New Charleston-area chicken restaurant opens near Holy City Brewing

NORTH CHARLESTON — A new restaurant from a New York chef is bringing a signature brick chicken, Korean nuggets and hand-cut fries to Spruill Avenue near The CODfather and Holy City Brewing.

Barnyard Chicken is now open at 4262 Spruill Ave., where chef Eric Hara is churning out chicken-themed plates in the type of laid-back atmosphere he craved after a career in fine dining restaurants.

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Hara began his eclectic career in New York restaurants and made his way to California, where he and his wife launched an organic cookie business that sold in Whole Foods Market. He moved to Costa Rica to slow down but ended up opening a restaurant there.

sticky wing.jpg — Sticky wings served at Barnyard Chicken on Spruill Avenue on Tuesday, Aug. 13, 2024, in North Charleston.

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When his kids were ready to come back to the U.S., the Haras chose Charleston. The former Food on Spruill location fit Hara’s vision for the type of restaurant he wants to operate at this stage of his career.

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For food, Barnyard Chicken offers sticky wings, chicken liver toast, a red wine-braised bird and the brick chicken, made using poultry from Murray’s in New York. Patrons can expect table service with the option to pick up orders to-go from a takeout window.

Barnyard Chicken is now open from 11 a.m.-8 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday and 11 a.m.-9 p.m. Friday-Saturday. For more information, visit barnyardparkcircle.com.