Home of the Crackling Chicken Smash Burger
The best burger you'll have in Brooklyn happens to be chicken. Smashed hard on the griddle until the edges go golden and crackling crisp. Rich, juicy center. Bell & Evans chicken, ground in-house. Scratch-made sauces, sides, and hand-spun shakes from Hudson Valley Milk. No shortcuts.
At Ramblin’ Chick we believe in the American idea of questioning, well… everything. Including the age old assumption that the Great American Burger, the very ideal of what a burger can be - or should be -is beef. Tradition holds that salmon, turkey and veggie burgers are mere imposters. But after years of experimenting, taste-testing and flipping countless patties, we are here to proclaim that history has it wrong. There’s a new, highly evolved burger in town.
What, are you chicken?
Bell & Evans chicken
Humanely raised. Antibiotic and hormone free.
24-hour buttermilk marinade
Real prep. Real time.
Ground in-house
No pre-formed patties.
Smashed on the griddle
Golden crackling edges. Juicy center.
One method. All thigh-only chicken. Ground in-house. Smashed on the griddle to order. Note: Double patty default · Single patty available · All sauces made in-house
Five burgers. Five American origin stories.
El Reno, Oklahoma — 1920s. During the Great Depression, beef was scarce. Ross Davis at the Hamburger Inn stretched his patties with fried onions and invented the smash burger.
The OG BK Burger
Caramelized Onions · Secret Ramblin' Sauce · American Cheese
Sacramento to Tijuana — 1920s. Caesar Cardini fled Prohibition to Mexico, opened his namesake restaurant, and invented the mother of all salads.
Caesar's Great Escape
Caesar Salad · Parmigiano-Reggiano · Parmesan Lace Crisp
Los Angeles — 1919. Tommy de Forest at Ptomaine Tommy's ladled a chili-size serving onto an open-faced burger. Chopped onions. Melted cheddar. A new American classic.
The California Chili Size
18-Spice Chicken Chili · Chopped Onions · Aged Cheddar Sauce
Buffalo, New York — 1964. Teressa Bellissimo at the Anchor Bar invented buffalo wings for her son's late-night crew. Butter, cayenne, and a coast-to-coast obsession.
Buffalo Game Day
Buffalo Sauce · American Cheese · Cheetos & Corn Flake Crumble
Harlem, New York — 1938. Jazz musicians at the Wells Supper Club showed up too late for dinner, too early for breakfast. Joe Wells split the difference.
Chicken & Waffles
Buttermilk Waffles · Bacon · Maple Butter · Hot Honey · American Cheese
Freshly ground Bell & Evans chicken, marinated in our secret blend, hand-formed into golden nuggets · Choose 2 sauces. Sauces: Sweet & Sour · Secret Ramblin' Sauce · Brown Butter & Roasted Garlic Buffalo. All sauces made in-house
Throwback Nuggets
Buttermilk marinated chick · ignature blend of Ramblin spices
DON'T STOP AT THE BURGER
The rest gives you
a reason to stay a little longer.
Cracklin' Chicken Dust Fries
Aged Cheddar Cheese Fries
Chicken Chili & Cheese Fries
18-Spice Blend Chicken Chili
Ooey Gooey Mac and Cheese
Scratch-made soft serve , shakes and floats
"We built this place with our own hands and with the hands of our community. It represents resilience, reinvention, and the belief that good food has the power to bring people together.”
In 2010, we started with an ice cream pushcart in Prospect Park and the belief that joy matters. We built Ample Hills Creamery from a single Brooklyn shop into sixteen stores and a factory– building out shops in Brooklyn, Manhattan, New Jersey, Los Angeles, Miami and even Disney World. We grew fast. We made mistakes. In 2020, we lost the company.
In 2021, we opened The Social — wiser, more intentional, and anchored in community.
In 2023, Ample Hills went into bankruptcy again. Our investors purchased the brand, and for a brief moment, it felt like a homecoming. The story even made the pages of The New York Times.
But alignment matters. Vision matters. Values matter. And when those don't match, even second chances can slip away. Ultimately, our paths diverged. And when paths diverge, you keep ramblin'. So we did what we've always done. We got back up.
We spent the next chapter helping other brands find their "why." Along the way, we met Ebaid — and together we built 42 Wonder Road, a storytelling and branding studio rooted in purpose.
But the itch to gather people over incredible food never left. And that's how Ramblin' Chick was born.
This isn't a comeback. It's a continuation. Like the song says, we've roamed and rambled. And we're still following our footsteps. We've still got miles to go. Because the American story isn't about avoiding failure. It's about reinvention. And we're still ramblin'.
— Jackie & Brian · Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn · Opening March 18, 2026
