Nearly 400 people voted in the first round of the Vestavia Hills Battle of the Birds to determine who serves the best chicken in town, and now the contest heads into week two with a narrower field of contestants.
There were 28 restaurants and grocery delis in round one, but voting Feb. 23-March 1 got the field down to 13 (all restaurants). Remaining contenders are Baumhower’s, Buffalo Wild Wings, Dave’s Hot Chicken, Guthrie’s, Martin’s Bar-B-Que, Milo’s, Moe’s Original Bar B Que, Mudtown Eat and Drink, The Local, The Ridge Eat and Drink, Troup’s, Waldo’s Chicken & Beer and Zaxby’s.
Voting for round two will go through March 8, when the field will be narrowed down to the Final Four, said Tracy Thornton, director of membership and marketing for the Vestavia Hills Chamber of Commerce, which is organizing the contest…