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| - This ranks high on one of the most amazing and unusual culinary adventures that I've ever had.
A friend tipped me off that this chicken place was opening this week. I so wanted to go, but I had another gig, and figured that I'd miss out. As it so happened, said gig ended just early enough for me to go right before closing, so the missus and I hightailed it to ensure that we got there before closing.
Oh yes, there was a line.
And so we waited. And waited. However, the staff came out and started giving away free cornbread. I'm... just not a big cornbread fan, but I figured "Why not", and bit into it.
o_O
It was amazing. Super sweet, like cake. I ate two pieces while the line trudged on.
As we got closer to the door, another staff member came out and started handing out copies of Flav's autobiography. And now I had something to read while waiting. People said that Flavor Flav himself was in the kitchen cooking, and sure enough, he was. No clock because of health reasons, but he was hands deep in prepping chicken. The place is small, and not flashy. Public Enemy was playing over the speakers, and a few pictures of Flav hanging with other famous folk, but the size and decor were subdued.
In between food prep breaks, he came out and talked to people, posing for photos, and signing autographs before rushing back to the food.
I placed my order, and waited. And waited.
And waited.
Turns out, they simply weren't prepared for the mass onslaught of people at the end, and had to rush like crazy to get everyone's order covered. The staff looked exhausted having been there all day, but they were nothing but friendly, even tempered, and soldiered on, saying that they are here to be the best. Flav even came out in between food prep breaks to let people know how genuinely appreciative he was that so many people came out to support him, and just bless everyone. He's going to make this right. And that included getting down to the last order perfect. "If anyone were to get a raw piece of chicken", he said, "you can come up and punch me in the face."
It was nearing midnight by the time the final 10 orders were being serviced. He was dead set on making everything perfect, and thanked us over and over for our patience. I have never seen someone work so hard in my life. Forgot the rapping and reality show work. The man is a juggernaut in the kitchen. His staff are class and all were working like crazy to get food done, and keep people happy.
When I finally got my order, it was past midnight, so I wished him happy birthday. As I got handed my bag, I called out to him to say thank you for working so hard for us. I felt it was the least I could do.
With that, he stopped, came over to me, and shook my hand profusely, thanking me for coming out, being patient, and bless me for being so supportive. I've come across of a lot of celebrities, famous people, and well knowns in my time. Flavor Flav is honestly one of the nicest, most genuine people I've ever met.
Past midnight, I finally dragged home, more excited than tired by the wackiness of the adventure, and how fun the whole experience was. And then I sunk my teeth into the first bite of the chicken.
....
o_O
My God....
It is, hands down, the best fried chicken that I've had in Las Vegas, if not possibly ever. It is absolutely, utterly remarkable. I don't know what Flav puts in that fried chicken skin, but Colonel Sanders deserves a demotion in rank and can kiss Flav's backside, for Sanders or Popeye are no longer the masters. I devoured chicken like a Mogwai from Gremlins, and even cold the next day, I gnawed on the remaining pieces with glee. The mac and cheese is excellent. I even liked the french fries quite a bit.
So if there was ever a "bucket list" item that you never knew you had or even wanted, I can now cross off that Flavor Flav personally hand prepped and cooked me one of the best fried chicken meals that I have ever had in my life.
You'll need this experience on your bucket list. You don't know how much you really do.
I will heartily go back to this diamond of a chicken place in a microsecond. I am stunned.
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