[HamiltonJay]

There is no such thing as great fried chicken outside the south...

It’s not that hard, but Yankees and west coasters always think they can do something better... and they can’t.

[stump56]

Try Southern Kitchen in Tacoma. They are SC transplants, I believe, and serve great fried chicken. BTW ours kid went to University of Puget Sound, so we visited them a few times. For us here in NC, it has to be Bojangles.

[ealgeone]

+1

[FamiliarFace]

You may be right most of the time, but not ALL.of the time. There’s a gem of a restaurant here in my little Midwest town that serves Aunt Bee’s Fried Chicken. You can get it bone in or boneless. I’ve tried it both ways, and both are worth the trip. I’m a native Floridian, the northern part of Florida which is very Southern. I’ve hailed this as the best fried chicken ANYWHERE, and it tastes just like my Mama used to make it. I’ve had MANY people tell me it can’t be that good...until they try it, and then admit I was right.

While Publix does a nice job when I visit my old state, it’s nothing compared to what I can get just down the street from my house. It’s the greatest little family restaurant. I would tell you the name, but I don’t want it to get more crowded than it already is.

[imardmd1]

Oh, yes they can. zby a New York State Mile. Fried, no. Barbecued, YES! There is no better. And you can make it anyplace in the world. Call it what you want, but the batch sheet, process, and equipment followed closely cranks out the best ever. But use white pepper, and always freshly butchered Iced halves, NEVER frozen & thawed meat:

https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/cornell-chicken-barbecue-sauce-upstate

http://hamilton.cce.cornell.edu/resources/cornell-chicken-barbecue-sauce-and-safe-chicken-barbecues

https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/food/the-grilled-chicken-recipe-so-brilliant-its-got-an-ivy-league-name/2017/09/25/5d237c12-9e50-11e7-8ea1-ed975285475e_story.html?utm_term=.26a74aa3d415

I learned how to do this back in the 1960s when our volunteer fire company made a great deal of money by contract-barbecuing chicken halves hundereds at a time, setting out feasts with roast corn, fresh salad, and maple syrup-enhanced Grandma Brown's Baked Beans

. Mmmmmmm-muh!