The Good, the Bad and the Nostalgic in the Barbecue Chicken Connection-Part 2 The Good

One place I always enjoy both fried chicken and barbecue is Lancaster's Barbecue at their Huntersville Location 9230 Beatties Ford Rd. The best thing their chicken has going for it is it's cook to order freshness. When you ask for chicken you're cautioned that the wait will be close to 20 minutes. But it's worth it for the most part. It's as naked as you'll find and maybe not quite as flavorful as other places but a great accompaniment to their top notch barbecue. And like most barbecue/chicken places you can also order it dipped in their homemade eastern NC sauce.

I'd like to also give kudos to the owners for preserving part of the building's and Shuffletown's heritage by paying homage to the building's original owners, Puckett's Grocery and Heating Oil, in their decor.

J.M. Hirsch, AP Food Editor, has Lost His Mind

Dried shrimp in your fried chicken?
I pride myself on having a very varied and eclectic palette but that's just gross.

Noelle

Guest Reviewer Christy Jay - Butcher Boy's in Sherrills Ford, NC

Butcher Boy's - 6347 East NC 150 Highway Sherrills Ford, NC has DELICIOUS fried chicken!! Break the crispy skin and the juice just pops in your mouth. The chicken is always hot, fresh and lightly breaded. I'm not sure if they have it everyday however they do have it on their buffet every Sunday. Their Sunday buffet is awesome and definitely worth the trip. They also have the BEST homemade apple turnovers. Even better , the lady that makes them will share the recipe with you.
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The Good, the Bad and the Nostalgic in the Barbecue Chicken Connection Part 1- The Bad.

Here in NC there has always been a connection between Barbecue and Fry Chicken.
The most obvious reasons being they're both very southern and they're both fabulous. So a lot of barbecue places do fried chicken too. In a three part review we'll take a look at the good, the bad and the nostalgic in Barbecue-Chicken connection.

First up Bubba's Barbecue Sunset Rd & I-77
Steve had lunch at Bubba's. A leg and a thigh with brunswick stew and iced tea was $10.50. That's the highest price so far from the places we've reviewed and unfortunately not worth the money. The stew was good but the chicken, although naked fried like we like, was greasy, luke warm and bland. He did mention however that the fried chicken was not the daily specials that day and might be better on a day when it's featured. But for now if you're in that area take Sunset rd to Oakdale rd and Hit the Quik Shoppe instead.

Home Fried Part 1

Another regular feature here at Royally Fried will be recipes for the best homemade fried Chicken. And what better recipe to start with than one form the master of anal retentive cooking, Alton Brown.

Alton Brown's Fried Chicken

Guest Reviewer David Meiers-Simmons Soul Food

Simmons Soul Food 516 N Graham Street

With the exception of the very occasional trip to Prices Chicken Coop, the only place in town I regularly get Fried Chicken - and without question the best place in town to get Fried Chicken - is Simmons on Graham Street near downtown. I am a regular at Simmons, and although they have a varied menu, I don't need to look at it anymore. "Fried Chicken all White Meat, an order of Greens, an order of Macaroni and Cheese, a Sweet Tea and some Cornbread" is my regular order. Besides having the best Fried Chicken, they also have the best Greens, Macaroni and Cheese, and Cornbread (if you don't mind crumbly cornbread that you need to eat with a fork!). They only offer tea, water or lemonade to drink, though, and the tea is only ok (not great). Mrs Simmons sits at the table in the back and is only called into the kitchen when it is time to season something or provide other oversight. Her son "T" works the crowd with jokes and banter and other family members and relatives work there, too. Simmons has the best Soul Food in town!
David Meiers

Fried Chicken Around the World

We all think of fried chicken as an extremely southern thing but fried chicken is enjoyed around the world. And here at Royally Fried we’ll be featuring international fried chicken from time to time.
First up is Korean Fried Chicken. Check out this New York Times article.
New York Times - Korean Fried chicken.