Hot chicken is coming for Dinkytown.
BirdEz, a halal hot chicken restaurant, will open a second location this week, adding an outpost in Minneapolis’ Dinkytown neighborhood around the University of Minnesota campus.
Currently, BirdEz has a location on Lake Street in Uptown Minneapolis, in the former home of Famous Dave’s. It moved to that storefront last summer, relocating from its previous home in Blaine’s Northtown Mall.
BirdEz has built its name on serving a variety of halal fried chicken — sliders, sandwiches, and tenders — along with specialty items such as the EZ Style Fries, which come loaded with chicken and the restaurant’s EZ sauce…