Best fried chicken?

[jbauder]

My husband is having a craving for fried chicken. Where are the best non-chain (no KFC or Popeyes!) places in the Boston area?

[liuliuliu]

not sure if it's the 'crispy chicken' on the dinner menu, but will gilson served an immaculate fried chicken for the mardi-gras themed special menu last monday. excruciatingly moist meat, and crumbly-crisp skin. according to gilson, the prep included "12 hours cured, 5 hours soaked, yogurt dipped, flour fried". i'd check to see if it's served regularly. chicken of my DREAMS.

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Garden At the Cellar
991 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA 02138

[emilief]

M & M ribs (ribs not that great) has wonderful huge crispy fried chicken wings.

[Weiszguy]

Ate at Highland Kitchen on Monday night and fried chicken was one of the specials. It was, by far, the best friend chicken I have ever had. Also game with collards, mashed potatoes and a truly yummy biscuit. I'm drooling just thinking about it.

[RoyRon]

For more upscale Fried Chicken. (Maybe the term upscale Fried Chicken is an oxymoron) but Summer-Winter in the Burlington Marriott hotel does a very respectable version. I also really like their Paprika Roasted Duck.

[Food4Thought]

I'd second Poppa B's (specifically the leg quarter) Try the "Early Bird " or "The Morning After" breakfast specials, though fried chicken is also available for regular lunch and dinner. Mrs. Jones in the lower mills district of DOT is also very good, wings only if I'm not mistaken. I do like the wings at Hen House, but haven't had the chance to try the whole parts.

[MC Slim JB]

The leg quarter is excellent advice: not only is it cheaper than the breast quarter (by fifty cents), it's always far moister and tastier. I was chatting with Poppa B's chef outside once, and he quizzed me on my choice, nodding approvingly when I answered "leg quarter".

[Harp00n]

I'm surprised nobody's mentioned The Coast Cafe yet.
It really is what you'd expect to be served in your Aunt's Dixie state kitchen.
That is, if she really could cook :-D

Harp

BTW. any truth to the rumor Slim that you've got another nom de plume going on;
MR Slumdog BJ? That's Mr. Rogers Slumdog Bobby Jindal

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Coast Cafe
233 River St, Cambridge, MA 02139

[Gabatta]

How's the area around Poppa B's at night?

[MC Slim JB]

It's a well-lit section of Blue Hill Ave, but there's not a ton of foot traffic around.

[gourmaniac]

I was there last night for takeout and double parked to get my order. I prefer going during the day or summer evenings but it doesn't feel dangerous.

[Prav]

Right here, yo: http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/432235

[MC Slim JB]

My recs from that thread really haven't changed: Poppa B's is still my favorite. I'd add that the Hen House Wings 'n Waffles does pretty good fried chicken (whole parts), but that its waffles aren't really the right type for chicken and waffles.

[ScubaSteve]

the fried chicken at Privus has been getting some good words.

http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/594801