Blazing Chicken Shack II’s soul food is a family affair | Opinion

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Crispy, seasoned exteriors conceal pillowy fish and meats that fall off the bone and dissolve in your mouth, making, say, the okra taste relatively neutral by comparison. Don't worry: The included hot sauce (Frank's Red Hot) will take care of that.

Editor’s note: This is part of The Know’s series, Staff Favorites. Each week, we offer our opinions on the best that Colorado has to offer for dining, shopping, entertainment, outdoor activities and more. .

I was lucky enough to move to Northeast Denver from Capitol Hill in the early 2010s, when housing prices were low and a handful of neighborhood favorites still remained — undisturbed by landlords who would soon jack up rents and renovate storefronts to attract yoga studios, CBD retailers and condo developers.

A plate of three fried chicken wings with a side of collard greens, a favorite, at the Blazing Chicken Shack II on Oct. 4, 2022. Minus the condos, that didn’t pan out so great. The drive pushed out mainstays from this formerly working-class, fast-gentrifying residential area such as A&A Fish Market at 29th and Fairfax streets, or Cora Faye’s Cafe .

It’s an outpost in this neighborhood surrounded by a grocery-store desert and bordered mostly by fast food. North Park Hill has a rich and complex history that runs from activism and redlined housing discrimination to beautiful parades, parties and parks springing from the historically Black culture.

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