# Fried chicken joints, faves and why **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [October 27, 2008, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fried-chicken-joints-faves-and-why/469850 "2008-10-27T21:42:47Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Mr.Moto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9de0a6/32.png) [@Mr.Moto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Moto)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2008, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fried-chicken-joints-faves-and-why/469850/21 "2008-10-28T03:53:52Z")
Virginia Beach Dopers probably remember [Pollard’s Chicken.](http://pollardschicken.com/) Head over on Tuesday for the chicken liver and gizzard special. ---
**Author:** ![Ogre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ecb155/32.png) [@Ogre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ogre)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2008, 4:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fried-chicken-joints-faves-and-why/469850/22 "2008-10-28T04:01:49Z")
[Hotel Talisi](http://hoteltalisi.net/), in Tallassee, Alabama, has amazing fried chicken. ---
**Author:** ![samclem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a9a28c/32.png) [@samclem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/samclem)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2008, 11:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fried-chicken-joints-faves-and-why/469850/23 "2008-10-28T11:35:11Z")
> [@Key\_Lime\_Guy](#): > > Also Roscoe’s Chicken & Waffles in Los Angeles. Great chicken - never understood the waffles part. [Chicken and Waffles](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicken_and_waffles) go back to at least the 19th century. Appears to probably be a dish from Southern Blacks. At least, that’s how the popularity spread. Probably. ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2008, 1:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fried-chicken-joints-faves-and-why/469850/24 "2008-10-28T13:17:25Z")
[http://www.brookvillehotel.com/art1.htm](http://www.brookvillehotel.com/art1.htm) Thread over. I win. ---
**Author:** ![Max\_Torque](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Max\_Torque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_Torque)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2008, 1:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fried-chicken-joints-faves-and-why/469850/25 "2008-10-28T13:27:32Z")
Gotta be Chick-Fil-A. For the past several years, we’ve been buying the large nugget tray for the big family Christmas get-together. There are never any leftovers. ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Moto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9de0a6/32.png) [@Mr.Moto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Moto)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2008, 2:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fried-chicken-joints-faves-and-why/469850/26 "2008-10-28T14:16:00Z")
> [@samclem](#): > > [Chicken and Waffles](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicken_and_waffles) go back to at least the 19th century. Appears to probably be a dish from Southern Blacks. At least, that’s how the popularity spread. Probably. Well, there are two kinds of chicken and waffles. My grandmother used to get the Amish-Mennonite variety in restaurants in her childhood - and she remembers them fondly. This would be a pot-pie style chicken in cream gravy over a waffle. This style isn’t as well known today. ---
**Author:** ![Cartooniverse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cartooniverse/32/3084_2.png) [@Cartooniverse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cartooniverse)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2008, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fried-chicken-joints-faves-and-why/469850/27 "2008-10-28T14:18:29Z")
> [@silenus](#): > > Lucky for me, my wife makes amazing fried chicken, because I have yet to find any place better than the chains around here. Is she willing to be franchised? 😃 Hard to beat homemade, because to me the best fried chicken is devoid of sogginess. Gotta be fresh from the pan onto the plate. Dripping onto newspaper, not paper towel- like a good seafood feast. Cartooniverse ---
**Author:** ![KneadToKnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kneadtoknow/32/3999_2.png) [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2008, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fried-chicken-joints-faves-and-why/469850/28 "2008-10-28T14:20:37Z")
> [@Mr.Moto](#): > > Well, there are two kinds of chicken and waffles. My grandmother used to get the Amish-Mennonite variety in restaurants in her childhood - and she remembers them fondly. This would be a pot-pie style chicken in cream gravy over a waffle. > > This style isn’t as well known today. Alton mentions it\* when he discusses chicken and waffles. \*Granted, he adds afterward, “I don’t know why you would _ever_ want to do that.” But he does mention it. ---
**Author:** ![Yorikke](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yorikke/32/4335_2.png) [@Yorikke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yorikke)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2008, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fried-chicken-joints-faves-and-why/469850/29 "2008-10-28T14:41:09Z")
There’s a tiny storefront called Country Chicken, in Tiny Woodlake, CA, where I used to live. AWESOME chicken. Joe ---
**Author:** ![Mooch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7bcc69/32.png) [@Mooch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mooch)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2008, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fried-chicken-joints-faves-and-why/469850/30 "2008-10-28T15:44:44Z")
> [@pulykamell](#): > > Around here, Harold’s Chicken or the Chicken Shack in Evanston are my standard go-tos for fried chicken. Thirded for Chicken Shack. The Fish Keg on Howard does very good fried chicken as well (if you’re ordering a variety of stuff - otherwise it’s shrimp and hush puppies for me). ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2008, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fried-chicken-joints-faves-and-why/469850/31 "2008-10-28T16:01:16Z")
Up here it’s **Lucky Wishbone**. They fly the chicken in fresh, and soak it in buttermilk before breading. They’re also a contender for the best cheeseburger in town. ---
**Author:** ![KneadToKnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kneadtoknow/32/3999_2.png) [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2008, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fried-chicken-joints-faves-and-why/469850/32 "2008-10-28T16:47:27Z")
> [@Chefguy](#): > > They fly the chicken in fresh, and soak it in buttermilk before breading. I had to read that three times before I realized that “fly” was not a typo. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Gwyen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/858c86/32.png) [@Gwyen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gwyen)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2008, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fried-chicken-joints-faves-and-why/469850/33 "2008-10-28T18:57:26Z")
We usually go for Church’s or Popeye’s or occasionally a fresh batch from the Wal-mart deli. It really isn’t that bad. I like Popeye’s biscuits too, and sometimes potato logs from Wal-Mart but that is it as far as sides go, we like to make those at home KFC is vile it isn’t even in the running. Blech ---
**Author:** ![Horatio\_Hellpop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e5b9ba/32.png) [@Horatio\_Hellpop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horatio_Hellpop)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2008, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fried-chicken-joints-faves-and-why/469850/34 "2008-10-28T21:10:02Z")
> [@Lute Skywatcher](#): > > The deli counter at [Westover Market](http://www.westovermarket.com/) has some great fried chicken. Haven’t been there since they reorganized so this may have changed. > > The deli counter at [Harris Teeter](http://www.harristeeter.com/) has some tasty chicken. Also sushi and, in certain locations, pizza and the largest paninis I’ve ever seen! You must be neighbors with my sister in Arlington; she is walking distance from both of these places! I prefer Pollo Rico (also in Arlington, about midway between the Clarendon and Virginia Square metros), the best Peruvian chicken I have ever had, and Pollo Campero, an international (Guatemala-based) chain with three DC-area locales. I’m a regular at the Bailey’s Crossroads one. The lady at the counter chuckles when I try to order in Spanish. ---
**Author:** ![samclem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a9a28c/32.png) [@samclem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/samclem)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2008, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fried-chicken-joints-faves-and-why/469850/35 "2008-10-28T23:44:38Z")
> [@Krokodil](#): > > You must be neighbors with my sister in Arlington; she is walking distance from both of these places! > > I prefer Pollo Rico (also in Arlington, about midway between the Clarendon and Virginia Square metros), the best Peruvian chicken I have ever had, and Pollo Campero, an international (Guatemala-based) chain with three DC-area locales. I’m a regular at the Bailey’s Crossroads one. The lady at the counter chuckles when I try to order in Spanish. My mom lives in Arligton, and I get there about three times/year. To hijack this thread, the Peruvian/South/Central American chicken that is to be found in the area the last 15 years is astounding. And good. ---
**Author:** ![samclem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a9a28c/32.png) [@samclem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/samclem)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2008, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fried-chicken-joints-faves-and-why/469850/36 "2008-10-29T00:42:38Z")
> [@samclem](#): > > [Chicken and Waffles](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicken_and_waffles) go back to at least the 19th century. Appears to probably be a dish from Southern Blacks. At least, that’s how the popularity spread. Probably. To give some more substance to this, you can find references to “chicken and waffles” as early as 1871. So it probably was orginally Amish/White America. In the 1920s-30s, it probably was more of an Afro-American/Harlem thing. ---
**Author:** ![tr0psn4j](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/958977/32.png) [@tr0psn4j](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tr0psn4j)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2008, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fried-chicken-joints-faves-and-why/469850/37 "2008-10-29T00:50:18Z")
> [@Key\_Lime\_Guy](#): > > Also Roscoe’s Chicken & Waffles in Los Angeles. Great chicken - never understood the waffles part. I’ll second that except I like the waffles better than the chicken. Their chicken comes out a little dry sometimes. ---
**Author:** ![MOIDALIZE](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e274bd/32.png) [@MOIDALIZE](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MOIDALIZE)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2008, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fried-chicken-joints-faves-and-why/469850/38 "2008-10-29T01:00:05Z")
I head on over to [Ms. Peachez’](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rGrqW3nx5HM) house when I’m in the mood. ---
**Author:** ![MissGypsy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8491ac/32.png) [@MissGypsy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MissGypsy)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2008, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fried-chicken-joints-faves-and-why/469850/39 "2008-10-29T03:11:45Z")
I don’t know if it still exists, but Nick’s, on Broadway, in Anderson, IN, used to have some fantastic fried chicken. Crispy, juicy, just perfection. I also liked Hardee’s fried chicken, but I haven’t lived in a town with a Hardee’s for years, so it may be different now. Their biscuits were awesome, too. KFC is ok, and I’ve wanted to try Popeye’s, but haven’t yet. ---
**Author:** ![lokij](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/5e9695/32.png) [@lokij](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lokij)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2008, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fried-chicken-joints-faves-and-why/469850/40 "2008-10-29T14:25:40Z")
Prince’s Hot Chicken Shack, Nashville TN. I feel sorry for those who’ve never had the pleasure of hot chicken. I really do. I take mine hot, but not extra-hot (that’s just silly). [http://www.roadfood.com/Reviews/Overview.aspx?RefID=4613](http://www.roadfood.com/Reviews/Overview.aspx?RefID=4613) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fried-chicken-joints-faves-and-why/469850.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fried-chicken-joints-faves-and-why/469850.md?page=3)