What Happened to Hill Country Chicken After Best Thing I Ever Ate?
Current status
As of September 2026, Hill Country Chicken has closed — confirmed via Yelp, September 2026.
Last verified
What the source shows: Yelp marks both the Broadway (Union Square) and a Brooklyn Hill Country Chicken location 'CLOSED' as of September 2026, with no current menu or hours at either.
- Season / episode Season 5, Episode 2
- Address 1123 Broadway, New York, NY 10010
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What happened after Best Thing I Ever Ate?
The Best Thing I Ever Ate's 'Fried Chicken' episode (Food Network) featured Hill Country Chicken's Southern-style fried chicken plate, served with biscuits and sides in a Texas-inspired setting. Hill Country Chicken was a fried-chicken spinoff of the Hill Country Barbecue Market group, with its flagship location on Broadway near Union Square in Manhattan and a second location that later opened in Brooklyn. According to Yelp, both the Broadway and Brooklyn locations carry a 'CLOSED' heading in a September 2026 check, with no current hours, menu, or ordering link posted at either address. Hill Country Barbecue Market, a related but separate concept from the same restaurant group, continues to operate elsewhere in Manhattan, but no evidence of an active Hill Country Chicken location was found in this search.
Featured on Best Thing I Ever Ate
- Original air date
- Not confirmed
- Episode title
- Fried Chicken
- What was featured
- Southern-style fried chicken plate with biscuits
- Role
- Featured restaurant
- Name on the broadcast
- Hill Country Chicken
Frequently asked questions
Is Hill Country Chicken still open in 2026?
As of September 2026, Hill Country Chicken has closed — confirmed via Yelp, September 2026.
What happened to Hill Country Chicken after Best Thing I Ever Ate?
The Best Thing I Ever Ate's 'Fried Chicken' episode (Food Network) featured Hill Country Chicken's Southern-style fried chicken plate, served with biscuits and sides in a Texas-inspired setting. As of September 2026, Hill Country Chicken has closed — confirmed via Yelp, September 2026.
Is Hill Country Chicken permanently closed?
As of September 2026, Hill Country Chicken has closed — confirmed via Yelp, September 2026. We publish a closure only with a dated source behind it, and we say plainly when it has not been independently confirmed.
Where is Hill Country Chicken located?
1123 Broadway, New York, NY 10010. That is the address on the record as of September 7, 2026.
What season and episode of Best Thing I Ever Ate featured Hill Country Chicken?
Season 5, Episode 2 of Best Thing I Ever Ate. The episode is titled “Fried Chicken”.
Is Hill Country Chicken still using the Best Thing I Ever Ate menu or branding?
According to Yelp, both the Broadway and Brooklyn locations carry a 'CLOSED' heading in a September 2026 check, with no current hours, menu, or ordering link posted at either address. Anything newer than our last check on September 7, 2026 may not be reflected here.
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Visit info
- Address
- 1123 Broadway, New York, NY 10010
- Venue type
- restaurant
- Official website
- None found
- State hub
- TV restaurants in New York
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Sources
- Yelp — https://www.yelp.com/biz/hill-country-chicken-new-york
- Yelp — https://www.yelp.com/biz/hill-country-chicken-brooklyn
- hillcountry.com — https://www.hillcountry.com/
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