Our 13 picks for the best fried chicken outside of the South

Southern Kitchen ^ | April 18, 2019 | Rachel Taylor

[Big Red Badger]

The Crack Shack,,,
.
Oh boy.

[Chengdu54]

Harold’s is about the best I ever tasted, next to my grandma’s.

[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.

[SanchoP]

After the franchise joints changed their frying grease they all suck everywhere. Yucch!

[HangnJudge]

...To me the best fried chicken is Popeye’s. I guess they are outside the South too.

http://popeyeschicken.ca/find-a-popeyes/

9 locations in NYC alone

[virgil]

Love that chicken at Popeye’s.

[exDemMom]

I still love good old KFC, all dark original. I’ve tried some of the others and they never did much for me. I just wish they had better sides.

[Liz]

Crack-Shack-chicken

[trisham]

That looks great.

[Fungi]

"Any Popeyes, inedible, anywhere." How it should read.

[redshawk]

Soak it in butter milk for 12 hours before frying.
Use a bit of baking powder too with your flour with salt and pepper. Pan fry in a cast iron skillet.

[redshawk]

“Tastes great. ....Less filling”. :-D

[PAR35]

with their “crack spice”

You'll get hooked on it.

[leaning conservative]

Yeah, to me Popeyes has no flavor.

[Jane Austen]

I used to love KFC. For years now, those KFC place near me serve a far inferior fried chicken.

[Bonemaker]

Stroud’s in Kansas City, MO...best I ever had.

Popeyes in downtown Chicago was excellent years ago....don’t know about now. The ones in the suburbs that I have tried have blown.

[Yogafist]

[Califreak]

“gay side dishes”

Sweet Potato Waffles.

Why does everything have to have sweet potatoes or kale in it?

[trisham]

I hear you.

[Califreak]

I also prefer Popeye’s.

KFC is way too greasy now.