BY BRITTANY ANDERSON
“That really seemed to be all the options there were for families in the area.” Over the next year, Taylor and his in-laws—who at the time were working at another restaurant in Dripping Springs—developed Chicknic’s concept, partly inspired by Taylor’s memories of Sunday roasts in London pubs. “Nowhere really felt like home until I found that it was always [at] a chicken restaurant,” Taylor said. “Chicknic is like a picnic. We are primarily to-go, but the goal is to spend time with people.” On the menu Chicknic is known for its roast chicken meals, either served whole or as tenders or wings. Classic sides include roasted sweet potatoes, roasted carrots and freshly-baked popover rolls. The menu also has South American- and Asian-inspired avors from Taylor’s in-laws, such as the street-style corn chicharrones, the Asian salad and an authentic chimichurri sauce. “Everything has an origin story,” Taylor said. “It’s all kind of a lived experience menu of the things that we love.”
Chicknic’s Asian salad includes napa cabbage, carrots, green onion, red bell pepper, orange and more.
Russel Taylor, second from left, opened Chicknic with other family members.
Chicknic’s gluten-free pumpkin cream cheese bread and honey almond tea cake desserts are also made locally by Wild Bloom Kitchen. What’s special about it? People have been trained to think that chicken is cheap which can lead to “sticker shock” when it comes to menu prices, Taylor said, but that sacri cing quality for the restaurant to be more pro table diminishes their philosophy.
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