Louisiana Fried Chicken is also good. This is a chain of eateries, mostly in black neighborhoods, whose chicken features a thick spicy crust. I like it better than KFC or Popeye's.
Anything good here around the Boston area?
I don’t even have a KFC close by...
In Los Angeles, the Won Kok in Chinatown serves excellent Chinese-style fried chicken.
Good fried chicken can also be had at the Foster Farms restaurant in Livingston, in Merced County, Calif. off the 99 freeway.
Outside of what Mom used to make back in southern Illinois (Mom was of Tennessee and Kentucky stock), I would say some of the better fried chicken I have eaten has come from some pizza joints — Capri’s in Hammond, IN, and Doreen’s in the Hegewisch neighborhood of south Chicago. Also, some of the taverns that have significant food service — and excellent Friday fish fries — also do a fine job on the yard bird. So, it’s not just the fancy places the foodies have heard of.
Publix deli counter.
Very best fried chicken ever and never duplicated was in the summer of 1966 at a hole in the wall diner across from the Chevrolet dealership in Forest City, Arkansas.
Second best ever is Pete’s Place in McAlester, Oklahoma.
All but about 2 look burned. No, thanks.
Best purchased fried chicken is Chicken Express. Located in the south.
For the best fried Chicken I vote for Popeyes and Publix.
Pardon me for simply stating that I’ve been stationed all over the USA (less HI & AK) and have found NO good fried chicken outside of the 13 Dixie States ANY PLACE, EXCEPT when cooked by ex-patriot SOUTHERNERS.
NOR is there ANY decent Tex-Mex food nor TX BBQ, except here in Texas and/or out of the kitchens of ex-patriot Texicans.
(When I was in Ft Drum NY, I was often asked where to get decent Tex-Mex food in NY. - At my house was my TRUTHFUL answer.)
Note: When I was stationed at Ft Indiantown Gap, PA, I had a TX-style “wet smoke pit” built by a local welder, using an old 500 gallon LPG tank & a “junked boat trailer” chassis. = When it was completed, his honest comment was, “Never seen one of those contraptions. I hope that you’re pleased with this thing, whatever it is.” = I was PLEASED for sure & my place on post became Dixie’s “ex-patriot haven” for homesick Southerners/Texicans.
(One SC ex-patriot wrote home to get FIVE GALLONS of YELLOW BBQ sauce.)
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My Mother was born and raised in the Florida Panhandle as were her parents and Grandparents. We lived on a farm when I was little.
Mother would go out in the yard, grab a chicken, wring it’s neck, pluck, clean etc. She fried in lard. I can still recall the flavor of biting into a drumstick.
It was delicious, still the very best from some chains was a little bit better. Most of the times not.
The Brookville Hotel (no rooms, just food) in Abilene, Kansas has excellent fried chicken (the only item on the menu). Just off of I-70 if you are traveling through. I would recommend it highly.
Just tried Cracker Barrel’s new fried chicken meal. It’s OK - but tastes like Banquet frozen fried chicken to me. Can’t believe they are stopping their chicken and rice for this stuff.
Popeyes mild is my favorite chain chicken. KFC original is OK, but tends to be greasy. KFC extra crispy was good years ago when it first came out but just nasty today. A few local restaurants and gas stations make really good chicken. There used to be one in Ider, Alabama that had the best, but it changed hands and stopped making it.
The Colonel’s recipe is fine with me!