Louisiana Restaurant #2 in Search for Nation’s Top Fried Chicken

It doesn't matter whether you are in Alexandria in Central Louisiana, Lake Charles on Louisiana's Gulf Coast, or Vidalia on the fertile soils of the Mississippi Delta, you're going to find some good fried chicken. Fried chicken is one of those wonderful crossover dishes that fits perfectly into the art of southern cooking just as nicely as it fits into the spirit of Cajun and Creole cooking too.

Fried chicken is a meal of "the people". Even those who came from the most humble backgrounds could usually find a chicken to fry for Sunday supper. And here in the South and especially in Louisiana we took that challenge of making "yardbird" on Sunday the kind of meal of which legends are born.

The secret to good fried chicken is very similar to the secret to good barbeque. Ain't nobody going to tell you, you have to figure it out on your own. But fried chicken basically comes down to two kinds there is fried chicken with a minimal coating or breading if you will. Then there is fried chicken where the thick and crunch breading is what makes the chicken taste so darn good.

One thing we've found is that cooks who make the best fried chicken do one of two things before frying. They either soak their chicken pieces in buttermilk, that's another Southern fried chicken trick. Or, they soak their chicken pieces in water with baking soda. That's more of an Asian chicken cooking hack but it works to tenderize the meat and really bring out the flavor too.

What is the Best Fried Chicken in Lafayette, Louisiana?

We did a survey and found out that you liked Laura's Two in Lafayette Louisiana for your fried chicken in the Hub City. There were a lot of other great restaurants that made the list, so be sure to check it out in its entirety. 

Unfortunately, none of the chicken joints in Lafayette or Acadiana made the national list for Best Fried Chicken. By the way, that list was there result of research and study by authors and contributors to Eat This, Not That! a website dedicated to food and what's good for you. 

What is the Best Fried Chicken in Louisiana?

If you can trust Eat This, Not That! then you'll be on your way to New Orleans and the iconic Willie Mae's Scotch House. It's been honored by the James Beard Foundation as a Classic American Restaurant and it's been featured on Food Network and the Travel Channel too. From what we understand there is also a location of Willie Mae's Scotch House in the Los Angeles suburb of Venice, California. 

You can see the complete Top 25 list from Eat This, Not That!, right here. There were quite a few chicken joints in Nashville included in this list. I think the authors and contributors might have a taste for "hot chicken". There were a few places chosen from New York City too, which is not usually thought of as a "hotbed of fried chicken" but then again, fried chicken is a comfort food, no matter how you batter, dip, drop, or fry.