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From Serious Eats: New York

Best Fried Chicken Joints in NYC

Yikes. We went to the Rack & Soul on Broadway this afternoon at around 4:30 for fried chicken and it was, well, utterly atrocious. It seems like it was cooked to order, as it came out a good 5-10 minutes after we ordered it. The skin was not at all crispy; 'soggy' would describe it. The chicken was dry. It also had no taste. Too little salt in the batter was the least of the problems afflicting this chicken.

We've been to Gus's in Memphis three times in the past several months -- actually, we pretty much planned a trip to Memphis around it and ate there two nights in a row several weeks ago. It was sublime. Indescribably amazing. Our quest to find something remotely approaching it anywhere in between nyc and philly has so far been unsuccessful. Maybe we'll try Blue Smoke next.

dagordon at 6:43PM on 10/14/06

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From Serious Eats: New York

Best Fried Chicken Joints in NYC

Ed, you have to update your list here. Rack & Soul's fried chicken was nowhere near one of the best in the city. It wasn't bad, but it was very average to say the most.

I must give a non-NYC fried chicken tip to everyone though. If you ever find yourself in or near Nashville, TN, go to Prince's Hot Chicken. It is truly amazing fried chicken (and really hot).

Taylor at 3:40AM on 12/21/07