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| - We could not have found a better place for Sunday dinner than Chicken Box. We arrived about noon and there were a lot of people having dinner after church. You order at the counter from the bewildering array of side order items. It was really hard to narrow it down.
Ms T and I ordered a two piece and three piece dark dinner respectively with fried okra, black eyed peas, cole slaw, pintos and collards. We chose corn bread muffins as our bread. Wow, I'm getting hungry thinking about it and I just ate.
The chicken was very hot, fresh and juicy. The salt was just right. The coating was light, crisp and tender. This is very good straight ahead fried chicken. It is not peppery, either red or black.
The sides were all good. Pintos were plain, perfectly cooked, perfect salt, one of my favorite things. The greens had no meat or fat, in fact they have a little sign saying that they do not use pork fat/lard in their cooking, so I guess these greens are pretty healthful. They were mild and flavorful, with perfect salt again. The slaw was a fine Carolina chop with a very good creamy dressing that was slightly but not too sweet with good depth. Black-eyed peas were similar to the pintos, plain, no meat, but flavorful and tender. Ms T did not like the fried okra as well as she usually does. I will have to yield to her expertise, put I liked it. She felt it had been parboiled before frying, leaving it a little soggy. It had mild but nice okra flavor coming through the light coating. The corn muffins had good corn flavor.
This was a great meal of southern cookin'. Again, we have found a place that is exactly what Sweetie Pie's in St Louis has the reputation for, but has completely failed to earn. I have no idea when I will ever be in Charlotte again, but I would not say never. When I am, I will eat at Chicken Box. Might have to try the other location. Strong four stars.
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