The Grub Partner and I headed out Clinton Freeway method final week to research a newish fast-casual eatery referred to as Super Chix Chicken & Custard. Its specialties are revealed within the title. And whereas researching that place, I realized that one among Knoxville’s Crumbl Cookies places was subsequent door. This was shaping as much as be a dessert-heavy night, but it surely made sense for us to hit each birds with our proverbial one Grubby stone.
We began out at Tremendous Chix, the place hen sandwiches comprise the majority of the menu. Choices vary from The Easy and the Nashville Scorching to the Tacky BBQ and Blackened Cajun. They also have a Rooster Slider, which is served on a King’s Hawaiian roll. In any other case, sandwiches are made utilizing their potato rolls, which incorporate dehydrated potatoes into the flour.
Additionally search for the Crispy Avocado, made with a breaded and stuffed avocado, and the Cordon Bleu, topped with ham and Swiss cheese. I bought the Buffalo Ranch ($8.99), which is a hen fillet tossed in Buffalo sauce, layered with pickles and topped with buttermilk ranch sauce. All sandwiches will be ready grilled or breaded, and I selected grilled.
Tremendous Chix additionally makes six completely different salads — every topped with a hen fillet — and jumbo hen tenders, additionally supplied both hand-breaded or grilled. The Partner ordered three tenders (you’ll be able to order from two to 6), breaded, for $6.49.
Facet dishes embody three completely different sorts of fries in addition to fried pickles and coleslaw. We bought the fundamental hand-cut fries, going with a small order ($3.99), which takes up solely half a tray as a substitute of a full tray. That’s nonetheless a number of fries. The hand-cut fries include a selection of seasoning, and we caught with good ol’ salt. The opposite fries are topped with queso and different goodies.
Lastly, we needed to benefit from Tremendous Chix serving house-churned frozen custard, which is on the market in cups or cones, in shakes and in Chilly Fusions, that are like Dairy Queen Blizzards and Sonic Blasts. We cut up a vanilla Chilly Fusion combined with Reese’s (not Reecy’s) peanut butter cups ($5.99).
We sat in a sales space, and some minutes later, an worker delivered our order to our desk. I’ve to say that Tremendous Chix exceeded my expectations. I’m not an enormous hen sandwich lover total (I’m one of many few individuals who’s not loopy about Chick-fil-A), however I assumed SC’s Buffalo Ranch sandwich was fairly danged good.
The recent, delicate roll embraced a skinny however flavorful and juicy hen fillet slathered in Buffalo and ranch sauces. Patrons who usually keep away from spicy sauces needn’t fear; this Buffalo coating may even have been a lot fierier, for my part. I additionally want to speak concerning the pickles. Tremendous Chix’s pickles are reduce in home and liberally added to every sandwich. I encountered a stable layer of thickly reduce pickles on my sandwich, and never being a lot of a pickle fan both, I thinned that down to simply two or three slices. However you pickle followers shall be in heaven with these sandwiches.
The breaded tenders have been actually good too and embodied what my sensibilities deem to be basic fried-chicken taste. The peppery seasoning actually shone by means of, from crispy pores and skin to juicy meat. The fries have been additionally extraordinary, served in a amount so large, we took half of them house.
Now let’s speak custard. Frozen custard might be my favourite dessert merchandise nowadays, and till now, I’ve been a fan of Culver’s custard concretes, with Freddy’s Frozen Custard coming in a distant second. Nonetheless, Tremendous Chix’s custard now occupies my No. 1 spot. The vanilla base of our Reese’s Chilly Fusion was creamy and super-rich and appeared to have a bit of extra egg within the recipe than the others. The Partner and I relished each custardy, peanut-buttery spoonful.
After Tremendous Chix, we slipped subsequent door to get a chocolate chip cookie ($4.82) from Crumbl Cookies, inserting our order on one among two self-service kiosks. Our boxed cookie was prepared by the point our fee was achieved processing. Different flavors that week included salted caramel cheesecake, pumpkin pie, cranberry white chip, maple cinnamon roll, chocolate sprinkle and banana cream pie.
Our pattern bites of the cookie have been first rate; I may need preferred this deal with higher had the inside of the cookie not struck me as undercooked. However total, I’ll take a Myrtle’s Bakehouse cookie over a Crumbl any day of the week, even when factoring of their respective costs.
Tremendous Chix Rooster & Custard
Meals: 4.25
Service: 3.75
Ambiance: 3.75
General: 4.25
Deal with: 6672 Clinton Freeway, Suite 102
Cellphone: 865-512-9068
Children’ menu
No alcohol service
Hours: 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Sundays by means of Thursdays; 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays
Crumbl Cookies
Meals: 3.75
Service: 4
Ambiance: NA
General: 3.75
Deal with: 6672 Clinton Freeway, Suite 102
Cellphone: 865-512-6162
No alcohol service
Hours: 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. Mondays by means of Wednesdays; 8 a.m. to 12 a.m. (midnight) Fridays and Saturdays
These two Clinton Freeway eateries supply savory and candy eating experiences, from scrumptious hen sandwiches, tenders and custard treats to a wide range of weekly cookie flavors.
