Angry Chickz Poised to Heat Up Mesa

Angry Chickz, the boldly flavored Nashville hot chicken restaurant, is coming to Mesa.

The restaurant chain recently submitted a permit application to the City of Mesa for a new restaurant to be located at 2015 S. Alma School Road. The restaurant takes over the former Fired Pie pizza shop and is located next to a Starbucks. No opening date has been set.

Angry Chickz started as a single 900 square-foot restaurant in East Hollywood. In 2018, owner David Mkhitaryan after falling in love with Nashville hot chicken and its bold, spicy flavor. According to the company website, Mkhitaryan used his training as a cook at his father’s restaurant to perfect his own hot chicken tender recipe.

Today, there are more than 25 corporate-owned locations across California, Nevada, and Arizona — with franchise opportunities available in other states for entrepreneurial lovers of spicy chicken.

Angry Chickz offers its signature Nashville hot chicken in a range of heat levels ranging from “country” to “angry”

The menu offers chicken sandwiches and bowls with spice levels ranging from “Country” to “Angry” — which comes with a waiver that potential eaters must sign. The waiver lists “risks and dangers” associated in eating this spicy bird, including, “increased use of profanity, burning sensation of the mouth, lips, profuse sweating, bodily injury or even death”.

In addition to chicken tenders and sandwiches, Angry Chickz serves bowls, mac n’ cheese, cole slaw, rice, and much-needed beverages.