Mom’s Touch Nashville Hot Chicken Burger [Korean Food]

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Nashville hot chicken hails from Tennessee in the US, where fiery cayenne-spiked fried chicken is a local institution. Mom’s Touch, one of Korea’s biggest burger chains, first channeled that idea into its Nashville Hot Chicken Burger back in 2020, then discontinued it. Now it’s back in 2026 as the fourth entry in the chain’s “Back to the Touch” project, which revives fan-favorite menus by popular demand. This isn’t a straight rerun, though: the cayenne-pepper sauce has been dialed up to match current spice trends. At 6,100 won in-store, and with a track record I already trusted, I ordered one with high hopes. So let’s dig right in.

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📋 At a Glance

• Product: Nashville Hot Chicken Burger
• Store: Mom’s Touch
• Price: 6,100 won single / 8,600 won combo (in-store)
• Main components: chicken-thigh patty, white cheese, hot chicken sauce, coleslaw, onion, sesame bun
• Availability: Back to the Touch limited revival (August 2026); may sell out early
• Verdict: ★4.5 — a spicier, crispier comeback; the thigh-meat patty with white cheese and coleslaw is a genuinely welcome return.

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The Nashville Hot Chicken Burger: Price and Highlights

This one launched with fanfare in 2020, only to be discontinued in 2022. Mom’s Touch says it has brought back the exact concept: a “chicken sandwich” recreating the “hot chicken” style so widely cooked in Nashville, Tennessee. It already had one run before, so plenty of you may be meeting it for the first time. First, let’s check the price.

• In-store price: 6,100 won single, 8,600 won combo
• Delivery app (Coupang Eats) price: 7,800 won single, 11,000 won combo

The combo price gap between the store and the delivery app is quite noticeable. Where possible, ordering through the official app is the way to go.

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This menu recreates a “chicken sandwich” built in the “hot chicken” style, coated in Nashville’s signature cayenne-pepper seasoning. It keeps the coleslaw pairing intact as well. The description claims it carries the flavor straight from the US, but as I recall it was localized to a degree, so I’m curious how this revival lands. Anyway, I went ahead and bought the combo.

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What’s in the Burger

Now let’s take a closer look at the build. The moment you unwrap it, the gooey melted white cheese and red hot chicken sauce catch your eye first. I can’t swear my memory is exact, but by appearance almost nothing has changed. Then again, rolling out the previous menu as-is is exactly what the Back to the Touch event is about.

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A Hefty Chicken-Thigh Patty

True to a Mom’s Touch menu, the thick chicken patty is genuinely commanding. This time the patty is made from whole chicken-thigh meat. Next to the Singssak boneless patty in the Ssac Burger it feels a touch thinner, yet its high density gives it real heft.

A Look Inside the Layers

Cut it in half and the build reveals itself. From the top down come coleslaw, onion, then the gooey melted white cheese, the red hot chicken sauce, and the chicken patty, with a little more hot chicken sauce at the very bottom. The bun itself is a standard sesame bun.

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The composition itself doesn’t look much changed, but as noted the heat has been pushed a bit beyond the original, so I’m curious about the flavor. On the build alone it doesn’t feel pricey next to other Mom’s Touch items, and it’s a pretty satisfying package.

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Taste Test: How Spicy Does It Really Get?

Let’s get straight to the tasting. Since it overlaps a lot in concept with the Bulssac Burger, I’d guess that’s why it was discontinued; personally, though, I preferred this over the too-spicy Bulssac. If it’s almost unchanged, that would be genuinely welcome.

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On the first bite, the bright tang of the coleslaw pairs beautifully with the juicy chicken patty and a moderately spicy hot chicken sauce. The heat may be stronger than before, but it lands at just the level that cuts the richness, so I could eat it without much strain.

The hot chicken sauce itself leans less on the everyday hot-sauce base and more on the pungent, distinctive bite of cayenne pepper. In some ways it’s slightly sweet with a savory depth, so the sense of being localized to Korean palates carried over almost unchanged.

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A Crispier, More Polished Revival

When it first launched in 2020, I recall a lot of quality-control feedback about the coleslaw making things soggy, which was then improved. This time all of that seems addressed: no sogginess, and the crisp texture of the chicken patty comes through intact. Anyone with a bad memory of the original will surely enjoy it this time around.

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The savory note of the white cheese, the juicy patty, and the pairing of spicy sauce with coleslaw are clearly a cut above ordinary pickles and hot sauce, and I’d missed this particular flavor. Personally, I enjoyed it thoroughly. If the chance comes up, I could see myself ordering it again.

As some of you know, this Back to the Touch item is a limited run, and depending on the branch it can sell out early, so I’d suggest grabbing it while you can. They say it may return based on customer preference, and I do think it’s worth bringing back at roughly a tier below the Bulssac in heat.

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Final Verdict: A Welcome, Crispy Return

Overall, my satisfaction with this Back to the Touch item runs pretty high. I’d rank it among the better releases the event has served up so far. Two more rounds are still to come, so I’m already curious what shows up next. Longtime fans of the Nashville Hot Chicken Burger and first-timers alike can enjoy this one, and I’d wholeheartedly recommend giving it a try. For travelers in Korea, it’s an easy, tasty way to sample how a Korean chain reinterprets an American classic.

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Brought back by customer demand after its 2020 debut, you can read more about this revival in this (Korean source) ConsumerTimes report on Mom’s Touch’s Nashville Hot Chicken Burger relaunch.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Q. How much is the Mom’s Touch Nashville Hot Chicken Burger?

In-store it’s 6,100 won for the burger alone and 8,600 won for the combo. On delivery apps like Coupang Eats it climbs to 7,800 and 11,000 won, so ordering in-store or through the official app is the better value.

Q. What is Nashville hot chicken, and how spicy is this burger?

Nashville hot chicken is a cayenne-forward fried chicken style from Tennessee. Here the heat has been boosted over the original, but it stays balanced enough to cut the richness rather than overwhelm, so most spice fans will find it easy to enjoy.

Q. What’s inside the burger?

Stacked from the top down, you get coleslaw, onion, melted white cheese, red hot chicken sauce, and a dense chicken-thigh patty on a sesame bun. The cayenne-pepper sauce is the real signature, and since it’s a Back to the Touch limited run, some branches may sell out early.