Fried Chicken - Popeyes vs KFC vs Other

Discussion in 'Food & Travel' started by Jeff, Mar 5, 2003.

  1. Jeff

    Jeff Member

    Apr 14, 1999
    Alexandria, NOVA
    Okay kids, what's your fave. I'll have to go with the Popeyes, though KFC's good, as is the Chester Fried stuff you get at Cub Foods.
     
  2. FearM9

    FearM9 New Member

    Jul 14, 2000
    On my bike
    My vote goes to Popeyes. Problem is there is only one Popeyes in the valley and it's kind of a pain in the ass to get to. There are an abundance of KFCs here though.
     
  3. miasman1

    miasman1 New Member

    For me, Popeyes first, Churchs' second(there's quite a few in Oakland and Richmond), and KFC.
     
  4. skipshady

    skipshady New Member

    Apr 26, 2001
    Orchard St, NYC
    Dude, Bojangles.

    KFC if I have to, but the twister, not the chicken. Oh, and before you die, you should go to KFC in Japan. The secret recipe there is out of this world.
     
  5. GringoTex

    GringoTex Member

    Aug 22, 2001
    1301 miles de Texas
    Club:
    Tottenham Hotspur FC
    Nat'l Team:
    Bolivia
    A Latin American chain called Pollo Campero is easily the best. They've just announced they will soon be enetring the U.S. market.
     
  6. skipshady

    skipshady New Member

    Apr 26, 2001
    Orchard St, NYC
    Which reminds me. I used to go to Pollo Tropical in Miami a lot, not because the chicken was especially good, but because it was crazy cheap. Well, that was until I found an actual Cuban joint that was better.
     
  7. Bonnie Lass

    Bonnie Lass Moderator
    Staff Member

    Lyon
    Norway
    Oct 20, 2000
    Up top
    Club:
    Olympique Lyonnais
    My grandma's (she's adds a bit of bacon grease to the oil)

    After that:

    Popeye's
    Church's
    KFC
    Bojangle's

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    Most places back in GA that have both 'Waffle' and 'Chicken' in their name .. Any place who has 'shack' in their name. Most all country cooking places.
     
  8. ruudboy

    ruudboy New Member

    Jul 6, 2000
    Sunnyvale
    My GrandMa too, but

    Roscoe's Chicken'n Waffles, Los Angeles
     
  9. TheSlipperyOne

    TheSlipperyOne Member+

    Feb 29, 2000
    Denver
    Club:
    Arsenal FC
    Popeye's all the way!!!
     
  10. dearprudence

    dearprudence Member

    Nov 1, 2000
    Chi-town
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Agreed - but not just in GA.

    Has no one else ever tried Roy Rogers' chicken? If you can find a Roy's (I think there's like 5 left in the country!), you've found the best chicken.
     
  11. wcgcapone

    wcgcapone Member

    Feb 6, 2001
    Denver, CO, USA
    Club:
    Colorado Rapids
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Jeff what's the name of that place we ate at in central Kansas? The something Hotel?
     
  12. panicfc

    panicfc Member+

    Dec 22, 2000
    In my chair, typing
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    I drove 35 miles to have Popeye's chicken for Mardi Gras, just so it would be like home.

    KFC is 5 minutes away.

    There can be only one....Popeye's.

    Damn I miss home
     
  13. needs

    needs Member

    Jan 16, 2003
    Brooklyn
    I think I read a story about this chain somewhere. Apparantly, Salvadorans flying to the US will buy huge amounts of chicken to give to relatives or resell when they reach the US. Were talking about people flying with 150-200 pieces of chicken. The author said it was the best fried chicken he'd ever had.
     
  14. eric d

    eric d Member

    Sep 9, 1998

    Seconded. And so are their biscuits.
     
  15. Jeff

    Jeff Member

    Apr 14, 1999
    Alexandria, NOVA
    Dude, where's our menus? :D

    I can't remember but the town was Abeline, KS. The Georgetown Hotel? That was right up there with the best.

    Anyway, Roy Rogers has a kickass fried chicken sandwich, much better than McChicken.
     
  16. cachundo

    cachundo Marketa Davidova. Biathlon World Champion

    GO STANFORD!
    Feb 8, 2002
    kontiolahti
    Club:
    Manchester United FC
    Popeye's is the best fried chicken. Hands down.

    I think I'd like El Pollo Loco for lunch today. Mmmmmmm . . . . .
     
  17. Jeff

    Jeff Member

    Apr 14, 1999
    Alexandria, NOVA
    There's one of those on Colfax I think. it's an El Pollo something, El Pollo Major if not Loco. Put it on my to get to list.
     
  18. wcgcapone

    wcgcapone Member

    Feb 6, 2001
    Denver, CO, USA
    Club:
    Colorado Rapids
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    It's El Pollo Mejor on the C-Fax, Jeff.
     
  19. Jeff

    Jeff Member

    Apr 14, 1999
    Alexandria, NOVA
    Okay, that's somewhere I gotta go for my one really unhealthy but really tasty meal a week.
     
  20. BlueMeanie

    BlueMeanie New Member

    Apr 1, 2002
    EastSIIIIDE
    For fast food, Church's. Which I haven't had in a while.

    For restaurant, it's the specialty of the house at the main restaurant at Knott's Berry Farm in Orange County. Tasty stuff, proper chicken dinner, although I've gotten cold food there before (fortunately cold fried chicken kicks ass!!!!!!).

    It's hard to find any places up here in NoCal that specialize in a good southern chicken dinner (some place up in Orinda is supposed to be really good).
     

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