The Spice Is Nice at Gus’s World Famous Fried Chicken in Deep Ellum The Memphis chain is a welcome Deep Ellum addition. And, importantly, the fried bird is spicy and crispy and good. By Eve Hill-Agnus Published in Food & Drink May 27, 2021 10:58 am Tucked behind the façade of a vintage gas station with a shading canopy, Gus’s World Famous Fried Chicken landed last September, a worthy addition to the hot chicken scene (not to be confused with Nashville hot chicken specifically). Topped with a blinking yellow-backed neon sign over its entrance, the outpost on Commerce Street boasts a weathered brick wall and a graffiti art mural that announces in shadow letters the locale with Deep Ellum pride. Endearingly beaten-up poles rise amid red-and-white checked tablecloths inside. In other words, the franchise of the national, Memphis-based chain is as much a Deep Ellum fixture as you might ever desire.