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I really wanted to go to Price's but since the conference I was attending ended pretty late, I had to get my chicken fix somewhere else and ended up at Mert's.
I got there around 8 and found the restaurant to be somewhat empty. Rather than eating there, I decided I would have a better time eating back at my hotel since there wasn't much going on at the restaurant. It wasn't until on the walk back I realized that the steam from the hot foods probably softened up the fried chicken! I was prepared to be disappointed...
BUT the amazing thing was that the chicken leg quarter that I ordered was not only juicy, but the skin had somehow retain much of it's crispiness. As I start to gnaw into the fried chicken, with each bite I was amazed at how flavorful it is. Didn't need any sauce or anything, it was tasty as is. Like I mentioned, the chicken is juicy. Dark meat is always the way to go for me for fried chicken!
With the fried chicken, I also got to choose two sides, so I went for the yams and mac & cheese. Lots of spices for the yams, and I like how it still retained its chunky form. As for the mac & cheese, I only liked the part where the cheese had caramelized. Not too special to me.
It also comes with this awesome cornbread and softened sweet butter. Cornbread + butter is seriously one of the best combos. I know butter is good with a lot of things, but when you have a tasty cornbread, butter just enhances it so well!
Even with it steaming in its own heat for around 10 minutes as I walked back to the hotel, the chicken was still awesome. I can only imagine how great it would've been if I ate there!
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