Heatwaves
543 Lighthouse Ave., Monterey
(831) 920-1381, heatwaves831.com
You can order mild, certainly. It’s great fried chicken. But for your friends, ask for the most blistering level of Heatwaves’ Nashville hot chicken. Then watch them sweat like pioneers crossing the Wyoming plains in summer. Heatwaves is a Sunday-only pop-up in what is Rudolfo’s the rest of the week. And there are four or five levels of heat you can seek. Just watch out, because Chef Rudolfo Ponce can be demonic. Still, when it comes to Nashville hot, this is the place to try.
