It's National Fried Chicken day. What's your favorite?

[wyldwolf]

Last edited Sat Jul 6, 2019, 03:42 PM - Edit history (1)

National chain, Popeyes hands down.

Other local Atlanta-area favorites:

1. Buckner’s - Jackson, GA
2. Table & Main - Roswell, GA. Nationally-recognized award-winning.

When Sylvia’s had an Atlanta location,
I tried it and it was ‘ok.’

Another now-closed Roswell restaurant,
Greenwood’s, served it with a honey-pepper glaze. Delish!

[customerserviceguy]

1. Ever since I tried Bojangles

I'm done with the Colonel.

[Major Nikon]

2. ...

[Kali]

3. Popeyes is good when it is fresh, and NOBODY makes sides like their beans and rice. OMG

I actually LIKE KFC original - same, good when hot and fresh (most of their sides suck, though)

Churches has too much grease, even for me. I don't know any other big chains.

but for me the test is how the chicken is cold as leftovers and the best I have found is a Tucson chain called Lucky Wishbone.

https://luckywishbone.com/

[wyldwolf]

4. Fried chicken - either fresh outta the grease or...

... fresh outta the fridge the next day.

[Kali]

5. of course the very best is homemade

with bacon grease!

[samnsara]

39. Exactly!!!! We dont even have a chicken place in our town..

..KFC is YET another pizza place now...and the nearest chicken place is 50 miles away. So homemade is the only way I get to eat it...Now, if you want sushi.. we have FIVE sushi places in town

[Kali]

44. 5 sushi places and no fried chicken?

do they at least have tempura????

[yellowdogintexas]

50. LOL there is a two mile stretch a short distance from here with 13 places to get fried chicken

We call it Chicken Boulevard. It is so bad that when Popeye's built a new place and their old one went up for lease, it was taken over by a Church's.

[sakabatou]

37. Popeyes for me too

[Ilsa]

52. For the last few years, the Sides are just

a couple of tablespoons of mash, or rice, or whatever.

But the chicken is usually pretty good.

[JudyM]

6. Hope you don't mind if I put this here... the one that won the last National Fried Chicken Festival

I was recently flown down to New Orleans to be a judge at the National Fried Chicken Festival. (I know, I know, being a food editor is such a tough, awful life.) All the judges—various media folks and fried chicken stans—were seated at picnic tables in Woldenberg Riverfront Park. Tray after tray of fried chicken was presented to us to taste and evaluate. There were a few categories to score, such as tenderness, overall presentation, crunchiness, and juiciness. We didn’t know the restaurant that made each dish, but we did know that our votes would help crown the winner. This was serious work.

Read more: https://www.myrecipes.com/extracrispy/vegan-chicken-atlas-monroe

[wyldwolf]

8. Of course not

I’ve eaten pretty good ‘vegan meat,’ including tofu chili - best ever. But
I think a caveat is ‘fried chicken’ is
usually thought of as being ‘on the bone.’
Nuggets, tenders, etc. don’t really fit what’s generally though of as ‘fried chicken.’

But if a vegan dish won the prize I’d
like to try it.

[bobbieinok]

7. In 62 I was in Germany. A restaurant was advertising 'amerikanishes Huenchen'

It was rotisserie chicken!! (1st time I'd ever seen that!)

I was stunned--to me, and to most people I've told this to, American chicken is fried chicken!!

[I was in Hamburg as part of my 1st yr of grad school]

[wyldwolf]

9. I can eat an entire rotisserie by myself!

[samnsara]

40. (tavern and) Costco Chicken is the best..

...when i was in college i would stop by a little grocer on the way home and grab a chicken from the rotisserie. Most of it made it home for dinner..

[SeattleVet]

10. For non-homemade...

Popeye's is pretty darn good.

Locally in the Seattle area we had Ezell's (Oprah discovered it when she was here one time, and used to have it FedEx'ed to Chicago). Ezell lost his legal use of the name to other family members, and the chicken from the new incarnations isn't a good, but Ezell opened another place called 'Heaven Sent' and it's still his original, kick-ass recipe. Amazing stuff!

[cemaphonic]

32. Yeah, Heaven Sent is great

So weird that we have feuding chicken chains.

[samnsara]

41. Seattle has great food. Hubby and I are moving to the west side just for the food..

[Generic Brad]

11. Publix

The fried chicken from their deli has won me over. I prefer it to any chain, hands down.

[Submariner]

12. You didn't even mention Church's Fried Chicken which is headquartered in Atlanta

They are all over the island everywhere in Puerto Rico. There's got to be hundreds of them.
There chicken struck me as just plain bland tasting.

The up and coming favorite there is Popeye's, but they are few and far between right now.

[wyldwolf]

14. I didn't mention a lot of places

I ate Churches often growing up but they’re not a favorite.

They were owned by the same
company as Popeyes. Churches kinda reminds me of a milder Bojangles.

[Submariner]

17. Being from the Northeast KFC was the only chicken available when I was a kid

When they invented extra crispy, as you can imagine, we were over the moon with joy because now we 2 varieties of chicken to choose from.

Then just one Popeye's Chicken snuck into the city years ago right next to Fenway Park. And, of course, that led to the great "Boston Red Sox Popeye's Chicken and Beer" scandal that rocked the city, Red Sox management, and led to Popeye's moving out to the suburbs where they are expanding.

https://larrybrownsports.com/baseball/popeyes-chicken-fenway-park-red-sox-pitchers-joke/129389

We obviously don't possess the southern tradition of making might fine fried chicken like I enjoyed in Louisiana years ago.

[wyldwolf]

25. I had some pretty tasty friend chicken at a diner in Long Island, of all places

It wasn't going to win any blue ribbons, but it was surprisingly good.

[Brother Buzz]

13. Roscoe's House of Chicken and Waffles, and Obama agrees

I've eaten at two Roscoe's, including the one Obama visited, and both had outstanding chicken.

[DBoon]

55. Yum. The one on Gower.

nt

[Brother Buzz]

59. Yes, that one in Hollywood was the first one I visited.

I missed Obama when we were at the Pico blvd location, but Charlie Sheen strolled in with his entourage. He swerved away from his party and came over to our table to ask my son about his 'stylish' penguin sweater. My son started laughing and told him how he scored it in a thrift store. They talked and laughed a bit more, took a photograph (Charlie wearing his fedora, my son with his thrift store sweater), then he rejoined his party.

I thought it was fun, but I got more excited when we exited and I discovered Charlie Sheen's bulletproof black Maybach parked outside.

[wyldwolf]

15. Anyone remember these chicken places?

Krystal chicken - slider place used to
serve fried chicken, too.

So did Hardee’s.

Mrs. Winners.
Lee’s
Maryland Fried Chicken

[exboyfil]

27. We had both a Mrs. Winners in Cookeville, TN

Left Cookeville 20 years ago. I don't know if they are still around.

[wyldwolf]

28. there are a few still around. Lee's Chicken was founded by Colonial Sanders' nephew.

Intrigue!

[Laffy Kat]

31. Krystal's was darn good.

We had them where I grew up in Memphis.

[wyldwolf]

33. did the ones in Memphis have the chicken entrance in the back of the building?

That's how they were in Macon (GA)

[Laffy Kat]

35. Gosh, I can't remember.

Seems like there was a different line for the chx but not a separate entrance.

[yellowdogintexas]

45. I have to have Krystals when I go to KY. Love them

Those nasty little burgers....

[Lunabell]

16. Popeyes definitely.

But my favorite is my own homemade. My wife has a black pepper allergy and most places, not popeyes, use it liberally.

[Grasswire2]

18. home made, although I haven't done so in a long time.

I have the recipe for Mrs. Knott's famous fried chicken, of Knott's Berry Farm fame.

When people in the family go vegan and others worry about cholesterol, some things are left behind.

[Shrek]

19. Brookville Hotel in Abilene, Kansas

I don't go there often enough.

http://www.brookvillehotel.com/menu/

[Xolodno]

20. Mrs. Knott's Chicken Dinner...

...best fried chicken...and my favorite boysenberry pie....aside from what my wife makes.

https://www.knotts.com/play/drinks-dining/mrs-knotts-chicken-dinner-restaurant

[cloudbase]

21. Here goes:

National chain-Popeye's

Here in Houston, they all seem to have problems filling an order correctly. The Popeye's on the naval station in Sasebo, Japan never had that problem.

Local Houston-Frenchy's

Only the original location, though. They tried to expand a bit too fast and the quality suffered.

Other-Stroud's in Kansas City/Riverside.

[wyldwolf]

22. One location of Popeyes near me has major issues, too

They don't unlock their doors when it's time, the give "spicy" when "mild" is requested, they ignore customers at the counter, and they just get orders wrong. To go? Check it before you leave. All this is a management problem.

The two other locations are extraordinary with their service.

[wyldwolf]

23. btw, I tried Cracker Barrel's new fried chicken

First order came out a little warmer than room temperature and soggy.

Management replaced order with freshly cooked. Not a vast improvement. Rather bland.

[hibbing]

24. Wayfare Tavern - San Francisco

Tyler Florence place, only ate there once, but that was some good chicken. Not something I typically eat though.


Peace

[saidsimplesimon]

26. Meatless Monday

[exboyfil]

29. When done right our Hy-Vee (regional grocery chain) spicy chicken is better

than Popeyes which is the gold standard. Of course our local Hy-Vee appears to no longer be able to get the spicy fried chicken.

KFC is not horrible, but I prefer spicy chicken. Even the non-spicy Hy-Vee is better than KFC. It is definitely cheaper when you catch it on special (which happens often).

Popeyes can be hit or miss - sometimes it is too dry (been under the heat lamp too long I think). At Hy-Vee we can request that they drop an order and pick up fresh chicken 20 minutes later.

[Docreed2003]

30. Gus's Fried Chicken, Memphis....

[yellowdogintexas]

47. We have a Gus's in Fort Worth. Good chicken nt

[DBoon]

56. They opened one in Los Angeles

very good.

[madamesilverspurs]

34. In New Mexico...

...many years ago, there was a restaurant on the east side of Sandia Peak, popular place where you often had to wait a while for a table. Bella Vista, maybe?? (It was back in the 1960s, sorry for the memory fail). Anyway, their fried chicken was the draw, and it was superb. It brought all the drools!

.

[trev]

36. Big KFC fan.

I've eaten at the original restaurant in Corbin, KY. Pieces were bigger there than nationwide.

[samnsara]

38. anything other than booger covered kid snot glob Chik-Fil-et

[blur256]

42. AQ Chicken House in Springdale,AR

Used to be amazing but I haven't been there in years. Strouds in is good. Oddly, I remember the fried chicken at Heritage cafeteria being good as well but i think those closed down years ago...

[The Polack MSgt]

43. Best national chain is Popeyes. Or Pope Yes! as my 6 year old daughter called it when they opened

On Misawa AB Japan...

I enjoy Canes chicken fingers, but I agree with a previous poster that "Fried Chicken" Means on the bone chicken.

Locally, there are some great options around St Louis - But unfortunately, Sweetie Pies is not on the list.

Hey, don't look at me like that. It's good, just not great, and the green beans and Mac & Cheese were average.

Lee's Fried Chicken is great if you're in a good franchise. There is a LOT of difference in quality depending on location.

Locally famous family restaurant "The Good Ol' Days" in New Baden is really good, but a bit salty and the sides are average... Their Pie is phenomenal though, so it's worth a trip up I64
www.goodoldays.net/

The absolute best fried chicken around here in the corn fields of SW Illinois is at the restaurant in the Original Springs Hotel. Perfect crunch, juicy meat, just the right level of salt and black pepper in the old school crust.
https://www.theoriginalspringshotel.com/

Super obscure bonus recommendation - The Eagles Nest in Addieville Illinois has the absolute best butter milk soaked fried gizzards in the whole world.

It's in a town of 200 or so a good 10 minute drive past the ass end of nowhere. Worth it. So delicious.
https://www.yelp.com/biz/eagles-nest-addieville

[Hotler]

46. Homemade and breaded in corn flakes.......

[yellowdogintexas]

48. HAHAHAHAHA!

[yellowdogintexas]

49. I like spicy chicken. SO Popeye's is a favorite

Recently Chicken Express was advertising spicy tenders. Have not tried yet.

The big chicken place though is Babe's from what I hear. Have anot been there yet but it is supposed to be really good.

We have a local chain called Lisa's that makes a great fried chicken.

[dawg day]

51. Me too-- Popeye's. I like the non-spicy!

I'm a wimp. But also the red beans and rice side dish... very good.

[Hoyt]

53. Atlanta -- Silver Skillet, Pascals, Mary Macs, and if you are in a hurry, Church's.

https://www.thesilverskillet.com


https://www.paschalsatlanta.com/pages/about-us

https://www.marymacs.com/

[DBoon]

54. Korean fried chicken at Prince in Los Angeles

[Adsos Letter]

57. The stuff our local Raley's deli makes.

Plain old fried chicken. It's most excellent.

[FoxNewsSucks]

58. Go Chicken Go

Local KC place, it's really good. I do like Popeye's.

I did like Hattie B's in Nashville. The hot chicken was great.