Nashville Coop — Restaurant in Richfield

Tried this place on 9/1/2025. First impression was bad. Music was blasting overly loud. Not sure how you'd have a conversation with anyone in there. This leads me to my next problem, the person ringing me up. The guy mumbled, and it was clear English wasn't his first language. I don't hold that against him. It wouldn't have been a problem is the blasting speaker wasn't just a few steps beside him. I ordered the chicken basket, was unclear if fries came with it. I asked but.. well.. With the language barrier and overly loud slim Shady song, it was even more unclear. Figured I'd just wait to see what came to me. I guess drink isn't part of the combo. Annoying, but the drink is under $2 which is hard to find these days, so not a big deal. Hell, you go to Perkins and pay over $3, and you have to pull the server's teeth to even get a refill.

I walked to a booth which was dirty, so I moved to the next.. which was also dirty... then looked left, also dirty with seasoning smears. By the 6th table, I found a clean one. I'd like to point out that besides me, there was one other person eating in there. This is just unacceptable, period. You aren't busy at all, get out there and wash the tables. I worked the Pizza Hut that use to be in the Target in Edina. We could be insanely busy and found time to clean the tables. Hell, managers would even do it if everyone else was busy.

I got my food, first impression was not great. When I see THAT much seasoning on food. It's clear we are expecting the seasoning to carry the food. Prop's to them, the chicken was served hot. So, I started with my clearly sat under the heat lamp for 1hr barely warm fires. Still edible, I guess. I spent over $16 for this, might as well eat it. I got whatever they were calling Mild for seasoning. I actually was a little surprised that even though the seasoning looked overwhelming, I didn't choke on it. Was kinda expecting it to be likely taking a shot of cinnamon and coughing it out. That was not the case, and I ate all three strips. They were decent sized strips, no complaint there, and warm still when I got to them. I didn't like what dipping sauce I was given. Not sure if I had a choice, wasn't asked. Went for ketchup since that was the only other option in the lobby. The packets were smaller than my pinky finger. You'd need 3 for one strip. Side note: if you are going to serve finger food, can we get some lid and straw dispensers or at least covered straws. All I can think about are all the people who don't wash their hands, grabbing the very open straws.

In conclusion, if you are looking for meh food with meh effort or just something different from burger and fries. This place is ok. Had worse, but also had way better. I feel it's overpriced, but the price point would bother me less with better service and a clean dinning area.

I will say this, it's way better than the place that was...

I've probably been to Nashville Coop ~10 times now. I never made it to Revival to try their Nashville hot chicken before they closed, but so far this has been the hottest Nashville hot I have had in the metro.

The restaurant is basically a local version of Raising Cane's, but with Nashville hot chicken instead of regular fried chicken, along with shakes. I first saw their food truck a few years ago at a local brewery but never had a chance to try the food until the brick & mortar opened up in Richfield.

I've never had a bad meal here. I always get the Cluckin' Hot spice level, their hottest, and it is pleasantly hot. The chicken strips are large, seasoned well, and cooked properly. The Coop sauce is pretty standard comeback sauce/fry sauce/etc. The fries are the sleeper though. When they're fresh, the fries are great. Not sure if they mix cayenne in with the seasoning or what, but the fries have a nice color to them and go great with the Coop sauce.

The folks working behind the counter are always nice and pleasant to interact with. Wait times vary depending on time of day, but I don't think I've ever waited more than 15 minutes for my food to come out. It's definitely cooked to order.

The parking lot is a bit small, but I have never been unable to find a spot to...

Reminiscent of Raising Cane's, but lacking in a few areas. Starting with the good: portions were huge, fries were great, chicken was juicy, and the coop sauce was tasty.

With that said, the chicken was lacking in flavor and not as crispy as I would've expected. The mac & cheese was also a huge disappointment. It was soupy, kind of sweet for some reason, and sadly lacking in overall flavor. The only flavor that came through was a hint of black pepper. Also, even though the coop sauce was good, I'd only give it a 3/5. I'm not sure why they decided to only offer one mediocre sauce flavor.

The shake menu was also confusing. I was excited to see they were serving Milkjam ice cream and ordered the cereal killers thinking it was a shake. The ice cream flavors are listed under the Shake heading of the menu, so that's what I assumed it was. I was surprised to receive a pint of ice cream a short while later. With such a small menu, I'm not sure why they have take-home pints on the menu instead of something that is portioned to be eaten at the restaurant.

My final thought- for a restaurant with such a small menu, everything should be executed to the highest degree. Instead, you can find better (and cheaper) food at Popeye's...