The site of a former fried chicken restaurant on Worcester ’s Park Avenue is now the home of a different fried chicken restaurant. But this one has a couple of twists that make it stand out from the rest of the deep-fried coop.

That would be NU Chicken , which aims to bring higher quality and a little higher nutritional value than what you’d get at most of its competition.

For starters, the chicken is fried in 100% avocado oil, with the aim of making meals lighter than those fried in seed oils. Additionally, all chicken is fried in gluten-free batter, just to make it a little more accessible.

Let’s be clear: We’re still talking about fried chicken. This will never be health food. But the team at NU Chicken has made little tweaks in an effort to make tasty chicken that doesn’t weigh

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