Where's the Best Place for Fried Chicken?

[woovic]

Got a sudden craving for fried chicken, any ideas on where to go other than KFC?

[A790]

KFC is where it's at.

[nat_skyline]

Im not sure how the Fritou Chicken is here but I know it's a hit in the Maritimes...
it's south ....Canterbury Drive SW

[dannie]

Chicken On The Way (14st and Kensington)

[dj_rice]

Mary Browns Fried Chicken tastes better than KFC, only cause its seasoned better and they have awesome tators, theres a location on 32nd and I think McKnight?


But otherwise I suggest Chicken On The Way

[flipstah]

Originally posted by dj_rice
Mary Browns Fried Chicken tastes better than KFC, only cause its seasoned better and they have awesome tators, theres a location on 32nd and I think McKnight?


But otherwise I suggest Chicken On The Way

Mary Brown's is THE place to go for chicken and taters. :thumbsup:

Chicken On The Way is very good as well!

As for Fritou, I tried the one on Saddleridge and wasn't impressed by it.

That's just my two cents.

[nusneak]

I've been disappointed in Chicken on the Way since they started limiting the portions crazy awhile back. :thumbsdow

+1 Mary Browns.

[Mibz]

MB > KFC > CotW

[x.staygold.x]

Originally posted by dannie
Chicken On The Way (14st and Kensington)

+1

[charizard]

theres a mary browns in the silvercity plaza on country hills too

[legendboy]

my house

[GQBalla]

Invite me please !!!

[Jeremiah]

Make sure if you go to chicken on the way that you get fritters, thats their main attraction if you ask me, their chicken is nothing in comparison to KFC

[CKY]

there is a mary brown's @ royal oak as well

[Speed_69]

Originally posted by nusneak
I've been disappointed in Chicken on the Way since they started limiting the portions crazy awhile back. :thumbsdow

:werd: I've noticed that as well. Still better then KFC Though.

[superboss]

Try Nandos, 32 and 32 ne

[EK 2.0]

Originally posted by superboss

Try Nandos, 32 and 32 ne


Not fried....flame grilled...

[Proyecto2000]

Originally posted by nat_skyline
Im not sure how the Fritou Chicken is here but I know it's a hit in the Maritimes...
it's south ....Canterbury Drive SW

the one in Saddleridge is pretty good.

[Strider]

KFC in Sylvan Lake has the best fried chicken... haven't found any like it in Calgary

[EK 2.0]

Originally posted by Strider

KFC in Sylvan Lake has the best fried chicken... haven't found any like it in Calgary


That is because they wash their chicken in lake water...:drool:

[DarkDream]

hahaha sadly KFC is the best we got in this city...

Chicken on the way is good for their fritters but the chicken well its okay..... Although they do cook it to the point that you can actually eat some of the bones... I don't know why you would, but the option is there :)

[Tarrantula]

+A LOT

For mary browns chicken and taders. MMM Mm

[hampstor]

KFC + dipping in the gravy. :drool:

[G-ZUS]

Chicken Cottage or was it Cottage Chicken? beside sunridge mall in the NE

[petoria]

chicken cottage/chicken on the way ftw

[A790]

On my next cheat meal day I'm for sure diving into a bucket of KFC + gravy. Mmmm....

[Jonel]

.. Have you guys ever just sipped the gravy ..

[Quizzes]

Give Superstore's fried chicken a try.

[Khyron]

Originally posted by Jonel
.. Have you guys ever just sipped the gravy ..

Sip? I drink it. Same with Chalet sauce at swiss chal.

[JordanEG6]

I used to dig "Chicken King" on 68th before they closed. Not sure if they relocated or not.

[theken]

i decided to go for some spicy chicken at kfc last night, fun for one box, life is good, not today, life was good last night

[zain123]

fritou !
theres one in saddleridge too
love that stuff on my cheat days

[HHURICANE1]

I've only been to the Mary Brown's on Blackfoot but it is gross. Greasy as all f**k and the place looks it hasn't been cleaned since the day it opened. KFC sucks too, years ago it was pretty good but their chickens are all so small they must only be a couple weeks old. I don't know of anywhere really good for fried chicken in this city.

[Eleanor]

COTW FTMFW!!!!!!

[jsn]

If you have to eat fried chicken... KFC is definitely the way to go. Fried chicken and their gravy :drool:

[woovic]

Thumbs up for Yum Yum Chicken in Airdrie! :thumbsup:

[botox]

Originally posted by Quizzes
Give Superstore's fried chicken a try.
Costco is where it's at :D

[Lex350]

COTW makes me ill. Horrible shit that stuff!

[jwslam]

Olive Chicken on 10th ave Korea town.

Definitely try half/half with and without the sweet/hot sauce

[ArjayAquino]

i thought the fritou in skyview was really good the one time i tried it.

[bubbley]

I saw a Wow Chicken in Kensington, haven't tried but the place looks super nice

[taemo]

Originally posted by ArjayAquino
i thought the fritou in skyview was really good the one time i tried it.

we either buy it from Fritou or we buy this from a filipino store and cook our own chicken
http://www.afodltd.com/images/afodpic/40-226.gif

I worked in a KFC and IMO the chicken is only good if it's 10-20min fresh off the pressurized fryer, otherwise it is ok

[K3RMiTdot]

Originally posted by woovic
Thumbs up for Yum Yum Chicken in Airdrie! :thumbsup:

[GQBalla]

Yum Yum chicken is pretty good the one with all green onions on it is good.

Shit is expensive as hell though

[BigDL]

Originally posted by GQBalla
Yum Yum chicken is pretty good the one with all green onions on it is good.

Shit is expensive as hell though

Also a good drive to get there, but I love that stuff.

[SportEL]

Mary Brown's for sure. After I tried it for the first time a couple of years ago, I can't even eat KFC anymore.

[JordanEG6]

Originally posted by woovic
Thumbs up for Yum Yum Chicken in Airdrie! :thumbsup:

Yup.

It's a far drive. Not sure if it's worth it, but it definitely is delicious.

[turbotrip]

fritou saddlerigde!

[cancer man]

Sorry guys but cold KFC in the morning is the best.

[BerserkerCatSplat]

Originally posted by woovic
Thumbs up for Yum Yum Chicken in Airdrie! :thumbsup:

OMFG YES! Best fried chicken ever, the YumYum and Shallot flavours are amazing.

[Sorath]

yum yum bbq in airdrie!

[Sentry]

Chicken on the way. Mostly because I like to occasionally pig out on fries and corn fritters and gravy, the fried chicken is just a bonus.

[bleu]

I tried Yum Yum last weekend. It was delicious! Too bad it's such a long drive.

[jdmakkord]

Originally posted by bleu
I tried Yum Yum last weekend. It was delicious! Too bad it's such a long drive.

They are planning a second location in NW Calgary soon I hear.

[A2VR6]

Originally posted by bubbley
I saw a Wow Chicken in Kensington, haven't tried but the place looks super nice

Tried it last week... not as good as Yum Yum... not bad but Yum Yum is still the best.

[nykz]

Another Yum Yum fan here! So good :drool:

[95EG6P]

yum yum is great hot flavor and shallot FTW:)

[YCB]

Originally posted by zain123
fritou !
theres one in saddleridge too
love that stuff on my cheat days


+1

They use peanut oil, which doesn't burn at high temperatures, so the you never get that bitter taste, as you do with KFC, Mary Brown, and everywhere else.

Best chicken in the city IMO. Halal as well for the Moslems that enjoy chicken too.

But yea,. its all about the oil and the care they put into making your meal.

KFC, Mary Browns, Chicken on the way, is all catch and miss depending on the timing, mood of employees, when they changed oil last.. etc.

Fritao, is always the same. Locale is ghetto, but stay in and eat your chicken. Fresh food FTW

[faiz999]

Originally posted by jwslam
Olive Chicken on 10th ave Korea town.

Definitely try half/half with and without the sweet/hot sauce

this AINEC.

[r3ccOs]

Olive/Yum Yum are far from GOOD Korean style chicken.

You guys need to try Bonchon or Mad chick in NYC lol... but in all seriousness, both of those are "mediocre" conventional fried chicken with a Kimchi sauce.

The place that I like, is a ghetto chain called: great canadian pizza & fried chicken on 8th ave by Crack Macs

It seriously is better than Chicken/Churches/KFC by far...

[r3ccOs]

Originally posted by YCB



+1

They use peanut oil, which doesn't burn at high temperatures, so the you never get that bitter taste, as you do with KFC, Mary Brown, and everywhere else.

Best chicken in the city IMO. Halal as well for the Moslems that enjoy chicken too.

But yea,. its all about the oil and the care they put into making your meal.

KFC, Mary Browns, Chicken on the way, is all catch and miss depending on the timing, mood of employees, when they changed oil last.. etc.

Fritao, is always the same. Locale is ghetto, but stay in and eat your chicken. Fresh food FTW


I gotta try this sometime, I've heard its fantastic, as they have a spicy coating!

[flipstah]

Originally posted by r3ccOs
Olive/Yum Yum are far from GOOD Korean style chicken.

You guys need to try Bonchon or Mad chick in NYC lol... but in all seriousness, both of those are "mediocre" conventional fried chicken with a Kimchi sauce.

The place that I like, is a ghetto chain called: great canadian pizza & fried chicken on 8th ave by Crack Macs

It seriously is better than Chicken/Churches/KFC by far...

There's BonChon in the Philippines... It's meh.

Peanut oil, eh? Might try that.

Canola doesn't burn as much either or am I crazy?

[Disoblige]

Originally posted by r3ccOs
Olive/Yum Yum are far from GOOD Korean style chicken.

That's what I thought, but it's Calgary, so I don't think we'll be getting good Korean chicken yet. At least we have decent Korean BBQ now (Insadong.. haha).

Fuck, I just Googled Bonchon in NYC, looks BOMB :drool:

[move]

Olive's chicken!

[T-Dubbs]

There is a place in Ogden, on ogdan rd that pressure deep fries chicken. It's super good.
The place is a total dive, but good chicken.
I forget the name.

[sputnik]

Originally posted by T-Dubbs
There is a place in Ogden, on ogdan rd that pressure deep fries chicken. It's super good.
The place is a total dive, but good chicken.
I forget the name.

Most fried chicken at restaurants is pressure fried.

- KFC
- CotW
- Mary Browns
- Fritou

[sexualbanana]

I like Olive Chicken. Didn't really like the sweet & sour though. I prefer just the normal fried chicken.

[nj2Type-S]

any good places in the SW near shawnessy?

[xolemonteaox]

Originally posted by sexualbanana
I like Olive Chicken. Didn't really like the sweet & sour though. I prefer just the normal fried chicken. Wow Chicken is pretty similar to Olive Chicken. They also have more flavors to choose from.

[firebane]

Tried Mary Browns on Blackfoot.. eh.
KFC .. eh

Corn fritters? Make your own so much better! Get some corn niblets and a basic fritter batter. Toss a pot on the stove and cook em yourself.. mmmmmmmm

[Mitsu3000gt]

I tried Chicken on the Way recently, the Kensington one. It was absolutely disgusting. The fries were so greasy they were extremely wet, and would drip if you held them up for more than a second. The corn fritter was the same, so greasy I couldn't even eat it, and I enjoy greasy food once in a while. It was honestly inedible. The chicken skin was gross, and equally as greasy. I peeled the skin off the chicken and just ate the meat, I couldn't eat anything else. Maybe I just caught them on a bad day but I'll never be back, it was actually inedible unless you wanted to simply drink a cup of pure grease.

KFC is still plenty greasy, but not NEARLY that bad.

[r3ccOs]

Originally posted by Mitsu3000gt
I tried Chicken on the Way recently, the Kensington one. It was absolutely disgusting. The fries were so greasy they were extremely wet, and would drip if you held them up for more than a second. The corn fritter was the same, so greasy I couldn't even eat it, and I enjoy greasy food once in a while. It was honestly inedible. The chicken skin was gross, and equally as greasy. I peeled the skin off the chicken and just ate the meat, I couldn't eat anything else. Maybe I just caught them on a bad day but I'll never be back, it was actually inedible unless you wanted to simply drink a cup of pure grease.

KFC is still plenty greasy, but not NEARLY that bad.

Chicken on the way is awesome, until they wrap it up and the steam from the hot food runions the crispyness of the chicken and fries.

ask them not to wrap it up next time

[GQBalla]

The thing about yum yum chicken in Airdrie is they make every order fresh to order

[sexualbanana]

I wish our KFCs had extra crispy.

[zaider]

While I know it doesn't help right now, Anju had (and will have) some of the best KFC I've ever had. It was located on the west side of downtown but closed in June so that the chef, Roy Oh, could relocate to a better location. The plan is to reopen in early 2014, however, Roy is collaborating with various restaurants in the meantime. He's put on Sunday Dinner at Model Milk and has collaborated with the Cheezy Business food truck as well.

His gojuchang wings are incredible.

[AudiPWR]

RAISING CANES IN THE USA BABY

[OmgSC400]

Has anyone tried Wow Chicken in Kensington?

[artieg30]

Originally posted by OmgSC400
Has anyone tried Wow Chicken in Kensington?

Tried it a few weeks back, surprisingly good actually. Tried the original wings and the spicy chicken breasts, both were very good. The breast meat was juicy and tender and the wings are just the right size. The batter is a bit on the heavy side so I would definitely recommend going with a couple friends to try everything out.

[muse017]

JUST Tried YumYum in Airdrie and their spicy chicken is surprisingly good. Very crispy outside and juicy inside. Their Shallot chicken is a bit dry side for my liking but still taste better than other places.

[Seth1968]

Originally posted by Mitsu3000gt
I tried Chicken on the Way recently, the Kensington one. It was absolutely disgusting. The fries were so greasy they were extremely wet, and would drip if you held them up for more than a second. The corn fritter was the same, so greasy I couldn't even eat it, and I enjoy greasy food once in a while. It was honestly inedible. The chicken skin was gross, and equally as greasy. I peeled the skin off the chicken and just ate the meat, I couldn't eat anything else. Maybe I just caught them on a bad day but I'll never be back, it was actually inedible unless you wanted to simply drink a cup of pure grease.

KFC is still plenty greasy, but not NEARLY that bad.

Not NEARLY as greasy as KFC? How is that even possible?

With that being said, I hope KFC comes out with a super hot version of their grease. I'd be all over that:)

[Mitsu3000gt]

Originally posted by Seth1968


Not NEARLY as greasy as KFC? How is that even possible?

With that being said, I hope KFC comes out with a super hot version of their grease. I'd be all over that:)

It was seriously dripping with grease. KFC (when I've had it) isn't literally soggy and dripping with grease. It's usually dry-ish on the outside, but plenty greasy still on the inside.

Chicken on the Way was like nothing I've seen before. Pick up a piece, and just watch the grease drip off. It was disgusting. I talked to a friend who was there recently and experienced the same thing, so I don't think it was just a random bad day.

Fries were so greasy I would consider them inedible (they were basically mush). Corn fritters dripped grease as well, I couldn't eat them, and I've eaten some pretty gross food before haha.

[nj2Type-S]

i tries olive chicken tonight. i may be a minority when i say that i will not be back. the fries were overly salty. the sweet chili sauce chicken flavor was pretty bland considering the entire container was covered in sauce. i will say that te original flavor is OKAY; definitely crunchy but, again, bland. luckily, i had some sriracha.

[know1edge]

Originally posted by OmgSC400
Has anyone tried Wow Chicken in Kensington?

verrry similar to olive chicken

[btimbit]

Went to Mary Brown's for the first time last week. Pleasantly surprised. Skin was crispy, meat was juicy, seasoning was excellent. Better than KFC, I'll be back.

Have to try Chicken on the Way again, only had it once a few years ago and don't remember it at all. My corporate chef at the time swore by the place though, thought it was fantastic.

[Neil4Speed]

Originally posted by Mitsu3000gt

Chicken on the Way was like nothing I've seen before. Pick up a piece, and just watch the grease drip off. It was disgusting. I talked to a friend who was there recently and experienced the same thing, so I don't think it was just a random bad day.

Fries were so greasy I would consider them inedible (they were basically mush). Corn fritters dripped grease as well, I couldn't eat them, and I've eaten some pretty gross food before haha.

I agree with everything you have written. COTW is totally overrated.

[Neil4Speed]

Stupid thread, I just went out and bought a 4 piece meal. All things considered, price, convenience, taste, KFC is pretty solid.

[woovic]

It looks like Yum Yum Chicken opened up a location in Bowness (right beside the Dairy Queen).

[woovic]

Ogam Chicken just opened up across from Chinook Mall. Had a chance to try it and it was pretty good.

[EF9 Sedan]

Church's Chicken in Vancouver is AMAZING. haha its one of the places I stop by whenever I visit van city.

[chathamf]

Yum Yum Chicken in Bowness is my go to right now. Delish.

[ekguy]

what about making it at home? do you need a deep frier or is a pan with oil enough?

seems there's really not that many options out there in Calgary.

[firebane]

Originally posted by ekguy
what about making it at home? do you need a deep frier or is a pan with oil enough?

seems there's really not that many options out there in Calgary.

Deep pot with oil will work just fine. People are just nervous to do it and generally have no place to put the oil afterwards.

[clem24]

Originally posted by Neil4Speed
Stupid thread, I just went out and bought a 4 piece meal. All things considered, price, convenience, taste, KFC is pretty solid.

Haha it's the gravy.. Every so often I crave KFC but less so lately. I just wish they'd cut back on the salt.

[Prail]

Really like WOW Chicken - it's really well done. Cooked perfectly with the right amount of batter. Def worth checking out if in Kensington.

[AudiPWR]

Fionn Mcools in cross iron has a pretty good fried chicken dish.

DadeOs in Edmonton has the best fried chicken I've ever had, hands down.

[Speed_69]

Has anyone tried Coco deep fried chicken in Edmonton? If so, how is it?
Going to Edmonton next weekend and wondering if it's worth trying.

[K3RMiTdot]

Originally posted by Speed_69
Has anyone tried Coco deep fried chicken in Edmonton? If so, how is it?
Going to Edmonton next weekend and wondering if it's worth trying.

its similar to olive chicken if youve been there... i hate coco in edmonton

[syscal]

Had chicken on the way for the first time today. Nothing stood out, fries were bland, not sure what the hype is about the corn rolls. I don't plan on going back.

[A|pine]

Ogam Chicken is pretty good too (by chinook). It is another korean style fried chicken. Plus they serve beer there, and some authentic korean dishes.

[bleu]

Originally posted by A|pine
Ogam Chicken is pretty good too (by chinook). It is another korean style fried chicken. Plus they serve beer there, and some authentic korean dishes.

I saw this place today and will give it a try! :thumbsup: