basically just a stall in a food court, and Aqui likes to lay hands on every order, so the cramped space often made for interminable waits for chicken. But the convenience of that location plus the availability of at least a few free parking spots downtown had a lot to offer.

Nashvillians who are longtime residents (or who at least arrived prior to the ABC series Nashville) may remember that 400 Degrees Hot Chicken was actually originally hatched at 2012 Clarksville Highway, so this will be a bit of a homecoming for the business. That location was essentially a carry-out restaurant, so you had to know to bring something to set your chicken bag on lest you stain your car seat or floor mats.

Will the move be good for business? Only time will tell, but I guess I'll be reprogramming my GPS to get me there as soon as they open.





[Updated: Aqui Hines reached out to assure her many customers that she still has plans to reopen the downtown location at some future undetermined date in addition to the new outpost up north. So hopefully, 400 Degrees fans will have both options to get their fix sometime soon. Keep an eye out for future news on this situation.]