what diners drive-ins and dives eatery
stunned guy fieri with garlic infused
fried chicken and which one served up a
chicken sandwich with donut buns
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to taste some legendary fried chicken
guy fieri traveled to bakersfield
california to visit the pyrenees cafe
which opened in 1901 under a different
name in 1935 it became the pyrenees cafe
and has been a staple there since
serving bosque food native to the boss
county in northern spain near france the
pyrenees cafe employs a french-born chef
making their bosque food authentic and
delicious patrons of the pyrenees cafe
especially love their garlic fried
chicken it's not southern fried chicken
by any stretch in the imagination
to make this twist on the classic fair
the chef seasons his chicken with a
variety of spices including minced
garlic one of the healthiest spices all
in heaping amounts he then uses olive
oil to meld the seasonings to the
chicken and lets it marinate for at
least two hours after coating the
chicken and buttermilk and dredging it
in a flour mixture he gently drops it
into hot oil to fry the garlic fried
chicken is served with french fries and
topped with garlic butter olive oil and
parsley sauce guy fieri's reviews were
as positive as they come but if i was
going to ever make fried garlic chicken
that would be the example
outstanding
guy fieri stopped by hardina in
philadelphia to try the authentic
indonesian food hardina is run by two
daughters and their mom and guests love
having good international food locally
one of their popular dishes which fieri
of course had to taste is ginger fried
chicken
this tastes exactly like how my grandma
used to make it
to make ginger fried chicken the cook
starts by making a ginger paste which
includes a variety of fresh ingredients
the chicken is boiled for 2 hours in
seasoned water along with ginger paste
and coconut milk is added for the last
20 minutes next they make a samo tracy a
hot sauce with shrimp paste and thai
chilies to serve alongside the chicken
once fried their ginger fried chicken is
topped with a ginger fry crunch and is
served with the shrimp paste and rice
with the rice with the crunch with the
fry with the chicken when you get that
optimum bite
it was dynamite
guy fieri returned to oklahoma city to
visit florence's restaurant which has
been in operation since 1952 to try
their famous yam fried chicken a mother
started the restaurant when she was in
her 20s and she still cooks today with
the help of her daughter victoria they
have delighted so many customers with
their fried chicken florence's
restaurant has worn out at least five
separate dutch ovens the yeti had never
heard of their famed yam fried chicken
as it's a florence's restaurant original
recipe it's made like a typical fried
chicken seasoned with salt and pepper
and covered in seasoned flour then fried
in oil the twist comes at the end when
restaurant owner and chef florence makes
a candy dm syrup out of yams butter and
sugar the fried chicken is smothered in
the syrup then served with more yams and
collard greens delicious you really
season your chicken well there's a lot
of flavor in that pot
some prefer their fried chicken on a
sandwich others like fans of
minnesota-based restaurant seoul avenue
kitchen prefer a double fried chicken
sandwich for an even crispier skin to
make the signature sandwich the cook
marinates the chicken in a buttermilk
and hot sauce batter overnight then
dredges it in a flour mixture which
includes several types of pepper and
powder the chicken is then fried in oil
once and after resting it's fried in oil
again which finishes cooking the chicken
making the skin extra crispy to elevate
the sandwich the cook adds generous
portions of sauces including a homemade
lime aioli and tops it with kimchi and
house pickles before taking a bite guy
fieri marveled at the size of the
sandwich and complimented the chef
my friend that is an excellent fried
chicken
seoul avenue kitchen patrons can order a
variety of meals when visiting many of
them inspired by korean fare
for even more fried chicken goodness guy
fieri traveled to portsmouth virginia to
visit moses births a family fun
restaurant that had served their
signature fried chicken recipe for over
70 years serving some of their customers
since they were children other patrons
noted they'd rather eat moe's births
fried chicken over something their
mother would make in just one day most
births went through 600 to 700 pounds of
chicken according to their chef on top
of the chicken a tasty batter the
consistency of pancake batter the cook
was careful not to make it too thick
though as it could result in too hard of
a crust once fried after being dunked in
the batter the chicken was coated in a
dry flour mix and dropped into hot oil
for 17 minutes at 350 degrees fahrenheit
resulting in a delicious piece of fried
chicken paired with coleslaw potato
salad and hush puppies after tasting it
fieri had one important question
delivered to california
unfortunately per their facebook page
mo's births closed in early 2021 in the
post announcing their closure they
stated without our customers and without
our employees we would not have been
successful for 81 years they added that
rising supply costs a broken piece of
kitchen equipment and the coven 19
pandemic all factored into their
decision to close
tucked away in a strip mall in memphis
tennessee is the home of the best thing
guy fieri's ever eaten with his hands
uncle lou's fried chicken uncle lou's
has legions of loyal customers some
willing to drive 30 miles for a meal and
who come back for a variety of chicken
dishes on the menu and fieri got a
behind-the-scenes look at how their
famous fried chicken is made the cook
glue uses his grandmother's recipe and
includes cinnamon in his spice mix an
ingredient fieri had never seen included
in fried chicken after dredging it in
the spice mixture the chicken goes into
hot oil for 12 minutes before coming out
perfectly crispy a fan favorite is the
honey dipped fried chicken which is
dipped in a sauce similar to buffalo
wing sauce made with a special spice
mixture called corruption and lots and
lots of honey fieri proved his love for
the meat when reminiscing about uncle
lou's fried chicken saying
if you live within 300 miles of this
joint
you should be getting yourself over here
right quick now
show dogs was a restaurant in san
francisco california's tenderloin
district that specialized in hot dogs
the owner a chef brought in another chef
to help create a special menu one full
of different gourmet hot dogs and
sandwiches including their fried chicken
sandwich to make their sandwich which
one patron described as quote so tasty
the cook would marinate chicken in a dry
rub made with a variety of spices
including
vinegar powder madras curry powder and
toasted cumin the chicken marinated for
a couple hours before being dredged in a
flour mixture coated in buttermilk
dredged again in the flour mixture and
then fried in oil for a quick two
minutes the chicken sat on a bun with
lemon cayenne aioli coleslaw and pickled
ginger all homemade there's flavor all
over the board on this one
that's like a pink floyd concert
unfortunately according to yelp show
dogs has permanently closed based on the
ingredients alone it's no secret why
customers had loved the restaurant's
fried chicken sandwich so much
bozeman montana residents don't need to
travel south to find southern fried
chicken according to the food network
thanks to roost fried chicken the
goodness that is southern food is served
up north and guy fieri traveled to this
beloved restaurant to try their fried
chicken himself to make this tasty dish
the cook marinates his chicken in a dry
rub for 24 to 48 hours before covering
it in a buttermilk coating once tacky
the chicken goes into a bowl full of
all-purpose flour corn starch and kosher
salt then it is fried for just over 13
minutes roost fried chicken serves their
meat with pickled okra and a biscuit
making for a delicious meal
really tasty it's legit man
what sets apart roost fried chicken's
fried chicken from its competition is
the cooking equipment most restaurants
use a traditional fryer but roost uses a
pressure cooker while they still use oil
the pressure cooker makes for a light
moist piece of chicken cementing it as
some of the best fried chicken from
diners drive-ins and dives
in miami florida lives a fried chicken
joint with a totally unique spin on the
classic dish mojo donuts is famous for
their donuts as well as their chicken
brulee sandwich which substitutes a
bruleed donut for buns and as if it
weren't decadent enough tops the fried
chicken sandwich with a cheddar sauce
and bacon bits for the tasting at mojo
donuts guy fieri brought along chef
richard hales and both loved the
sandwich this changes the fried chicken
sandwich game
mojo donuts is still open and has
multiple locations across the state so
floridians from all over as well as
tourists can try the famous fried
chicken sandwich one reviewer noted that
mojo donuts has become a permanent
addition to their miami restaurants list
guy fieri traveled just outside boulder
colorado to find the post chicken and
beer before trying the chicken himself
fieri learned from the patrons just how
good the post-fried chicken is
i've had fried chicken all around the
country right this will set you free
brother
the customers also noted the chicken's
texture adding that it's cooked in a
pressure cooker fieri when speaking with
the cook noted his admiration for the
method too both of them adding that the
skin has a better texture when fried in
a pressure cooker the post-fried chicken
sits in a lemon rosemary brine for 4
hours sitting in rice flour overnight
before being smothered in buttermilk and
dredged in a gluten-free flour mixture
all the chicken pieces are set in a
multi-level rack then placed in the
pressure cooker to fry customers love
the post-fried chicken for its juicy
tender meat seasoning and gluten-free
recipe as it's rare to find
the southern u.s has claimed fried
chicken as their own and there are
countless restaurants in the region that
offer it including lexington kentucky's
parquet drive-in their chicken is
dropped in batter and flour and fried in
pork lard which the cook claims is quote
the only way to do it the fried chicken
is served with gravy coleslaw a roll and
the customer's choice of french fries
tater tots or onion rings making for a
tasty chicken box great flavor not too
heavy almost reminds me a little bit of
a roasted chicken or it's got a thin
crunchy crust on it with a lot of
seasoning
the parquet drive-in is still open today
offering classic american fare including
the mouth-watering chicken fiery eight
in addition to their chicken the parquet
drive-in is famous for their poor boy
sandwich
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