  Long_in_the_tooth Member Username: Long_in_the_tooth Post Number: 14 Registered: 01-2007 |
It's Sunday, and I find myself hungry for some fried chicken. Any suggestions? | ||
The_nerd Member Username: The_nerd Post Number: 409 Registered: 12-2003 |
Chicken Shack | ||
Smogboy Member Username: Smogboy Post Number: 4602 Registered: 11-2004 |
Without a doubt- Chicken Shack. Not to mention their coleslaw is creamy enough to drink. | ||
Ja1mz Member Username: Ja1mz Post Number: 8 Registered: 02-2007 |
or extra crispy KFC always works... | ||
Charlottepaul Member Username: Charlottepaul Post Number: 628 Registered: 10-2006 |
Too bad you aren't in Charlotte. Man do they ever cook food differently down here. I thought that I had some good eats in Detroit, but there is a big difference between what you all eat up there and what is the norm down here. Long_in_the_tooth if you ever swing through Charlotte, stop in at Mert's on College Street in downtown... | ||
Ladyinabag Member Username: Ladyinabag Post Number: 12 Registered: 03-2007 |
KFC Crispy Wing Dinner. Stuuby!!! | ||
The_rock Member Username: The_rock Post Number: 1603 Registered: 11-2003 |
I am not into any fried anything anymore, but fried chicken at its best was served at the now defunct Sisters outlets. Not too many of them around town even in their hayday, but we liked them the best. I recall one was on the east side of Gratiot, just south of 8 mile. Anyone out there remember this chain? Where were the others located? | ||
Ladyinabag Member Username: Ladyinabag Post Number: 18 Registered: 03-2007 |
Missed the whole thing. | ||
Urbanize Member Username: Urbanize Post Number: 58 Registered: 02-2007 |
Sisters were also located on Woodward and 8 Mile (Northside). The sign that;s on gratiot where a former Red Carpet Keim Real Estate is stripped, and you can see their old sign. I never had Chicken Shack though. I will have to try them. | ||
Urbanize Member Username: Urbanize Post Number: 59 Registered: 02-2007 |
Oh, Popeyes I think is the best. | ||
Hysteria Member Username: Hysteria Post Number: 2534 Registered: 02-2006 |
I agree. For fast food, Popeye's is the best. | ||
Detroit_stylin Member Username: Detroit_stylin Post Number: 3891 Registered: 10-2003 |
Churches w/o question... | ||
Ravine Member Username: Ravine Post Number: 710 Registered: 01-2006 |
I don't usually eat fast food. It's not so much that I'm such a health-concious guy, it's more that I'm both cheap and finicky. Still, there's nothing else quite like one of those mutant chicken wings from Church's. Those damned things look like they're from a pterodactyl, not a chicken. | ||
Urbanize Member Username: Urbanize Post Number: 62 Registered: 02-2007 |
Church's is WAY too greasy. IT's all about the fresh, white meat, salty, crispy chicken at Popeyes. | ||
Miss_cleo Member Username: Miss_cleo Post Number: 422 Registered: 05-2005 |
*drool* Chicken Shack, havent found anything 'ner good as CS up here. Gotta get their fried mushrooms too. My daughter loves their broasted potatoes We stop and get some every time we are down state. | ||
Tammypio Member Username: Tammypio Post Number: 103 Registered: 04-2005 |
I think there was a Sisters on the corner of 8 Mile and Ryan at one time..or maybe it was 8 and Dequindre. I remember it as Sisters Chicken and Biscuits...is this what you are talking about? | ||
Peter Member Username: Peter Post Number: 4 Registered: 02-2007 |
Urbanize... fresh meat from a fast food restaurant? | ||
65memories Member Username: 65memories Post Number: 355 Registered: 10-2003 |
Chicken Shack...the others can't compare. | ||
Fareastsider Member Username: Fareastsider Post Number: 193 Registered: 08-2006 |
SHACK Broasted Potatoes....though i still remember Detroit Fried Chicken on Gratiot years ago mmmm DFC! | ||
Rhymeswithrawk Member Username: Rhymeswithrawk Post Number: 352 Registered: 11-2005 |
Chicken Shack is good, but for me, I agree with Urbanize and Hysteria, it's all about the spicy chicken at Popeye's. But Church's biscuits are better. | ||
New2theeastside Member Username: New2theeastside Post Number: 41 Registered: 01-2007 |
Southern Fires on Bellevue off Jefferson (Message edited by new2theeastside on March 04, 2007) | ||
Hysteria Member Username: Hysteria Post Number: 2548 Registered: 02-2006 |
The chicken at Popeye's is great; however, the side dishes are just as good. They have the tastiest mashed potatoes & gravy and biscuits you can find from a fast food place. The po'boy sandwiches are also great. For the carb conscious, they have naked and blackened chicken strips with no batter. They're very tasty. | ||
Supersport Member Username: Supersport Post Number: 11377 Registered: 10-2003 |
All this talk had me salivating for some good fried chicken. Having tried Popeye's recently, next on the list was Church's. I headed own to Mexicantown on Verner and picked some up this evening. I gotta say, damn good chicken! Perhaps even beating out KFC in my book. | ||
Lt_tom Member Username: Lt_tom Post Number: 146 Registered: 06-2004 |
Popeye's..."Love that chicken!" | ||
Mallory Member Username: Mallory Post Number: 85 Registered: 05-2006 |
It's been twenty years, but I remember a co-worker taking me to a place on the near east side, can't remember the name of the place nor the exact location, but it was one of those general store-type locations. The thing I remember was how great the wings were. When you walked in, there was a guy in a large caged room (I'm not kidding), frying chicken wings. You'd tell him how many and what kind of sauce. He'd put the wings in a plastic bag, spill some sauce in the bag, shake it up, twist the top of the bag and hand it to you. Then you went to the counter and paid for it. Best damn wings ever. Also, there was a place in Lansing (early 90's) called "Goooood Chicken." Great name and great chicken. | ||
Hairybackjoe Member Username: Hairybackjoe Post Number: 14 Registered: 06-2005 |
I second New2theeastside. Southern Fires has outstanding fried chicken. Actually, everything I've had there was outstanding. | ||
Chitaku Member Username: Chitaku Post Number: 1237 Registered: 03-2006 |
how is Bunchy's? | ||
Rb336 Member Username: Rb336 Post Number: 4 Registered: 02-2007 |
Oddly enough my favorite fried chicken is found only at the Oak Ridge Supermarket on Crooks in Royal Oak. Chicken Shack is my back-up | ||
Bratt Member Username: Bratt Post Number: 507 Registered: 01-2004 |
My house....I cook the best | ||
Dds Member Username: Dds Post Number: 157 Registered: 10-2006 |
Mallory: Could it have been Alabama Style Chicken? They have places that sound like that on Gratiot and another on Harper. It sounds more like the Harper and Outer Drive location, though. | ||
Ednaturnblad Member Username: Ednaturnblad Post Number: 9 Registered: 09-2006 |
If you don't want to go the fast food route, I'd suggest Southern Fires ~ 575 Bellevue Detroit, MI 48207 313-393-4930. Out of this world fried chicken - with very old school flavor. Crisp, delicate and tasty on the outside and hot, tender and juicy on the inside. Get some extra drumsticks... Also, they don't always have it (when they do it's usually featured Monday or Tuesday) but Dave's Drive In at John R and Piquette also has a good fried chicken lunch and you can't beat the price. | ||
Spacemonkey Member Username: Spacemonkey Post Number: 155 Registered: 03-2006 |
Roosevelt's Chicken & Waffles! Er, or did that not yet open up? | ||
Christos Member Username: Christos Post Number: 74 Registered: 12-2006 |
I would try Happy's Pizza. I never had thier fried chicken, but if its anything like thier other food, than I'm sure its awesome. Also for dessert I'd get the Peach Cobbler or Banana Pudding- both are amazing! | ||
Iheartthed Member Username: Iheartthed Post Number: 463 Registered: 04-2006 |
I remember Alabama Style Chicken! Do they still exist? | ||
Urbanize Member Username: Urbanize Post Number: 65 Registered: 02-2007 |
"Urbanize... fresh meat from a fast food restaurant?" Yes, some locally run fast food restaurants generally always have fresh meat. The closest out of a major chain though (I hate them) would be Wendy's. Unfortunately, Detroit (Michigan in fact) isn't lucky enough to have some of these. By the way, try this place called Chikc-fil-A in Rochester or Rochester Hills (only location in Michigan). They have delicious chicken and its likely the freshest out of all the chains. Once you try, you must go back. | ||
Waxx Member Username: Waxx Post Number: 83 Registered: 09-2006 |
Wasn't there a 3 sisters Chicken on Livernois in the 80s? I remember seeing one on the westide somewhere, but I can't recall. Personally, I think that they were before their time. And if anyone here is, or is not a culinary student, you can pretty much make your own chicken just as good as the franchise(s) and save a ton of money. KFC Popeye's Church's Chicken Shack Some liquor stores (I probably hit below the belt with this one-but you'll be surprised that they're just as good also) Chester Fried (aneurysm, heart attack, and stroke simultaneously waiting to happen but it's sooo good!) 3 Sisters (R.I.P.-LOL) Alabama Style Those are some of my favourites. To quote Bratt..."My house. I cook the best." I may not be THE best, but I'm a bad dude when it comes to bird, baby! Holla @cha boy! BTW, does anybody remember MCL Cafeteria? I used to work at the one at Tel-12 mall in '93. Their bird was off the hook, too! I think a few Carribean restaurants had some [fried chicken] also. | ||
Hardliner Member Username: Hardliner Post Number: 24 Registered: 02-2007 |
Chicken Shack is very good, as is KFC... | ||
Mallory Member Username: Mallory Post Number: 88 Registered: 05-2006 |
Dds/iheartthed... You might possibly be right. I was working at WGPR back in the late 80's and my buddy Henry Tyler took me there a couple of times. Can't remember the name, but the location sounds about right. I live in Florida now so I am not sure if it is still there. Still, quite fantastic chicken wings. WGPR... there's a thread if I ever saw one. Do I have stories... | ||
Swgz31 Member Username: Swgz31 Post Number: 40 Registered: 06-2006 |
Popeyes!!!!! | ||
Drankin21 Member Username: Drankin21 Post Number: 70 Registered: 12-2003 |
Chicken Shack chicken is not fried, it is broasted. It is good nonetheless and most likely should be disqualified since it is actually good for you and won't cause your heart to fall out of your chest. I vote Popeye's | ||
Jqls Member Username: Jqls Post Number: 37 Registered: 03-2006 |
Rudy's broasted chicken in Allen Park. Just like chicken shack but the pieces are much larger and have better crisp to them. Also Wishbone chicken in Allen Park. Broasted/Fried come on it is very close. But if I had to go fried I would vote good ole mom's, she used to live in the south and everything comes out of an iron skillet with lots of grease/lard. Surprisingly I kept myself in shape over the years. | ||
Livernoisyard Member Username: Livernoisyard Post Number: 2771 Registered: 10-2004 |
Chicken is cheap and so super-easy to cook. Why would anybody pay confiscatory rates to have somebody do it when they could easily do it themselves? | ||
Oldestuff Member Username: Oldestuff Post Number: 10 Registered: 01-2007 |
Mr Chicken - 2 locations, one on Plymouth somewhere near Evergreen and another in Dearborn on Telegraph near Ford Rd. Delicious broasted chicken and potatoes and great cole slaw | ||
Urbanize Member Username: Urbanize Post Number: 146 Registered: 02-2007 |
"Chicken is cheap and so super-easy to cook. Why would anybody pay confiscatory rates to have somebody do it when they could easily do it themselves?" Folks love the chemicals, taste, and MSG's found in other folk's chicken. | ||
Eric Member Username: Eric Post Number: 705 Registered: 11-2004 |
Favorite local: JJ's Fish & Chicken 8 mile near Evergreen. They also have the best fries I've ever had. Favorite chain: KFC extra crispy | ||
Enduro Member Username: Enduro Post Number: 77 Registered: 11-2006 |
I make a mean fried chicken too (I use a little smashed peanut in the batter sometimes) but it's a mess. This has got me tempted to hit the BeerCo on Broadway. I've been meaning to check their chicken dinner out. | ||
Livernoisyard Member Username: Livernoisyard Post Number: 2774 Registered: 10-2004 |
A pressure cooler with oil makes some tasty chicken (or ribs or fish). That's essentially what the Colonel does. (Message edited by LivernoisYard on March 14, 2007) | ||
Cambrian Member Username: Cambrian Post Number: 771 Registered: 08-2006 |
Chicken shack is good, however the one near me at the Universal Mall closed under suspicious circumstances. I like the Hazel Park Farmer Jack's Fried Chicken Dinner, they give you like 8 pcs I think, a 4 pack hawaiian rolls, and a side choice of slaw, potato or macaroni salad for $7 bux. It's enough for a couple meals. | ||
Limafin Member Username: Limafin Post Number: 9 Registered: 01-2007 |
Oh my GOD!!! They have Chick-fil-a here???? I've from the south and Chick-fil-a has to be the best fast food chicken (but not a fried chicken taste if that's what you're looking for). I didn't know they had them here in Michigan. I live downtown but work in Troy...I'm going to have to find me this Chick-fil-a and stop there on my way home. Definitely worth trying!!! As far as chicken wings...I would have to say Chicken Shack (-: | ||
Jimaz Member Username: Jimaz Post Number: 1701 Registered: 12-2005 |
Knock yourself out! http://www.chick-fil-a.com/ | ||
Hysteria Member Username: Hysteria Post Number: 2663 Registered: 02-2006 |
Chick-fil-A is good but don't go there expecting to order a drumstick, thigh and mashed potatoes. They serve boneless, marinated fried chicken breast sandwiches, strips and nuggets (fine by me). Good wraps and waffle cut fries too. I don't care for their char-grilled chicken. They're even open for breakfast. | ||
Hysteria Member Username: Hysteria Post Number: 2664 Registered: 02-2006 |
Plus, they put pickles on their chicken sandwiches.  | ||
Mallory Member Username: Mallory Post Number: 90 Registered: 05-2006 |
Every time I go to Chick-Fil-A, I get a stomach ache. Must be the pickles. Couldn't be the chicken, nawwww. | ||
Quickdrawmcgraw Member Username: Quickdrawmcgraw Post Number: 97 Registered: 10-2005 |
Check out D'Angelos on Telegraph just north of 6 Mile. Very well seasoned. They also serve Chicken & Waffles. | ||
Urbanize Member Username: Urbanize Post Number: 219 Registered: 02-2007 |
A TEnderCrisp Cheddar Ranch from Burger King or formerly a Snack Wrap from McDonalds would do for me. I love crispy Chicken, no matter how they cook it. | ||
Urbanize Member Username: Urbanize Post Number: 222 Registered: 02-2007 |
"A pressure cooler with oil makes some tasty chicken (or ribs or fish). That's essentially what the Colonel does." So two questions 1. I thought the Colonel was dead? You're saying he does it as if he's still alive. 2. If the Colonel was cooking the Chicken, wouldn't he still be using his own recipe instead of the crap they actually put in the questionable meat they feed us? (Message edited by Urbanize on March 17, 2007) | ||
Jimaz Member Username: Jimaz Post Number: 1718 Registered: 12-2005 |
I saw a documentary that gave some background about the Colonel. Apparently he was extremely dedicated to his business. It said the reason they offer mashed potatoes is because he believed the customers should feel like they received a lot for their money. The spuds made for a heavy bag. Pretty shrewd, that Colonel! Not long after his death they turned him into a goofy cartoon character. Corporations have no shame. (Message edited by Jimaz on March 17, 2007) | ||
Urbanize Member Username: Urbanize Post Number: 223 Registered: 02-2007 |
They also mentioned he was more worried about the Gravy in his Mashed Potatoes than the Chicken. | ||
Jimaz Member Username: Jimaz Post Number: 1719 Registered: 12-2005 |
Hey, I used to frequent a place called Chino Bandito's in Phoenix. Their most popular dish was "Jade Red chicken." It was crunchy chicken chunks (no bones) coated with a delicious red sweet/sour sauce with rice and beans and a snickerdoodle cookie. Best eaten with chopsticks. Surely there's some place around Detroit that has a similar dish. But where? | ||
Livernoisyard Member Username: Livernoisyard Post Number: 2825 Registered: 10-2004 |
The Colonel got sued by the Hueblein Company (which then owned KFC) when he complained that Hueblein's KFC mashed potatos tasted like "wallpaper paste." Back during the 1970s, Hueblein's KFC sold 1/6 of all the country's chicken (cockerels really) fryers. The business model was not working as well during the late 1970s and eventually R. J. Reynolds and Pepsi bought it, and today KFC (along with A&W, Long John Silver's, Pizza Hut, and Taco Bell) is owned by Tricon Global (YUM! Brands after a name change). I think YUM! is a British company. As to its nutritional content, check it out! | ||
Urbanize Member Username: Urbanize Post Number: 224 Registered: 02-2007 |
Yep, am aware of the present day status. | ||
Cris Member Username: Cris Post Number: 433 Registered: 10-2003 |
Sister's Chicken and Biscuits!!! That place was the best. Too bad it didn't make it. I used to go to the one at 8 and Woodward. I also used to love Popeye's biscuits. I don't think they are as good now as they used to be. | ||
Chitaku Member Username: Chitaku Post Number: 1260 Registered: 03-2006 |
fattest city in america | ||
Spitcoff Member Username: Spitcoff Post Number: 92 Registered: 03-2004 |
Beans and Cornbread has some good fried chicken | ||
Urbanize Member Username: Urbanize Post Number: 249 Registered: 02-2007 |
"fattest city in america" So, fat is technically in style these days. | ||
Wfw Member Username: Wfw Post Number: 190 Registered: 03-2004 |
I just visited the Colonel's gravesite at Cave Hill Cemetary in Louisville Kentucky, and I can confirm that he's dead, lest there was any doubt. Based on the inscriptions on his gravestone he was also a 33rd degree Mason. | ||
Rhymeswithrawk Member Username: Rhymeswithrawk Post Number: 450 Registered: 11-2005 |
I've never had Chick-Fil-A, but all I can say is that it better be the best damn fast food I'll ever have if I'm going to drive all the way out to Rochester. Oakland University Unit #80391 Call for directions, menu and hours of operation Rochester, MI 48309 248/370-3490 22.02 miles | ||
Pgn421 Member Username: Pgn421 Post Number: 46 Registered: 02-2005 |
Chicken Shack! Bar None! | ||
Urbanize Member Username: Urbanize Post Number: 250 Registered: 02-2007 |
WEll if you want the best burgers besides Fuudruckers, you can drive to Culvers in Taylor or Roseville and another location. Oh, think of it this way, at least you know you'll get your worth while compared to the crappy restaurants the immediate city of Detroit has. | ||
Tarkus Member Username: Tarkus Post Number: 301 Registered: 04-2006 |
The Chicken Shack in SCS just burned today. | ||
Livernoisyard Member Username: Livernoisyard Post Number: 2854 Registered: 10-2004 |
quote: Were they able to save those poor chickens? Somebody always seems to ask a question like that whenever a barn burns down. | ||
Urbanize Member Username: Urbanize Post Number: 259 Registered: 02-2007 |
WEll look at it this way, at least the fireman won't have to pay for whatever chicken left and that was cooked in the burn. | ||
Kamesan Member Username: Kamesan Post Number: 1 Registered: 03-2007 |
The Breakfast House on Woodward downtown has great chicken & waffles! Their fried chx is soooo good. |
