My dad tells me stories of COTW from when he was a little boy and how he's get commissioned to get food for a neighbor and was given a piece of chicken as payment on a semi-regular basis. As a firm believe that things were better in the old days, he still loves Chicken-on-the-way because it's the same place 50+ years later. That being said it was a bit of a fixture in my childhood too because it was a huge treat for my dad to go there. As a vegetarian, I don't eat much here but I do love corn fritters and honey and they do satisfy the drunken requirement for some grease while pleasing my meat eating friends that want their fish or chicken. In line, you'll talk to people that have come from out of town for the chicken and I believe it. The fries aren't my thing but you can see them hand cutting them and hand rolling the fritters like they have for so many years. The food is not expensive, completely diet busting as one my expect but it's come a good comfort factor to it.