Fried Chicken Spot in North Hollywood?

[Hypnotic23]

Has anybody on this board tried the friend chicken at "Otis Jackson's Soul Dog"

I'm a big friend chicken lover and for this area so far my favorite is still at Boneyard Bistro in Sherman Oaks.

I've been hearing alot of talk about the friend chicken here at "Otiis's" which I will comment on once I try.

Best,

Stuart

5166 Lankershim Blvd
North Hollywood, CA 91601
[phone]
www.eatsouldog.com

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Boneyard Bistro
13539 Ventura Blvd, Sherman Oaks, CA 91423

[Hypnotic23]

I just gave Otis Jackson's Soul Dog a try for dinner. Even spoke with the staff that told me they read the reviews on here. They took some of the salt out of the chicken to please these comments. Today was my first try, the chicken was very good, quite moist and lots of flavor. The mac n Cheese had a smokey flavor which I enjoyed too. Only downfall were the greens which were beyond salty. I went for the chicken and that was something I did enjoy. I would try it again, when in the area.

[Steve2 in LA]

And please correct me if I'm wrong but isn't Otis's closed? I read something about it and instead of information about their hours on the website, there's a dire notice in Latin, only. Hmmmm?

[reality check]

They are closed on Sun, but I haven't heard they closed shop. They haven't been open that long, have they?

[Hypnotic23]

I just called and spoke to one of the managers that answered the phone. They are open daily just on Sundays close at 3pm

[reality check]

The info on that other food review site, must be wrong since Soul Dogs' hours are listed as Mon-Sat 11-9pm.

http://www.yelp.com/biz/otis-jacksons...

Even Soul Dogs' Facebook page has the same hours listed.

Somebody is asleep at the computer.

[Hypnotic23]

Here's their hours from their official website, not from yelp:

M-Sat 11AM - 9PM
Sun 11AM - 3PM

[reality check]

I saw Steve2's post and the Latin on the site. Guess the Opening Hours tab, has nothing do with their hours.

Gotta click onto the Contact Us tab, to see their hours. But, they are in charge of their Facebook page and that should be corrected.

[GlenBlank]

That's not Latin. That's Lorem Ipsum, the most venerable bit of meaningless boilerplate filler in the history of printing. :-)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lorem_ipsum

As for the chicken, I'm with Steve2 - Popeyes' Mild is wonderful southern-fried chicken of the crispy batter-dipped persuasion. Popeyes' Spicy is also excellent, when you're looking for a bit more kick.

And I know New Orleans expats who tell me they got their red beans'n'rice at Popeyes even when they lived in 'gator country.

(Trivia: It's "Popeyes", no apostrophe. Founder Al Copeland named it after Gene Hackman's character, Jimmy "Popeye" Doyle, in William Friedkin's 1971 film The French Connection. He later explained the lack of punctuation by saying that he was "too poor to afford an apostrophe.")

[Steve2 in LA]

Wow, good research on the Lorem ipsum, Glen. Thanks for the info. Who knew!?

[chocolatetartguy]

Hmm. As I recall Popeye Doyle only ate New York hot dogs while on stakeout. However, he was kind of fried.

[reality check]

Somebody has been updating/correcting their website.

It now shows they are not open on Sundays and the Opening Hours tab/link works!!

http://www.eatsouldog.com/page.php?li...

[Jase]

I was going to be in the general area on a Sun and called just to make sure. They are currently closed on Sundays but plan to start opening in September.

[maxzook]

For a place that's closed, they had pretty good food when I ate there last night.

[Servorg]

I really have to somehow get out to NoHo and sample the chow at this place...especially since I "bit" the bullet (dog?) and got my rear end over to Coney Dog's to give those a whirl...

By the by...what did you eat last night? Is a report posted here on the LA board?

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Otis Jackson's Soul Dog
5166 Lankershim Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 91601

Coney Dog
8873 Sunset Blvd, West Hollywood, CA 90069

[maxzook]

Pork bratwurst topped with grilled onions, cole slaw and brown mustard. The brat was excellent and had a good snap. The cole slaw was restaurant-supply standard and a messy mistake; without it the combination would have been hard to beat.

This was my second visit; I haven't gotten around to the fried chicken. My advice is to order the sides as sides and not as hot dog toppings (I will not be trying the dogs topped with mac and cheese, thank you.)
I'll certainly be back, although I won't be giving up on Vicious Dogs.

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Vicious Dogs
5231 Lankershim Blvd, North Hollywood, CA 91601

[ns1]

what does vicious dogs do that doesn't suck? the menu is vast and the items I ordered were terrible.

[lad1818]

I gotta say the hot dog with the mac and cheese plopped on it was a little bit of heaven.

[Servorg]

It's such a natural pairing...after all we make our mac & cheese at home with added dogs all the time.

[Steve2 in LA]

I know this may not be the foodista choice (and I'd be as guilty as the rest of you) but after trying all the aforementioned chickens, I'd say go to Popeye's. No joke. They make world class fried chicken and their red beans and rice do NOT suck. If you want to live la vida loca, put a little honey over the spicy version of the chicken, then thank me.

[Ciao Bob]

I agree. Popeye's Fried Chicken is fantastic.

[beignet]

Me too - if you get a good Popeye's franchise holding true to the original recipe, it's some of the best around.
Many years ago I was with someone who was interviewing Paul Prudhomme, and she asked him what he liked to eat when he went out. He named his wife's cooking (good answer!) or a bucket of chicken from Popeye's.

[reality check]

Never had the fried chicken at Boneyard Bistro, but friends are not fans of it.

But, the fried chicken at Soul Dogs while a bit salty, is very crunchy and very juicy. I think it is about $10 for any two pieces with two sides.

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Boneyard Bistro
13539 Ventura Blvd, Sherman Oaks, CA 91423

[Hypnotic23]

Where is your go to spot in this vicinity then for Fried Chicken, would like to try other suggestions too? I wasn't a fan of Mom's BBQ fried chicken, Miss Peaches or Uncle Andre's for chicken either.

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Miss Peaches
5643 Lankershim Blvd, North Hollywood, CA 91601

[reality check]

Mom's is the only place in that area, I've had fried chicken.

I haven't had the fried chicken at BB, either, but my friend who loves BB, thinks it's the worst item on their menu. I like the BBQ at Boneyard.

[carter]

BB fried chicken is wonderful, per Hypnotic23

Definitely not the cheapest you will ever eat, but definitely really good.

Friend of mine in Calabasas always asks if I want to go out for dinner on Monday night, aka, he wants that fried chicken, and will drive that far for it.

I can walk the 4 blocks so my interest doesn't count, by comparison, to the devotion from Calabasas.

and their side of cole slaw suits my tastes perfectly - as in not too much mayo, with a tart sting to it. May not be everyone's, but it surely is mine.