Somebody in the kitchen might see somebody they donвЂ™t like and give it to them. Jeffries added variations, ranging from plain to XXX hot, though at one point she refused to keep the XXX version on the menu anymore. The original hot chicken is now the mild option. The other change is what has made the shack famous. The quarter plate of hot chicken served with french fries. вЂњIt was hot, spicy, so I wanted to name it after the family name and the hot chicken. She changed two things: the original shack had been dubbed a BBQ chicken joint. вЂњHere I am stepping up, not knowing anything,вЂќ she says with a laugh, вЂњI had only cooked chicken once growing up.вЂќ вЂњIt certainly got his attention вЂ“ and itвЂ™s still getting peopleвЂ™s attention.вЂќ вЂњEveryone gives him credit for opening it, but I give it to the lady he was with,вЂќ Jeffries says with a smirk. When she served it up to her philandering partner, he took one bite, loved it and asked her to make it again, going on to adapt it for his chicken shack. To punish him, his furious girlfriend had thrown so much pepper into the chicken it wouldnвЂ™t be edible: of that she was sure. Great Uncle Thornton, who Jeffries says was tall, charming and good looking, stayed out late one night and came home just in time for the Sunday morning meal. Jeffries loves telling the story of how it all began вЂ“ thanks to her cheating uncleвЂ™s angry girlfriend.

The first PrinceвЂ™s Hot Chicken opened almost 80 years ago.

PrinceвЂ™s hot chicken