2019-11-07 Liquor Commission Minutes

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Robert Wilson, Owner, was present. Nahale-a: Good morning. Wilson: Good morning. Nahale-a: Could you identify yourself and relationship to the business please? Wilson: Yes, I'm Robert Wilson. I'm the owner of Willie's Hot Chicken. Nahale-a: Thank you. Are there any changes to your report? Wilson: None. Nahale-a: Could you briefly describe the business for us? Wilson: Yeah, we're going to be specializing in Nashville Hot Chicken and we're going to be located in the Brewery Block with another couple, few restaurants in that area. That's what we'd be bringing to the table. Nahale-a: Nice. Is there any public testimony for this application? There was no public testimony. Nahale-a: Commissioners, questions for the applicant? Arakaki: I have one. Could you explain what Nashville Hot Chicken is? Wilson: I'm happy to. Short version, it did start with the name in Nashville down here for twelve years now, originally from the South, in that area. Basically, it is a way of...it's fried chicken. It's also a seasoned chicken. We have several different levels of spices. We have Southern Fried which consists of no spice, all the way up to, consider it very carefully to go to that point. We have the whole spectrum there of hot chicken. We have nice southern side mac and cheese, potato mac salad, fried okra, that type of stuff. Arakaki: Is it wings or...? Wilson: No, we're going to be doing...so we have sandwiches and we also have large jumbo tenders. We are entertaining the idea of doing wings, possible during football season, Saturdays and Sundays, that kind of stuff. Nashville Hot Chicken, conventionally, is large jumbo size tenders and sandwiches. We're also going to be doing quarter bird and half bird, so you can come in and also loaded options. That will also be your choice of spice. Arakaki: And this would be like a sports bar/restaurant? NOVEMBER 7, 2019-LIQUOR COMMISSION MINUTES 20