664813 Wed Nov 04 18:18:21 -0800 2009 20 23 Ontario (including Toronto) 0 5156823 There is a Mary Brown's Chicken franchise on Dufferin Street, south of Yorkdale. I have been driving past this location for years and the store always seems to be empty of customers-yet it continues to exist. I also rarely see this product advertised. Can anyone who has eaten this chicken comment on it? What is the secret of its longevity? Wed Nov 04 18:18:21 -0800 2009 221534 Doctormhl1 1 5156979 They're all over the place in Durham, I don't mind it for fast food fried chicken. I'd probably rank it behind Popeye's in terms of size of the chicken and flavour. It's more of a KFC style but better tasting. I find it to be expensive though, so, I usually only buy it with coupons out of the Entertainment Book. I do like the Big Mary sandwich..... Wed Nov 04 19:22:02 -0800 2009 5156823 45153 Dr Butcher 2 5157016 Ditto on the Big Mary and the taters too. Wed Nov 04 19:33:28 -0800 2009 5156979 291383 terrycar 3 5158496 Bingo, it's all about the Big Mary and Taters.. I actually find their fried chicken to be rather plain and tasteless; they have these outlandish claims of extreme marinating if you ever visit their website or store but the chicken doesn't taste of it.. BTW, you asked who their customers were? Newfies :P Mary Browns is huge in NFLD and our Brampton location is filled with Newfoundland ex-pats heheh.. cheers Thu Nov 05 11:10:14 -0800 2009 5157016 115105 duckdown 4 5158627 What is on this 'Big Mary' sandwich? Thu Nov 05 11:43:31 -0800 2009 5158496 1104460 Restaurant Dish 4 5158672 The company is Newfoundland-based, having started their in in the late 60's. Every location I've ever been in has some down-home (Newfie) reading material. The chain is big in NL and more likely to locate where there are significant NL ex-pats, such as KW-Cambridge and Fort McMurray, AB. Among fast-food chicken places, I rate it ahead of KFC and Popeye's, the latter based on a small sample size. It IS quite greasy, but the juiciest and most tender. Thu Nov 05 11:54:16 -0800 2009 5158496 267771 OTFOODIE 1 5157492 I think it's better than both Popeyes and KFC Thu Nov 05 04:59:53 -0800 2009 5156823 221740 shekamoo 2 5157603 Yup, I'm a Mary Brown lover too...best fast food fried chicken. Thu Nov 05 06:20:00 -0800 2009 5157492 11490 Yongeman 2 5158505 Better than KFC definitely... Popeyes can be hit or miss.. When Popeyes is good (ie: not a teenage deep frying kid who doesnt care) then Popeyes is definitely better.. however if you get the lazy chicken friers who just submerge your chicken in semi-hot oil, Popeyes can be the greasiest by far of all 3... Mary Browns is the solid, more reliable product IMO Thu Nov 05 11:12:02 -0800 2009 5157492 115105 duckdown 3 5158639 AND Mary Browns is a Canadian Owned company as well which makes it even more appealing. My favourite sandwich of all time (next to mine) is the Mary's Browns Big Mary with Taters. I will drive out of my way to get it. Thu Nov 05 11:45:27 -0800 2009 5158505 222256 BusterRhino 4 5162466 I'm headed there to get one right now :) It's only 5 mins from my house here in brampton hehe Cheers Fri Nov 06 18:24:52 -0800 2009 5158639 115105 duckdown 1 5159285 Mary Brown's has the best legs in town ! Thu Nov 05 15:11:06 -0800 2009 5156823 265268 Crispy skin 2 5159333 They have locations scattered across the country. Here's the link for the Ontario franchises: http://www.marybrowns.com/locatoron.html Thu Nov 05 15:32:04 -0800 2009 5159285 192183 CeeQueue 3 5159492 I know! I have eaten there for probably 30 years. Their old slogan used to be "Mary Brown's has the best legs in town!" Thu Nov 05 16:38:31 -0800 2009 5159333 265268 Crispy skin 4 5160026 Mystery solved! It was the CPK thread where someone asked for a location. I'd been reading both threads and posted to the wrong one. Thu Nov 05 21:16:30 -0800 2009 5159492 192183 CeeQueue 3 5159496 I've lived in downtown T.O. for 18 years and I still get cravings for this stuff! It was a sad day when the location in Ajax closed. I can no longer insist on a quick stop when visiting the inlaws. Ah, memories! As teenagers in the wasteland of Durham in the 80's, we'd often grab a couple of boxes of taters, maybe some chicken and then just drive aimlessly around. Thu Nov 05 16:40:05 -0800 2009 5159333 49045 Pantz 1 5160619 For some reason I never took to Mary Brown's. Also find their portion sizes small. What I do miss is Church's Chicken which is all over Vancouver. A couple opened up in Durham about 10 years ago and never took off and closed within a few years. Pity. IMHO I rank their chicken over KFC, Popeye's and Mary Brown. Fri Nov 06 07:26:34 -0800 2009 5156823 45498 fogducker 2 5161030 I liked Church's Chicken too. I remember I would go to Harvey's not for the burgers but for the fried chicken. Something about the coating - just comfort food to me. I miss it! Fri Nov 06 09:35:21 -0800 2009 5160619 193015 always_eating 2 5161416 I miss Church's Chicken as well. I remember the days when I was a young girl and my parents would take me to the location on Kipling near the Buns Master Bakery. We'd always get free drinks and sometimes the corn dripping in butter. I was sad to see the locations attached to Harvey's close up a few years ago. I did recently get a fix when I was in Detroit and Chicago and the chicken was just as moist as I remembered. While I thoroughly enjoyed the taste of nostalgia, my significant other thought otherwise. Fri Nov 06 11:35:07 -0800 2009 5160619 199062 daeira 2 5162467 Church's was my favorite of all, I think Fri Nov 06 18:25:31 -0800 2009 5160619 115105 duckdown 1 5164040 I love their chicken. I think that it tastes so good is because I think they use Peanut oil for the frying. Perhaps that could be the reason that there are not too many around (peanut allergies)?? Sat Nov 07 16:56:14 -0800 2009 5156823 225062 marbiegreen