Straight off the flat top

Made to order,
never sitting around

No heat lamps. No shortcuts. Every basket gets battered, dropped, and dressed when you order it.

Hand battered chicken frying in the Ember Bird kitchen — Hand battered
Dropped fresh, every single order.

Seasoned Nashville hot chicken chopped on the flat top — Seasoned & chopped
That Nashville spice blend, built in layers.

Smash burger patties searing on the Ember Bird griddle — Smashed to order
Yes, the burgers hit just as hard.

House made

The Ember
sauce lineup

Four sauces run this whole menu. Tap one to see where it shows up.

Ember Sauce Smash Sauce Ember Buffalo Ember Ranch

Ember Sauce: The signature. It's on the Original, Double Up, The Full Send, Tender Basket, The Split, and the Hot Bird Fries.

Smash Sauce: The burger side of the house. Ember Smash, Big Smash, Jalapeno Smash, and Dirty Fries all get it.

Ember Buffalo: Tangy heat, built for the Buffalo Ranch Fries.

Ember Ranch: The cool down. Rides on the Cool Bird and finishes the Buffalo Ranch Fries.

The Lineup

The menu

Every plate comes out hot, hand battered, and dressed to order. Combos are served with seasoned fries.

All Hot Chicken Smash Burgers Loaded Fries Sweet

Hot Chicken

The Original

$13

1 Nashville hot chicken sandwich with slaw, pickles, and Ember Sauce. Served with seasoned fries.

Hot Chicken

The Cool Bird

$13

Chicken sandwich with lettuce, tomatoes, red onions, pickles, pickled jalapenos, raw jalapenos, and Ember Ranch. Served with seasoned fries.

Hot Chicken

Tender Basket

$15

3 jumbo tenders, seasoned fries, sliced bread, pickles, Ember Sauce.

Hot Chicken

The Split

$16

1 sandwich and a jumbo tender with seasoned fries, sliced bread, slaw, and pickles with Ember Sauce.

Hot Chicken

Double Up

$17

2 Nashville hot chicken sandwiches with slaw, pickles, and Ember Sauce. Served with seasoned fries.

Hot Chicken

The Full Send

$17

1 Nashville hot chicken sandwich and a loaded fry: seasoned fries, chopped tenders, cheese, coleslaw, Ember Sauce.

Smash Burger

Ember Smash

$16

Double smashed, 2 American cheese, caramelized onions, pickles, Smash Sauce. Served with seasoned fries.

Smash Burger

Big Smash

$17

Double smashed, 2 American cheese, lettuce, tomatoes, caramelized onions, pickles, Smash Sauce. Served with seasoned fries.

Smash Burger

Jalapeno Smash

$17

Double smashed, 2 pepper jack cheese, caramelized onions, pickles, raw jalapenos, Smash Sauce. Served with seasoned fries.

Loaded Fries

Hot Bird Fries

$15

Bed of seasoned fries, 2 chopped tenders, cheese, slaw, and pickles with Ember Sauce.

Loaded Fries

Buffalo Ranch Fries

$15

Bed of seasoned fries, 2 chopped tenders, cheese, slaw, and pickles with Ember Buffalo and Ember Ranch.

Loaded Fries

Dirty Fries

$17

Bed of fries, double smashed Angus beef patties, 2 American cheese, caramelized onions, pickles, Smash Sauce.

Sweet

Chicken & Belgian Pearl Sugar Waffles

$19

Two waffles topped with powdered sugar, served with two crispy tenders, fresh strawberries, and blueberries.

Sides Add ons

Fries$5

Jumbo hot chicken tender on sliced bread

1 Jumbo Tender$5

Slaw$3.50

Cheese$1

Ember Sauce$1

Ember Ranch$1

Pickles$1

Order your way

Get your bird

Grab it hot off the line, get it brought to you, or feed the whole crew.

Best value

Order direct

Straight from us. No middleman.

Order right here for pickup. Same hot chicken, and more of every dollar stays with Ember Bird instead of a delivery app.

Start Pickup Order

Delivery

Bring it to me

Want it at the door? We're on UberEats and DoorDash across Garland and the surrounding area.

UberEats DoorDash

Catering

Feed the crew

Office lunch, team party, game day, church event. Big boxes, big heat. Book the food truck or order catering trays.

Request Catering

Our story

Family owned,
Garland proud

Ember Bird started with one idea: real Nashville hot chicken, done right, right here in Garland. Hand battered, fried to order, and served with a whole lot of Texas.

We're a family owned shop, and it shows in every basket that leaves the kitchen. From the dining room to the food truck, we're here to feed our neighbors and turn first timers into regulars.

4.8★

Google rating

600+

Reviews

TX

Eat / Live / Love

The Ember Bird Nashville Hot Chicken food truck panel

What Garland says

4.8

★★★★★

Over 600 reviews on Google, and climbing.

★★★★★

"Ordered The Original on a whim and drove back the next day for another one. The crust is the whole story."

Google review

★★★★★

"Came for the chicken, stayed for the smash burgers. Thin, crispy edges, cheese pulled over the side. Exactly right."

Google review

★★★★★

"Fast, friendly, and the Dirty Fries fed two of us. Go before everybody else finds out."

Verified review

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Find us

Come get it hot

Ember Bird Nashville Hot Chicken
2210 Main Street, Suite 140
Garland, TX 75040

(972) 555-0148 hello@emberbirdhotchicken.com

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Hours

Monday11:00a – 8:30p

TuesdayClosed

Wednesday11:00a – 8:30p

Thursday11:00a – 8:30p

Friday11:00a – 8:30p

Saturday11:00a – 8:30p

Sunday11:00a – 7:00p

Nashville heat
in the heart of
Garland.

Made to order,
never sitting around

The Ember
sauce lineup