Went to Hank's on a Wednesday night. It was nearing the end of happy hour, so I was lucky to find a seat at the bar. Although steak is my favorite food, I was after one thing: fried chicken. I have heard great things about the chicken at Hank's, so I had to see for myself. I wanted a beer with my chicken, and I have to say, the beer selection was nothing to write home about. I was expecting more. Luckily they had Arrogant Bastard, and the bartender offered to keep the remainder of the large bottle in the fridge while I drank the first half. I really appreciated that gesture.
In addition to the fried chicken, I had the mac and cheese, but I only ate about a third of it. It's excellent, but RICH. Large noodles with a very good crust on top. The cheese flavor was very strong, I couldn't place all of them, but it's a great combination. And, the cheese stretched out as you spooned it out, it was extremely cheesy. I will get this again.
The fried chicken was SO close to being perfect. First of all, it's white meat, so you would expect it to lose something in the way of juiciness. This didn't happen, it was never close to dry, which is impressive. The chicken was crispy, and there was plenty of flavorful sage gravy. But, it needed salt and pepper. If the chicken and gravy were seasoned the dish would have been fantastic. That being said, it was very good. It's not cheap at $31, but it was a very good representation of fried chicken, I highly recommend it.