- Nickelas Johnson
Some people say Seattle’s mini-marts, grocery stores, and gas stations have the best fried chicken. Often mentioned: Howell Street Grocery, Union Market, the Red Apple on 23rd and Jackson, the Shell station at Corson and Michigan in Georgetown, Quick Pack Food Mart at the intersection of Jackson and MLK, the mini-mart near Orcas and Rainier.
Travel + Leisure magazine recently said that Seattle’s best fried chicken—in fact, America’s best fried chicken (among a dozen other places)—is to be found at upscale West Seattle restaurant Spring Hill. The catch: They only make it on Mondays. It also costs $20 per person, minimum four people, and is currently booked out six weeks in advance. Spring Hill’s bird is very likely superlative, but six weeks is a long time to wait for fried chicken…
Nothing beats the fried chicken at Frank’s Oysterhouse and Champagne Parlor.
“currently booked out six weeks in advance”
I smell hype.
is there anywhere in seattle where people will wait six weeks for a reservation? i’ve never heard of such a thing.
i want to go to there.
Harold’s Fried Chicken is the best. There are several locations across the South Side of Chicago. All are INCREDIBLY sketchy-looking (and only accept cash), but the food kicks ass.
Fried chicken is one of my favorite things in the world, and probably one of the only things my Midwestern parents could cook well. I’m lucky, though probably not in a long-term sense, to have a handful of awesome places nearby that’ll keep me regretting my decisions.
Shake-N-Bake, anyone? Anyone?
The chicken at Southern Kitchen in Tacoma wipes the floor with anything in Seattle.
The best fried chicken in the country is located in Tennessee. It is called Gus’s World Famous Fried Chicken.