I developed a serious craving for fried chicken after watching Bobby Flay's Throwdown last night. Went to Popeye's for a quick fix, but I'm sure there must be better fried chicken makers out there. Suggestions? Thanks.
pickymama
Aug 09, 2007 07:24PM
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I've heard that Mary Bown's is the best chain wise, but other than that I'm not sure.
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Popeye's - the one on Overlea is Halal & it's great. Pick up the potato thingy from Bamiyan next door (Afghan) and you have a perfect meal.
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It's been discussed on this board before, I think... but what about Ajuker Fried Chicken on Bloor east of Christie? You can have it either 'naked' or with a delicious sticky salty-sweet-spicy Korean sauce. Cheap too!
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here's one of the threads:
http://www.chowhound.com/topics/392605
i like deepcreek's suggestion of Ajuker, but i don't agree that it's cheap :D !
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On Queen St. E., Chick N' Joy is great. Or Cajun Corner for Louisiana style.
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Alberts Real Jamaican Food on St Clair at Vaughn used to have fabulous fried chicken - great flavour, crispy, not greasy and very juicy. It's great with rice and peas and some oxtail gravy....
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Thanks for the info. Haven't tried Korean fried chicken before. What's the difference between this kind and the traditional buttermilk kind?
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Did you read that thread I linked to?
We kind of mentioned what the difference might be... maybe different batter, cooking method and the sauce...
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yeah, for me, if I'm craving fried chicken it's Mary Brown's all the way.
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the best mary browns is the one in oshawa, near the oshawa town centre. interestingly, they're run by koreans. :)
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I feel your pain pickymama - the first time that episode aired, I went on a search and did a comparison of Chick'n'Joy (which had a write up in Toronto Life's Take Out Edition) and bought some KFC (Kentucky - not Korean) and was VERY disappointed - Chick'n'Joy was drier than KFC and the seasonings tasted almost identical!
If you like Popeye's spicy version, it sounds like the Korean might be a good option.
I know that I am going to give it a try! It might solve my Fried Chicken Cravings AND my yearning for good Kara age (Japanese style spicy fried chicken)
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i concur to all the whole mary browns recommendations
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Yea, here in Brampton the Mary Browns reigns supreme..
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Will definitely try Mary Browns. Thanks a bunch. Now I'm just gonna try to finish up the leftover pieces from the Popeyes takeout in the fridge... :)
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