Hot chicken, Old City

Pick a heat.
We’ll fry.

Buttermilk-brined thighs, fried hard, then dunked in cayenne oil at the heat you choose. Five levels, from Country to Clock Out.

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5heat levels, Country to Clock Out

Built for the lunch rush

Cluckwork opened in 2022 inside a former watch-repair shop on Jackson Avenue. The old shop clock still hangs over the fryers, and the name stuck.

We brine every thigh for 24 hours, fry in peanut oil, and make the cayenne paste fresh every morning. Pickup orders are ready in about 12 minutes, so you can be back at your desk before your break ends.

Chicken and waffles on a red plate
24 hrbuttermilk brine
12 minaverage pickup time
2022opened on Jackson Ave

Hours & location

Counter service, twenty seats, and a pickup shelf by the door.

Find us

118 W Jackson Ave
Knoxville, TN 37902

Old City, under the clock sign. Street parking and the Jackson garage.

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Hours
Mon–Thu
11am – 9pm
Fri–Sat
11am – 11pm
Sun
11am – 8pm

Hours

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Order by phone, skip the line.

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(865) 555-0154