Fried pickles (spears) and fried pies

[roz]

My SO and I just returned from a holiday road trip in the South, and he's become obsessed with finding good fried pickles and fried fruit pies in the LA metro area. I searched the LA board, and came up with the following possibilities for fried pickles:

8 oz
Hooters
The Counter
South
Beachwood BBQ
Monty's in Woodland Hills
Johhny Rebs'
Slidebar
OC fair (ask for pickles to be fried at Corn Dog booth)

Here's my questions:

--Do any of these places (other than the OC fair) offer fried pickle spears -usually, about a quarter or third of the whole pickle -- rather than chips? In our travels, we never had them served as chips.

--Which of the places have the best food other than the pickles? My sense was that Beachwood BBQ was a clear favorite, but I thought I'd check again.

--Any place in the Los Angeles metro area where you can get fried fruit pies? I checked the desserts on a few of the Southern-style restaurants on the board, but I couldn't seem to find any.

TIA,

-Roz

[orionhunter1986]

No need to check, Beachwood BBQ is the best!

[Bruin2]

I first tried fried pickles in Kansas City, and they were, in fact, chips, and not spears. They have fried pickles at Alondra Hot Wings, though I have not tried them. And I don't know if they are chips or spears.

[Hughlipton]

My recollection is that Monty's serves good sized spears and they were really good.

[parpas]

Sounds really tasty!

[gilroi]

Fried pickle spears? Sounds * ack * However it intrigues me so I might try it.

[huaqiao]

Lucille's BBQ has fried pickle spears.

[stopurmakingmehungry]

Lucille's are pretty tasty - served with an a nice mayo-based dipping sauce.

[Das Ubergeek]

Yes. Just had them the other day. The Lucille's that was the express, on Chapman and Lewis across from the Glassed-In Godbotherers, is now a full-on Lucille's and has the pickles.

[attran99]

The L.A. fair has the fried pickle spears you seek...and they are quite tasty!

[AngelaE8654]

Hi Roz,

I will ask my husband about the fried pies. He was born in Los Angeles and lived there for 48 years.

[ax8l]

I am from Los Angeles too, and I am not a picky eater when it comes to pies :)

[jerrymcph]

Ever tried Sbarro with their fried pies? It's so delicious. I was born in Los Angeles too.

[justagthing]

Beachwood is great for the smoke and Johhny Rebs' is great BBQ (for the sauced type).