The Brentwood Country Mart has slowly become a landmark in Brentwood over the past 50 years. What started as a “mom and pop” type farmers market with gift shops, has quickly grown to become a very high class, expensive shopping and eating destination. With designer stores, fancy candy and the new City Bakery (same as the one in NYC), I personally feel the Country Mart has lost its family and comfort.
One thing has remained the same however: Redi Chick. I love keeping things simple and consistent and I really can’t think of a place that lives up to this promise more than this 10x10 chicken shop. Like a number of the restaurants I review, I know what to order, and I get it over and over again. If a place is called Redi Chick and has a 10 spit rotisserie, you better be eating chicken. Yes, they have ribs, chicken nuggets and even fried clams. Stay away. I am not even saying they are bad but, if you are going to stop here, get the chicken…it’s why they are in business.
Now you can go about ordering your chicken in a number of different ways. However, you always need it in “basket” format, which means chicken over delicious fries (better than McDonalds) perfectly seasoned and piping hot. Now I give you a bit of freedom to select the exact type of rotisserie chicken you desire. Personally, I go for the wing basket. You get 6 well sized rotisserie wings, seasoned and moist. The most popular thing is the classic chicken basket, which is a half of a chicken, one of each piece, all served over those amazing fries.
A married couple owns this joint and even in there late days, still come to work and serve their customers who just keep coming back. On weekends, expect a 10-15 minute line. They are quick, but the number of hungry people is just so massive.
Oh, and don’t forget to ask for extra BBQ sauce. They are sometimes stingy.
Stay hungry my friends.
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