GRUB | DownLow Chicken Shack x Opening x UBC

UBC—Commercial Drive's now-famous Downlow Chicken Shack finally opened its second location not long ago—they also serve DownLow Burgers out of The American bar—on campus and just in time for freshman students to enjoy on University Boulevard's stacked restaurant row full of dining options.



After three years of operating the original shack, the dynamic husband-and-wife duo owners, Doug Stephen and Lindsey Mann, plan on serving the same trademark (and crazy popular) Nashville hot fried chicken and sandos alongside their sometimes wacky, but never gimmicky, collaborations including specialty flavours or concoctions.

two-piece boneless thighs (extra hot spice level) + dusted fries (with DL sauce)

In typical Vancouver restaurant fashion, the Tennesseean-inspired purveyors of fried chicken only got the go-ahead and permits to open up their 1,654-square-foot fifty-seater counter-service eatery for customers a few days before opening as DL raced to get their second shack all set up and ready for the ceremonial end of summer after Labour Day.

DL Chicken monogram wall

Be sure to check out DL's delectable new "Thunder Spice" (so-named after the UBC Thunderbirds sports teams) Szechuan-coated chicken strips—available only for a limited time.

Cool Ranch sando (Doritos dusted chicken, shredduce, tomato, and rookie sauce)

DownLow Chicken's new outpost at UBC officially opened to the public to coincide with the fall semester's start of in-person classes earlier this month.


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