Best Fried Chicken
Best Fried Chicken BOA Award Winner
Year » 2019
Type of Award » Oral Pleasures
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Gus's Fried Chicken Type of Award » Oral Pleasures
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Best Fried Chicken BOA Award Winner
Year » 2019
Type of Award » Oral Pleasures
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The Colonnade (Where to Eat Recommendation)
Type of Award » Oral Pleasures
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Best Fried Chicken BOA Award Winner
Year » 2018
Type of Award » Oral Pleasures
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Alluvia restaurant Type of Award » Oral Pleasures
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Best Fried Chicken BOA Award Winner
Year » 2018
Type of Award » Oral Pleasures
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Hattie B's Hot Chicken Type of Award » Oral Pleasures
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Best fried chicken BOA Award Winner
Year » 2017
Type of Award » Oral Pleasures
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Matthews Cafeteria Type of Award » Oral Pleasures
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Best fried chicken BOA Award Winner
Year » 2016
Type of Award » Oral Pleasures
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Busy Bee Cafe (Where to Eat Recommendation)
Type of Award » Oral Pleasures
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Crunch through the salty, crackly crust of BUSY BEE CAFÉ’s famous fried chicken to reveal a trove of juicy meat thanks to the restaurant’s top-secret brining process. If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.
Best fried chicken BOA Award Winner
Year » 2016
Type of Award » Oral Pleasures
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South City Kitchen Buckhead
Type of Award » Oral Pleasures
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And other metro Atlanta locations.
Best fried chicken BOA Award Winner
Year » 2015
Type of Award » Oral Pleasures
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The Colonnade (Where to Eat Recommendation)
Type of Award » Oral Pleasures
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Best fried chicken BOA Award Winner
Year » 2015
Type of Award » Oral Pleasures
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The Colonnade (Where to Eat Recommendation)
Type of Award » Oral Pleasures
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Best fried chicken BOA Award Winner
Year » 2014
Type of Award » Oral Pleasures
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Watershed on Peachtree
Type of Award » Oral Pleasures
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Best fried chicken BOA Award Winner
Year » 2013
Type of Award » Oral Pleasures
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The Colonnade (Where to Eat Recommendation)
Type of Award » Oral Pleasures
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Best fried chicken BOA Award Winner
Year » 2012
Type of Award » Oral Pleasures
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Watershed on Peachtree
Type of Award » Oral Pleasures
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Best fried chicken BOA Award Winner
Year » 2011
Type of Award » Oral Pleasures
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Watershed on Peachtree
Type of Award » Oral Pleasures
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Currently in the process of relocating to a new location.
Best fried chicken BOA Award Winner
Year » 2010
Type of Award » Oral Pleasures
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Watershed on Peachtree
Type of Award » Oral Pleasures
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Runner-up: Colonnade Restaurant
1879 Cheshire Bridge Road, 404-874-5642, www.colonnadeatl.com
Best fried chicken BOA Award Winner
Year » 2009
Type of Award » Oral Pleasures
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Watershed on Peachtree
Type of Award » Oral Pleasures
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Runner-up
South City Kitchen
1144 Crescent Ave., 404-873-7358
1675 Cumberland Parkway, Smyrna, 770-435-0700
www.southcitykitchen.com
Best Soul Food and Best Fried Chicken BOA Award Winner
Year » 2008
Type of Award » Oral Pleasures
Picked By » Critics
Busy Bee Cafe (Where to Eat Recommendation)
Type of Award » Oral Pleasures
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Best Fried Chicken BOA Award Winner
Year » 2008
Type of Award » Oral Pleasures
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Watershed on Peachtree
Type of Award » Oral Pleasures
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Best Fried Chicken BOA Award Winner
Year » 2007
Type of Award » Oral Pleasures
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Watershed on Peachtree
Type of Award » Oral Pleasures
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Best Fried Chicken BOA Award Winner
Year » 2006
Type of Award » Oral Pleasures
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Watershed on Peachtree
Type of Award » Oral Pleasures
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Best Fried Chicken BOA Award Winner
Year » 2005
Type of Award » Oral Pleasures
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Watershed on Peachtree
Type of Award » Oral Pleasures
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We might as well retire this category — at least until WATERSHED stops offering its Tuesday night fried chicken special (which we pray won’t be anytime soon). Who else will ever possibly win? Executive chef Scott Peacock’s signature dish is a masterwork of Southern traditionmore...
We might as well retire this category — at least until WATERSHED stops offering its Tuesday night fried chicken special (which we pray won’t be anytime soon). Who else will ever possibly win? Executive chef Scott Peacock’s signature dish is a masterwork of Southern tradition developed with his mentor, Edna Lewis. The bird is brined, soaked in buttermilk and then fried in lard that has been flavored with bacon. With mashed taters, garlicky green beans and biscuits with honey, it’s Dixie on a plate, y’all. Just remember to show up by 8 p.m. before they run out.
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Best Fried Chicken BOA Award Winner
Year » 2005
Type of Award » Consumer Culture
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Watershed on Peachtree
Type of Award » Consumer Culture
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Best Fried Chicken BOA Award Winner
Year » 2004
Type of Award » Oral Pleasures
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Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen (Atlanta locations)
Type of Award » Oral Pleasures
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Best Fried Chicken BOA Award Winner
Year » 2004
Type of Award » Oral Pleasures
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Watershed on Peachtree
Type of Award » Oral Pleasures
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The Tuesday night fried chicken at WATERSHED is a tradition that won't be disappearing anytime soon, judging from the throngs who still show up to devour executive chef Scott Peacock's signature dish. Subtly crispy on the outside and juicy inside, the chicken and its sides of green beans, mashed potatoesmore...
The Tuesday night fried chicken at WATERSHED is a tradition that won't be disappearing anytime soon, judging from the throngs who still show up to devour executive chef Scott Peacock's signature dish. Subtly crispy on the outside and juicy inside, the chicken and its sides of green beans, mashed potatoes and biscuits are an archetypal taste of America. Remember to make reservations and go early - it usually sells out by 8 p.m. Want to try your hand at the legendary fried chicken? Grab of copy of Peacock's "The Gift of Southern Cooking", written with his mentor Edna Lewis. "406 W. Ponce de Leon Ave., Decatur. 404-378-4900. www.watershedrestaurant.com"
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Best Fried Chicken BOA Award Winner
Year » 2003
Type of Award » Oral Pleasures
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Watershed on Peachtree
Type of Award » Oral Pleasures
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Fried chicken is one of those foods that appeals to all Americans regardless of race, gender, age or degree of culinary snobbery. Atlanta's restaurants serve a lot of tasty birds, but the best in the city is still served on Tuesday nights at WATERSHED. Made from a recipe jointly developed by the restaurant'smore...
Fried chicken is one of those foods that appeals to all Americans regardless of race, gender, age or degree of culinary snobbery. Atlanta's restaurants serve a lot of tasty birds, but the best in the city is still served on Tuesday nights at WATERSHED. Made from a recipe jointly developed by the restaurant's executive chef Scott Peacock and his friend and mentor, Edna Lewis, the chicken is first brined for a day, marinated in buttermilk a second day, then cooked in a combination of lard and butter flavored with a slice of country ham. Tender-crisp green beans, sumptuously buttery mashed potatoes and delicate biscuits round out the meal. Wash it all down with a lovely glass of wine from the restaurant's worldly selection. "406 W. Ponce de Leon Ave., Decatur. 404-378-4900."
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Best Fried Chicken BOA Award Winner
Year » 2003
Type of Award » Oral Pleasures
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Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen (Atlanta locations)
Type of Award » Oral Pleasures
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Best Fried Chicken BOA Award Winner
Year » 2002
Type of Award » Oral Pleasures
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Watershed on Peachtree
Type of Award » Oral Pleasures
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Executive Chef Scott Peacock takes us higher every Tuesday night with his sacrosanct rendition of the fried chicken dinner at WATERSHED. The bird is brined in salt water, then soaked in buttermilk and finally seasoned and pan-fried in lard. Served with homey biscuits, crisp-tender green beans, and supple,more...
Executive Chef Scott Peacock takes us higher every Tuesday night with his sacrosanct rendition of the fried chicken dinner at WATERSHED. The bird is brined in salt water, then soaked in buttermilk and finally seasoned and pan-fried in lard. Served with homey biscuits, crisp-tender green beans, and supple, buttery mashed potatoes, this is a meal that does a soul good. Come early, though, because there are no apologies offered when they run out for the night, which is usually by 8 p.m. "406 W. Ponce de Leon Ave. 404-378-4900."
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Best Fried Chicken BOA Award Winner
Year » 2002
Type of Award » Oral Pleasures
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Kentucky Fried Chicken Type of Award » Oral Pleasures
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Best Fried Chicken BOA Award Winner
Watershed on Peachtree 406 W. Ponce de Leon Ave., Decatur 404-378-4900 Chef Scott Peacock puts yo' mama to shame every Tuesday night with his buttermilk-soaked chicken panfried in lard, served with true-to-life biscuits and local vegetables delicately cooked with a bit of meat. Finish the meal with the best chocolate cakemore...
406 W. Ponce de Leon Ave., Decatur 404-378-4900 Chef Scott Peacock puts yo' mama to shame every Tuesday night with his buttermilk-soaked chicken panfried in lard, served with true-to-life biscuits and local vegetables delicately cooked with a bit of meat. Finish the meal with the best chocolate cake in the city. You definitely will want to make a reservation well ahead, because the chicken dinner sells out every Tuesday.
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Best Fried Chicken BOA Award Winner
Year » 2000
Type of Award » Oral Pleasures
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Kentucky Fried Chicken Type of Award » Oral Pleasures
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When it comes to fried chicken, you can't go wrong at KFC. The chicken isn't extraordinary, but it's consistently good. Whether you choose regular or extra crispy, the chicken tastes juicy and not too greasy. Plus, you can enjoy sides meant to accompany fried chicken, such as mashed potatoes and gravy.more...
When it comes to fried chicken, you can't go wrong at KFC. The chicken isn't extraordinary, but it's consistently good. Whether you choose regular or extra crispy, the chicken tastes juicy and not too greasy. Plus, you can enjoy sides meant to accompany fried chicken, such as mashed potatoes and gravy. Lately, the chain has experimented with the Colonel's original recipe, serving chicken in wraps and sandwiches. Still, the fried chicken is the best reason to go.
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Best Fried Chicken BOA Award Winner
Year » 2000
Type of Award » Oral Pleasures
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Watershed on Peachtree
Type of Award » Oral Pleasures
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The bad news is that you can only get it Tuesday nights and it sells out fast. The good news is that Scott Peacock's pan-fried chicken is a living testimonial to what Southern cooking is meant to be. Soaked in salt water, marinated in buttermilk, dredged and fried in the teen-iniest bit of lard, Peacock'smore...
The bad news is that you can only get it Tuesday nights and it sells out fast. The good news is that Scott Peacock's pan-fried chicken is a living testimonial to what Southern cooking is meant to be. Soaked in salt water, marinated in buttermilk, dredged and fried in the teen-iniest bit of lard, Peacock's chicken defies the old Cab Calloway claim that "chicken ain't nothin' but a bird."
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