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Where in or near the square can I get fried chicken? I've got a MAJOR craving.

It's not anywhere near the square, but the only acceptable answer for a major fried chicken craving is Popeye's.

There's one over near Fenway.

Trust me, it's worth the trip!

PS- Get the "spicy" when they ask. When they say "spice" they mean "flavor"

oh, i'm a hardcore popeyes fan (born and raised in the south) but I was hoping I wouldnt have to go to fenway.

there's a KFC Bell on Broadway in Winter Hill, and another on Hampshire St in Inman Square.

I miss the Popeye's that used to be in Porter Square.

Edited 2009-03-13 18:04 (UTC)

Wings Over Somerville delivers to Davis and they're delicious. Not sure if it's what you're looking for though.

Is that the place next to Domino's, across from the VFW?

By far, the best fried chicken in the area is at Coast Cafe in Cambridge.

http://coastsoulcafe.com/

Trust me. Go there.

Do you prefer deep-fried or pan-fried? (west-south or east-south?)

It's on Somerville Ave, next to the UPS Store across from Conway Park.
Pretty far from Davis, but fear not- they deliver!

Nope, Wings Over is over on Somerville Ave, across from the Rite Aid, out towards Union Square.

Is that pan-fried or deep-fried?

I can't verify from personal experience, but I remember a Chowhound discussion on fried chicken came to the same conclusion.

Just asked 'em - turns out it's deep fried. My search continues!

I really like the fried chicken at Redbones. I don't know if it was a once a week special or if they have it all the time. But it's god old fashioned country fried chicken that you can get with (or without) white gravy.

I moved to Arlington and I miss Wings Over Somerville more than any other place in the area!

... I think deep-fried, but I could be wrong. All I know is that the skin is crispy and delicious, and the chicken is moist and perfect. FREAKING PERFECT.

Seriously, it may not be exactly what you're looking for, but you should check them out. SO. GOOD.

The Plough & Stars (Between Harvard and Central) has fried chicken night every Sunday that is pretty damned good. They also have catfish.

There was a Popeyes in Porter Square?! And it's gone? WAAAAAAAA!

When Wabbit and I go to New York on the Fung Wah, it lets off right smack next to a Popeye's in Chinatown. It's part of the reason we go.

It was in the Porter Square Shopping Center, but I don't remember exactly where. A lot of things have moved in and out of the shopping center since then.

Popeye's closed all of their local stores 10 or 15 years ago, then more recently returned to Kenmore Square.

Edited 2009-03-13 18:58 (UTC)

I don't recall ever seeing pan fried chicken in a restaurant. That's how my mom made it, but I always thought that was just because we didn't have a deep fryer. Do you make it at home?

Sometimes! Not in several months, at this point, though.

My understanding has always been that it marks the difference between Atlantic-coast and Gulf-coast fried chicken traditions.

Edited 2009-03-13 19:05 (UTC)

But is it the best damned chicken in the state?

Believe it or not, the fried chicken from Johnnie's Foodmaster at Broadway and 16 is pretty darn good.

+1 Wings over Somerville. They're awesome. Just triple check your order.

The best fried chicken establishment in the boston metro area is easily the Hen House in Dorchester (might be roxbury).

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