...To me the best fried chicken is Popeyes. I guess they are outside the South too.
http://popeyeschicken.ca/find-a-popeyes/
9 locations in NYC alone
Royal Farms in MD and VA have the best “gas station chicken” I have ever come across. Try to grab some each time I travel through the area. I would take it over Popeye’s or Bojangle’s anytime.