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    Hot Tender Station

    3.6 (53 reviews)
    Closed 11:30 am - 8:00 pm

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    Nash & Tender Fries
    Maya K.

    The Hot Tender Station lives up to their name! Their tenders are fire! From the batter they use and the seasoned fires both 10 out of 10! I love that you have an option to choose your heat level! The portions are really generous and so are the staff! They are located inside the Lathrop Food Truck Plaza so there is plenty of shaded outdoor seating! Perfect date idea I highly recommend!

    Nash & Tender Fries
    Rebekah A.

    Love getting to checkout some food trucks! We stopped in and when I seen the fried chicken options that Hot Tender Station has, we knew we had to give their food a try. We ordered the Nash & Tender Fries with Medium heat and seasoned fries. It only took them about 5 minutes to serve us our food, which was packed to-go. So, what's the consensus? The loaded fries were yummy- well cooked and crispy while fresh. The seasoning on them was delicious as well. Of course the fries were loaded so it was hard to pick them out. Only a few small opportunities on the side because these were not just loaded.... They were LOADED. Overall, they were pretty delicious. My husband and I split one serving and it was plenty of food for us both. I'm not a huge pickle fan (put them on the side for the hubs to eat) but the secret sauce seemed to have a lot of relish flavor. So, if you aren't a fan of relish the sauce may not be for you. But my husband loves pickles and enjoyed the flavor profile. The medium heat wasn't very spicy, to me it was more mild but the guy who took our order told us to expect that! Next time we're back we'll probably try the chicken tenders on their own so we can judge it on its own. But overall, we enjoyed their food! Yum!

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    Michelle R.

    Food Truck #9 We've been missing out. We passed by this food truck many times. My boyfriend one day ended up getting a chicken sandwich from here. He said it tasted so good. He got me the combo #1 that he ordered to try out. He was right, the chicken sandwich is delicious. This did not disappoint. Even the fries it came with was seasoned good and their special sauce tasted good as well. The best chicken sandwich we've tasted!

    Elizabeth G.

    Amazing food it's pretty spicy but full of flavor and the fries are really delicious.

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    Daisy G.

    This was a cool little spot to have all these food trucks. My son is on the look out for some hot chicken tenders so me and hubby stopped by to pick him up something and the wait time was not bad at all the service was amazing. Food smelled and looked good. My son ended up liking it but for sure next time will go higher on the heat level lol. Overall the food the vibe the service was really good makes you want to come back for more. The area where all these trucks were was perfect and so much to choose from

    Combo #5

    Amazing chicken and the service is TOP notch!!! The most delicious and tender you will ever eat. Highly recommended this spot!!

    Chicken slider
    Kat S.

    Let me start off by saying I love chicken sandwiches and I was craving one and saw this place. I had never tried this place before nor even ordered from that food court yet so I thought I'd give it a try. I was excited and hopeful based off the pictures, looked pretty appetizing. Side note: I do not eat fast food, and if I do, it's very rare. I will try new places once every few months for a type of "cheat meal." I got the combo #4 which came with a chicken slider, an extra chicken tender, and a side of mac & cheese. The mac & cheese was pretty bland. I honestly took two bites of it and threw it out and also noticed that if you order it on the side it's $6 which in my personal opinion I don't feel is worth it unless you want to add a bunch of spices to flavor up the Mac yourself (unless of course you like that type of Mac) The slider itself was OK I did get medium heat which was perfect amount for me considering 10 hot Cheetos is my max for heat. I do think there should've been a little bit more coleslaw to balance out the flavors a bit, but I do think that the chicken taste better à la carte. The spicy sauce and the seasoned french fries we're good though. I wasn't very impressed kinda bummed this wasn't as I expected so for the price and the first impression I would not order there again.

    Worst chicken sandwich !!! Don't waste ur time   Dry / hard

    Horrible sandwich . Super dry chicken even hard Took forever just don't waste ur time

    Joni H.

    Food is served hot and the chicken is juicy, which is the only positive thing about this place. The spice level is right, but it is far from flavorful, and only seasoned on one side. The "seasoning" is a dry powder that is textuarally really off-putting. Nothing like true nashville hot chicken. They ask of you want the fries "regular" or "seasoned" but ignore what you say anyway, even if you specify that it's going to children. My small children ended up unable to eat anything because their fries were too hot. The mac and cheese is an overcooked, mushy mess.

    Combo #5
    Jade L.

    I called and placed my order with 10 mins it was ready. So that was a plus because it's always so busy at the Lathrop food plaza. I ordered the tenders in the second hottest spice level, but the chicken was alright(I wish it had some salt or something it was lacking a little bit of flavor.) It wasn't spicy and I did try to ask for the seasoning on the side just in case it wasn't hot enough for me, but they weren't able to do that because it was an "ingredient" they don't sell/give out. I wasn't a fan of the slaw but the fries were good and made up for it!

    Katie B.

    Hot, Fresh, delicious and quickly done quickly. Ordered number 1 mild with slaw and pickled. Good stuff.

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    Amazing service! Never too long of a wait even when it's packed also! The food is always 10/10 so much flavor and such a large portion !

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    Neri was awesome, he told me all about their different items! The chicken is BOMB thank you hot tender station!!!

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