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I moved to SF last year from SC and it has been a royal pain to find a good fried chicken joint. Friends, if you find yourselves in the southeast do your best
by adaisadais 6y ago
I moved to SF last year from SC and it has been a royal pain to find a good fried chicken joint.
Friends, if you find yourselves in the southeast do your best to get into a Bojangles.
Any suggestions for a good chicken joint in the Bay Area?
- askafriend 6y agoGet the fried chicken sandwich from RT Rotisserie (they do deliver) - it's the fast-casual arm of the acclaimed Rich Table restaurant. All of the food at RT Rotisserie is incredible (their menu isn't large), but the fried chicken sandwich is especially notable (along with the lamb pita sandwich).
- sevencolors 6y agoYeah sando and the buttermilk rotisserie chicken is legit
- ibassf 6y agoThe Front Porch is aight, it’s not the south though. Oakland has some downscale places that are more authentic. And then there’s great Korean fried chicken but that’s a whole different game.
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- chirau 6y agoBojangles is the truth. These days whenever I find myself back in Durham once a year, I always stop by CookOut for their tray and Bojangles for chicken and the biscuits and the gravy. Legend has it they put crack in that chicken that's why it's so good.
- Yhippa 6y agoBiscuitville. Why won't they expand?
- darrmit 6y agoNC resident here and when I saw fried chicken I thought Bojangles. It never gets old to me. Smithfield Chicken and BBQ also has a lot of locations in the southeast and has very good fried chicken.
- m-ee 6y agoCan only speak for the east bay but Minnie Bells in the Emeryville public market is my favorite. For a different flavor check out Abura ya in Oakland too
- Ductapemaster 6y agoI did not had a chance to try it myself before quarantine started, but a couple friends of mine independently raved about Angeline's Louisiana Kitchen in Berkeley.
- jeffbee 6y agoStrongly depends on your taste, so here's some very different styles: miss ollie's (oakland) minnie bell's (emeryville) 900 grayson (berkeley) lois the pie queen (oakland) hopscotch (oakland) If you just can't leave SF, try Town Hall.
- samstave 6y ago+1 for 900 grayson (esp - their version of chicken and waffles) Giant Chef in concord too.
- knoxa2511 6y agoHard Knox is pretty great
- bergeyboy 6y agoSan Tung in SF has some incredible chinese fried chicken
- anxman 6y agoI know this is kind of heresy but there isn’t good fried chicken in the Bay Area and I’ve traveled the country in search of fried chicken. I can’t tell you how many times people have said “omigod you have to try so and sos” only to be disappointed over and over. The best I’ve found in the US is Howlin Rays in LA (obviously) followed by Ms T in Chicago followed by the Gus’s chain. In the Bay Area, KFC is still the most reliable.
- sevencolors 6y agoI'd agree SF could have better Southern-style fried chicken. But at the KFC level Krispy Krunchy Chicken is pretty damn great :)
- anxman 6y agoI haven't tried KKC yet. It's on my list. Also, Thomas Keller's fried chicken is wildly overrated also. Perfect fry but very unseasoned. Not worth a trip up.
- tjchear 6y agoPopeyes is a good one. They've got Tuesday's Leg and Thigh for a very cheap price. I personally like their Chicken Sandwich and 2 Can Dine deal.
- gregw134 6y agoThere are some good Korean fried chicken places in Sunnyvale. It's a bit lighter than normal fried chicken, still just as delicious.
- marklacey 6y agoNot a lot of good fried food here. I have only found one reasonably good fried fish place and most of the french fries in the area aren’t great.
- sevencolors 6y agoOh man, so many options. Good thing i love trying them all :D Traditional style: RT Rotisserie, Brenda's, Hard Knox, Rusty's Southern, Brown Sugar Kitchen Personally I'm a fan of the non-Southern-style fried chicken Wing Wangs, Hot Sauce and Panko, San Tung, Rintaro All Time Fav is Tokyo Fried Chicken in Montery Park (LA) Everything is just perfectly cooked. chefs kiss