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IT IS GOOD EATING THIS WEEK
IN THE BEST OF MINNESOTA.
WE WENT SEARCHING FOR THE
BEST FRIED CHICKEN AND YOUR
VOTES TOOK US TO A PLACE KNOWN
FOR BROASTING ITS BIRDS.
WE VISITED IN GRANDY.
Reporter: THE TOWN OF GRANDY
A STONE'S THROW NORTH OF THE
METRO.
A TOWN SO SMALL -- WELL, YOU GET
THE IDEA.
SO WHAT PUTS THEM ON THE MAP?
IT DESERVES THE AWARD FOR THE
BEST CHICKEN.
IT REALLY DOES.
Reporter: THE CHICKEN.
THE BRASS RAIL VOTED BEST OF
MINNESOTA IS HOME TO SOME WORLD
FAMOUS BROASTED CHICKEN.
AWESOME, MAN!
Reporter: BUT BEFORE IT WAS
SLINGING WINGS, THE BUILDING
HOUSED A LITTLE BIT OF
EVERYTHING.
TRADING POST, TELEPHONE
COMPANY IN HERE.
A GARAGE, AND THEN SEVERAL
DIFFERENT BARS.
IT'S BEEN A BAR IN 1926, 39.
Reporter: AND THEN THEY TOOK
OVER AND OPENED THE BRASS RAIL
IN 1969.
AND PUT IT IN THE CHICKEN.
ANYWHERE FROM 60 TO 100 CASES
A WEEK, DEPENDS ON THE TIME OF
THE YEAR.
ANYWHERE FROM THERE TO
125,000 POUNDS.
Reporter: THAT IS A SHOCKING
AMOUNT OF CHICKEN FOR A
RESTAURANT THIS SIZE IN A SMALL
TOWN.
THE SECRET?
THEY SOAK IT IN THE SALT
BRINE, IT GETS JUICY.
AND THEN WHEN IT'S BROASTED,
IT'S JUST GOOD.
Reporter: TO SATISFY THEIR
CUSTOMERS' POULTRY DEMANDS, THEY
OPERATE NINE, COUNT THEM, NINE
BROASTERS!
THE BROASTER WORKS LIKE A
PRESSURE POT.
IT HOLDS THE OIL AGAINST THE
MEAT BUT IT DOESN'T ALLOW IT TO
ABSORB IT.
Reporter: LESS GREASE, MORE
CRISP.
THE CHICKEN WOULD GO IN A
BASKET LIKE HAD AND THEN JUST
DOWN IN THE OIL, THEY TAKE A
STIR STICK AND STIR IT UP.
SO IT BREAKS IT APART.
IT THEY JUST CLOSE THIS LID, PO
P IT DOWN AND -- POP IT DOWN AND
FLIP ONE LEVER, IT COOKS.
Reporter: LESS THAN 15
MINUTES LATER, IT'S CHICKEN
TIME.
MOST PEOPLE A LOT OF TIMES
WILL CAN COME IN HERE, THEY WANT
THE SAME EXACT THING EVERY TIME.
THEY DON'T CHANGE OUT.
THE ONLY THING I EVER ORDER
IS CHICKEN.
I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS
MOMENT.
Reporter: LOOK HOW MOIST IT
LOOKS!
VERY MOIST.
AND THAT'S THE FRESHNESS OF
NEVER BEING FROZEN AND MARINATED
TORE 24 -- FOR 24 HOURS.
Reporter: IT'S SO GOOD, THEY
CAN EVEN STOP A TRAIN.
THEY'LL CALL IN THEIR ORDER,
STOP IT ON THE ROAD, ON THE
TRACKS AND RUN ACROSS THE ROAD
AND COME GET CHICKEN.
Reporter: NO MATTER WHAT
YOU'RE DRIVING, THIS LITTLE SPOT
OFF HIGHWAY 65 HOLDS A LOT OF
MEMORIES FOR MANY.
PEOPLE COME IN HERE EVER
SINCE THE 60s.
Reporter: AND AS FOR THE
FUTURE --
JUST KEEPS GETTING BETTER!
THIS IS THE BRASS RAIL IN
GRANDY, AND THIS IS THE BEST
BROASTED CHICKEN IN MINNESOTA!
Reporter: THE BRASS RAIL
JUST EXPANDED AND THEY OPENED AN
ADDITIONAL DINING ROOM AND TWO
OUTDOOR PATIOS, ONE IS PET
FRIENDLY SO BRING YOUR DOG OR
CAT.
THEY SERVE THEIR SIGNATURE
BROASTED CHICKEN TO GO, SO
PIPING HOT IT WILL LAST IN THE
CAR.
IT'S UP P TO YOU IF IT WILL
LAST, OTHER FAVORITES, REVIVAL
AND PELICAN IN ANA.
IT WAS DELICIOUS, I COULD
TELL.
IT WAS.
MY MOUTH WAS WATERING LOOKING
AT IT.
THIS WAS A REALLY GOOD ONE,
GUYS.
I WAS REALLY, REALLY HAPPY FOR
THEM AND JUST AN HOUR, HOUR AND
A HALF NORTH OF MINNEAPOLIS.
GOOD FOR THEM.
THEY HAVE A SIGN.
I BELIEVE THEM.
YEAH.
ALL RIGHT.
NEXT WEEK, YOU GUYS, WE'RE
LOOKING FOR THE BEST BOWLING
ALLEY IN MINNESOTA.
WE GOT TO GET ACTIVE AFTER ALL
THIS EATING.
THE LAST COUPLE WEEKS, FLAHER IT
TY'S, LAKE FAMILY, AND ALLEY AND
ASH, YOU CAN VOTE NOW THROUGH
SATURDAY MORNING AT 8:00 A.M.