Max Bonilla

A Box of Chicken

The spicy, crispy, and hot box of chicken tenders at Willie’s Chicken Shack in New Orleans is the greatest chicken combo in the entire world. Individuals familiar with this item can agree that even though the restaurant is located in the downtown area of New Orleans, filled with bars and hardcore partiers, it is still the finest assortment of foods anyone will ever taste. People might say that the Box Combo at Raising Cane’s is the best or that the chicken tenders from Popeyes are better, but those individuals have yet to experience this masterpiece. 

Willie’s Chicken, a relatively small place, has a small bar, a few tables to eat at, and a kitchen in the back. When customers walk in, they are greeted with bright neon lights, music, and the pleasant aroma of hot spiced chicken and warm buttery biscuits. Willie’s main colors are red and yellow, as the restaurant has red and yellow chairs, a colored bar, and menus. The place is constantly booming, as countless workers try their hardest to take your order and make the highest-quality chicken. Because of the amazing food, Willie’s always has a plethora of hungry customers ready to eat. They usually have ongoing sporting events playing on multiple televisions, which adds to the loudness and ruckus of the restaurant. Looking out the windows, you can see the infamous Bourbon Street, the loudest and busiest area of New Orleans. The block is filled with increased throbbing music and a prodigious amount of people, either partying or trying to find a way to safety. The constant passing by of busy people indicates that it’d probably be a better idea to sit inside safely with all of the loud, local people rather than sit outside and get trampled by the dedicated and extreme partiers. However, suppose you’re looking for a quiet and relaxing place to enjoy your food. In that case, sitting inside your car in a parking garage a few blocks away might be your only option, as the craziness of the extensive Bourbon Street is always thriving. Doing that is probably the best option since this masterpiece of a chicken combo is worth enjoying safely and to yourself. 

After ordering your box of chicken, you only have to wait a few minutes before they bring it out to you, steaming and ready to eat. To make time go by faster, you can listen to the sweet, pleasant, and satisfying crackling of their chicken being fried. From the moment they hand you the yellow, paper box you can instantly feel the hot chicken and fries. After opening the packaging, you are instantaneously greeted with the amusing aroma of chicken, fries, a biscuit, and sauce. The gratifying sight of golden chicken, hot fries, and a warm, honey-covered biscuit follows after. At this point, instantly digging into your meal is hard to resist. As you take the first bite of the chicken, your teeth smoothly sink in while the crispy breading cracks into your mouth. An abundance of flavors fill your taste buds. For even more savory goodness, the option to dip your food into Willie’s sweet, hot, and tangy sauce is available. 

The golden-colored fries glisten in the light. As you pick up a handful of them, red Cajun seasoning covers your fingertips. To balance out the juiciness of the chicken and the saltiness of the fries, a sweet honey biscuit is given to you. A gratifying delicacy, the biscuit crumbles in your mouth as the warm honey coats your tongue. Eating a Willie’s Chicken combo is like a dream come true; every bite is a taste of happiness and the greatest thing in the entire world.