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| - Price's Chicken Coop was challenged Tuesday, really challenged - for the title of Best Fried Chicken, according to my tastes anyway. I've had this place on my food bucket list for quite a while, but Charlotte can be such a pain in the rear traffic wise (just getting in and out of town) that I'd kind of put off going here.But Tuesday, we selected 3 places to visit and this was one.
This restaurant is located in a less than stellar area, and the it looks like it was formerly a fast food place of some kind - even had a drive thru area that is a complete state of disrepair.The bright yellow top section of the building is hard to miss.
It is in fact a fast food setup - you order at the front, pay, get a number, and await you food. The time to get that food is not really fast food style, it will take a little longer than that - which is why there are a lot of call in orders for pickup. There is plenty of seating here.
They have the full soul food menu - Pork Chops (Fried or Smothered), Fried Seafood (Shrimp, Perch, Croaker, Flounder, & of course, Whiting), Meatloaf, Chicken of all manner (Fried, Smothered, Baked, BBQ, Gizzards, Livers, & FEET!) BBQ Ribs, BBQ Pork, Oxtail, Beef Stew, Pigs Feet, Chitlins Turkey Wings, great soul sides, a few sandwiches (including BBQ Pork, Fish, & of course, Pork Chop), and an array of home made desserts.
We chose the 3 Wings Dinner with - Mac & Cheese, and Collards ($8.35), and the BBQ Pork Sandwich ($7.50 or so). The chicken was absolutely outstanding - perfectly fried, perfectly seasoned, with an amazing, thin crust exploding with flavor. You could just eat the skin and be in heaven. Can't say that it is better than the chicken at Price's, but it very well may be the equal, and getting in and out with your food is a little easier here.
Both the Mac & Cheese and the Collards were superb, as well, and also perfectly seasoned. The sides with the dinner are small, really small - so this is not a real value meal, but if you are too concerned about the cost of this food, you've pretty much taken your eye off the prize.
The BBQ Sandwich is rather pricey, but it is huge - loaded with tender, smokey pulled pork with a nice BBQ sauce, with a touch of sweetness - this is not the typical NC style BBQ Pork, but it is outstanding, in its own right. We also chose a piece of Cream Cheese Pound Cake, which was very, very good.
Not the cheapest place, not the greatest area, nor the greatest ambience - but this is outstanding chicken, outstanding soul food.
Oh Yeah, we'll be back - traffic or no traffic!
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