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BY DUSTIN BUTLER
The Bird’s Nest ($12) features chopped tenders, slaw, comeback sauce and pickles on a bed of fries.
The 12-piece nuggets combo ($10) is served with fries, pickles, a slice of bread and a drink.
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Customer service, value key at Ricky’s Hot Chicken Ricky’s Hot Chicken owner Ricky Tran believes that when customers pay for a meal, they should feel they received their money’s worth. The backstory What’s on the menu? Patrons choose one of six spice levels, including “A-bomb,” which features a spiced oil bath.
Owner Ricky Tran decided to leave the engineering eld and opened Ricky’s Hot Chicken in 2020.
The most popular menu item is the Sando, Tran said, which features chicken breast sandwich with a choice of spice level and comeback sauce—a combination of mayonnaise and chili sauce. Also popular is the Bird’s Nest—chopped tenders and
The concept began after Tran ate hot chicken for the rst time. He then began researching the history of the food. Tran worked on his recipes, giving samples away to try and perfect them. “There’s a place in Los Angeles called Howlin’ Ray’s that is a big in uence on what I wanted to do here,” Tran said, adding that he connected with that restaurant’s owner to collaborate. Tran opened the Richardson location in 2020, followed by a location in Arlington in 2022 and one in Plano in 2023.
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Tran said he focuses on customers and value, adding his prices didn’t rise during the pandemic. “We want to give a good meal to our customers,” Tran said. “But we don’t want them to feel ripped o afterwards.”
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