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We’re singing in Gospel Bird’s choir
What in the Hell is a Gospel Bird?
No, wait, better make that, “What in
Heaven’s name is a Gospel Bird?”
I’m pretty sure it’s not a winged creature that knocks on your door and asks if you have found Jesus. It’s not a dove that comes down with wind and fire, either.
Nah, it’s a restaurant, and a good one, too, a recent entry in downtown New Albany’s growing dining cluster. Southern-style fried chicken is a specialty, and that explains the “Bird.”
But, pray tell, wherefore the “Gospel”?
Apparently, Gospel bird is a Southern tradition — delicious, crispy, sizzling, fried chicken served in potluck splendor after church. I wonder how I missed out on that.
But don’t worry, no one will evangelize you at this Gospel Bird. You’ll find no hymnals in the pews, and the closest thing to a sermon you’ll hear is the friendly server’s recital of the dessert menu.
But you will get good food, and plenty of it, at prices so reasonable that you’d be embarrassed to drop any less in the collection plate.
Owner-chef Eric Morris (whose name you may know from Loop 22, Hammerheads and Game), and head chef Ethan Ray (late of Roux, Rumplings and more), opened Gospel Bird in February in an attractive old storefront in New Albany’s historic downtown. It specializes in chicken, and in a broader range of Southern and regional flavors, too. ...
Read the full review on LouisvilleHotBytes,
http://www.louisvillehotbytes.com/?p=5615See this column also in LEO Weekly:
http://www.leoweekly.com/2016/06/singin ... rds-choir/Gospel Bird207 E. Main St.
New Albany, Indiana
(812) 725-1054
https://facebook.com/GospelbirdRobin Garr's rating: 92 points