![]() What you get: A proper sit-down dinner with old-fashioned Southern fried chicken served with mashed potatoes and gravy, plus something green like braised collards or fried green tomatoes. Where: Trade, 2222 Michelson Drive, Irvine, 94, Fried chicken thighs from Two Birds at Trade in Irvine (Photo by Brad A. The crispy, fragrant crust is laden with all kinds of herbs and spices.īonus: They also make one of the best chicken sandwiches in OC. What you get: This chicken stall at Trade in Irvine serves strictly boneless thighs - no white meat - and this stuff is awesome. Chapman Ave., Orange, 71, Three-piece combo at Buttermilk Fried Chicken in Orange (Photo by Brad A. But still, whenever I find myself eating Southern fried chicken anywhere, I still ask myself, “Is this better than KFC?” I cook my own sides, though, because I can’t stomach KFC’s powdery mashed potatoes and metallic-tasting gravy. Now when I buy KFC, I buy only the chicken - usually extra-crispy but sometimes the original recipe. I know a little bit more about food today than I did in those days. Where to find the best restaurant menu items in the area.If we ate fried chicken at grandma’s house after that, it always came from a red-and-white bucket. My grandmother, my only real source of my fried chicken then, stopped cooking it at her house when the Colonel opened a shop with a giant spinning bucket atop its sign a few blocks from her neighborhood. But KFC has been my benchmark since I was in elementary school. ![]() I wrote back to explain that I actually enjoy Popeyes, too. Hungry? Sign up for our weekly food newsletter and find out where to eat and get the latest restaurant happenings in Orange County.
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