Where: 25001 Dana Point Harbor Drive, Dana Point 94, (additional location in Brea) Fried chicken entree at Jimmy’s Famous American Tavern in Dana Point (Photo by Brad A. What you get: A proper sit-down dinner with remarkably tender, juicy, buttermilk-fried boneless chicken, with cream gravy, buttery mashed potatoes and green beans.īonus: It’s all about the gravy. Where: 34094 Pacific Coast Highway, Dana Point, 94, Fried chicken entree, served on Sunday nights only, at Craft House in Dana Point (Photo by Brad A. What you get: A proper sit-down dinner with old-fashioned Southern fried chicken served with mashed potatoes and gravy, plus something green like braised collards or fried green tomatoes. Where: Trade, 2222 Michelson Drive, Irvine, 94, Fried chicken thighs from Two Birds at Trade in Irvine (Photo by Brad A. The crispy, fragrant crust is laden with all kinds of herbs and spices.īonus: They also make one of the best chicken sandwiches in OC. What you get: This chicken stall at Trade in Irvine serves strictly boneless thighs - no white meat - and this stuff is awesome. Chapman Ave., Orange, 71, Three-piece combo at Buttermilk Fried Chicken in Orange (Photo by Brad A. Same chef, same chicken, smaller restaurant. Backstory: The idea for this place was born at 370 Common in Laguna Beach. Plus, all of the side dishes are fantastic. The chicken is always tender and the crust surprisingly light and flaky. What you get: This is the best all-around fried chicken restaurant in Orange County. So, following that same formula this time around, here are my 10 favorite places for fried chicken in 2019: 1. But still, whenever I find myself eating Southern fried chicken anywhere, I still ask myself, “Is this better than KFC?” I cook my own sides, though, because I can’t stomach KFC’s powdery mashed potatoes and metallic-tasting gravy. Now when I buy KFC, I buy only the chicken - usually extra-crispy but sometimes the original recipe. I know a little bit more about food today than I did in those days. Where to find the best restaurant menu items in the area.If we ate fried chicken at grandma’s house after that, it always came from a red-and-white bucket. My grandmother, my only real source of my fried chicken then, stopped cooking it at her house when the Colonel opened a shop with a giant spinning bucket atop its sign a few blocks from her neighborhood. But KFC has been my benchmark since I was in elementary school. I wrote back to explain that I actually enjoy Popeyes, too. Hungry? Sign up for our weekly food newsletter and find out where to eat and get the latest restaurant happenings in Orange County.
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