Fried Chicken - Houston

Map Of Recommendations by Jay Francis

Houston Fried Chicken - Best Of

A. Fried Chicken Houston – 2022 – 

Eater Recommendations by Brittany Britto Garley, Jay Francis, Brittanie Shey and Baylea Jones

Barbecue Inn

The Breakfast Klub

Cookshack ( a Jay Francis discovery)

Dak & Bop

Dave's Hot Chicken

Dish Society

Esther's Cajun Café & Soulfood

Frenchy's on Scott

Gus's World Famous Fried Chicken

Himalaya Restaurant

Jollibee on S. Main

Killen's Heights

La Lucha

Marmo on Westheimer

Max's Wine Dive

Michy's Chino Boricua on Greenhouse Road

Mico's Hot Chicken

Toreore in H-Mart on Blalock

The Waffle Bus on Shepherd

B. Fried Chicken Houston – 2022 – 

Thrillist Recommendations by Brooke Viggiano

The Barbecue Inn

The Breakfast Klub

Dak & Bop

Frenchy's on Scott

Gatlin's Fins & Feathers

Gus's World Famous Fried Chicken

Killen's Heights

La Lucha

Lucille's

Max's Wine Dive

Mico's Hot Chicken

C. Fried Chicken Houston – 2022 – Houston Foodie Friends Recommendations

#1 Chicken – 4621 Almeda

Al Aseel Grill & Café – 8619 Richmond

Alice Blue – 250 W. 19^th Street

Barbecue Inn – 116 W Crosstimbers

BB.Q Chicken Katy – 1519 S. Mason Road

Bonchon Korean Chicken

Breakfast Klub – 3711 Travis

Buffalo Grill – 4080 Bissonnet

Chicken Plus – 6210 N Wayside Drive

Choong Man Chicken – 1927 Gessner

Cleburne Cafeteria – 3606 Bissonnet

Dak & Bop 18^th – 1805 W 18^th Street

Frenchy’s Chicken – Multiple Locations

Goode Company Armadillo Headquarters -

Grace’s – 3111 Kirby

Gus’s World Famous Fried Chicken – 1815 Washington Avenue

Himalaya Restaurant – 6652 Southwest Freeway

Hotsome Chicken – 10020 Long Point Road

Jollibee – Multiple Locations

Jupiter Pizza and Waffle (Sugarland) – 16135 City Walk

Krisp Korean Fried Chicken = 9486 Long Point Road

La Lucha – 1801 N. Shepherd Drive

Loch Bar Seafood – 4444 Westheimer

Lucille’s Fried Chicken – 5512 La Branch

Max’s Wine Dive – Multiple Locations

Mico’s Hot Chicken – 1603 N. Durham

Soho Korean Fried Chicken – 9393 Bellaire Boulevard 

State Fare (Sugarland) – 15930 City Walk

Toreore – H-Mart – 1302 Blalock

Zydeco - Downtown Houston (call first as it is only on certain days)

D. Fried Chicken Houston - Houston Heights Foodies Recommendations

Barbecue Inn

Killen’s

Dak & Bop

La Lucha

Gus’s World Famous

Better Luck Tomorrow

Squable

Frenchy’s

Mico’s

FM Kitchen

Max’s Wine Dive

KP Kitchen

E. Fried Chicken Houston - May 2021 - Chowdown in Chinatown Recommendations

BB.Q Chicken - 1519 S. Mason Road and 8383 Westheimer 

Choong Man Chicken - 1927 Gessner Road

Dak & Bop - 1805 W. 18th Street

Dream Wings

Fire Wings - 8401 Westheimer

Hoodadak - 

Hotsome Chicken - 10002 Long Point Road

House of Bowls

KRISP - 9486 Long Point Road

Seoulside Wings - 10090 Long Point Road

Soho - 9393 Bellaire Boulevard

Sticky's Chicken - 

Fried Chicken - The Best Fried Chicken Recipe

Back in 2013, I set out to reverse engineer the recipe for Gus's Fried Chicken (Memphis, Tennessee). I came close on several occasions and re-dedicated myself to cracking the code this year. A recent visit to Memphis allowed me to give the chicken one more taste, being able to pull data from my experiments and reach a final conclusion.

Here follows the recipe. It is based on just one boneless, skinless chicken breast weighing in at 1 pound, and cut into three pieces. It can be adjusted for larger quantities of chicken.

Here is the link to The Fried Chicken Blog (More Information and Comments)

Gus’s Fried Chicken

#1 November 17, 2017

 24 hour marinade. Begin the day before you plan to fry the chicken
(Increase these quantities, depending on how much chicken you plan to make)

1 lb (one) boneless skinless chicken breast cut into three pieces

1 cup corn starch

¼ cup (4 tablespoons) all purpose flour

1 tablespoon ground black pepper

1 tablespoon sweet paprika

1 tablespoon cayenne pepper

1 teaspoon Kosher salt

1 cup water (note: 1 ½ cups is too much. I actually ended up with 1 ¼ cup water and poured off a little water in the morning that had gathered on top of the marinade)

Marinade for 24 hours.

Fry at 325-350 F. Use a neutral vegetable or corn oil. I do not recommend canola oil as it smells like frying fish and adds an unpleasant fish taste to fried foods.

Note, when the exterior crust looks perfect, the interior may still be uncooked. It is the curse of these huge chickens that they sell now. Try your best to buy a 2.5-3 lb chicken.

If it isn't spicy enough, "salt" with Tony Chachere creole seasoning. Next time you make it, increase the amount of cayenne, and/or, add chopped whole serrano chiles or habanero chiles to the marinade.


Now, it is possible that you don't want to fry chicken at home and you are asking, "Where does Jay go in Houston for fried chicken?"
If people are visiting from out of town, I will take them to Barbecue Inn on Crosstimbers at Yale, as it is historically significant and a Houston institution. We don't get barbecue here. We get fried chicken.

Frenchies is another historically significant Houston destination for fried chicken. For my taste, it is too salty. But I am in the minority. Frenchies on Scott Street near TSU should definitely be on your list to try.

Fried Chicken - The Best Fried Chicken 2021 - Where to Find the Best Fried Chicken in Texas ?

UPDATE 2021: The previous year of 2020 saw the closure of these events. In 2021, most have still not come back. With the exception of a few as the year progresses.

Every year, I create a calendar for the Sunday church picnics in the German-Czech part of central Texas. These churches have been using fried chicken picnics as fund raisers for over 100 years and this is one of my favorite things about living in Texas. Most are no more than 2 hours by car, west on I-10, and make for a perfect Sunday outing. Bingo, polka music, great food and a little bit of the countryside. What more could you want? Favorites include: Moravia, Schulenburg, Shiner, Praha, and St. John's. But heck, I also love Ammansville, Ellinger, Cistern. Yeah, I guess I love them all!

Be sure to visit my other blog, The Fried Chicken Blog for more information on all things fried chicken.

Food typically begins serving at 11:00 a.m. You can expect fried chicken, sausage, green beans, German potatoes, iced tea, bread, homemade desserts and often, picnic stew or barbecue as well.

April 29 - St. Mark Lutheran - Lake Jackson
April 29 - St. Bartholomew - Katy
April 30 - St. Mary's - Frydek
April 30 - St. Michael's - Weimar

May 7 - Queen of the Holy Rosary - Hostyn
May 14 - Christ Lutheran - Pattison
May 14 - Christ Lutheran - Loebau
May 21 - St. John's Lutheran - Deanville
May 28 - St. Joseph - Dime Box
May 28 - Sacred Heart - Halletsville
May 28 - Sts. Cyril and Methodius - Shiner
May 28 - St. Paul Lutheran - Giddings

June 4 - Sacred Hear - Flatonia
June 4 - Holy Trinity Corn Hill - Jarrell
June 11 - St. Mary's Catholic - Halletsville outskirts / St. Mary's
June 11 - St. Rose of Lima - Schulenburg
June 18 - St. John the Baptist - Ammansville
June 25 - United Church of Christ - Lyons
June 25 - Sts. Cyril and Methodius - Granger
June 25 - Sts. Peter and Paul - Plum
June 25 - Fayetteville Brethren - Fayetteville

July 2 - Sts. Cyril and Methodius - Dubina
July 4 - St. John the Baptist - St. John
June 16 - Ascension of Our Lord - Moravia
June 16 - St. James - Gonzales
July 28/29 - St. Mary of Visitation - Lockhart
July 30 - Nativity of Virgin Mary - Penelope

August 6 -Sts. Peter and Paul - Frelsburg
August 6 - St. Anthony of Padua - Palacios
August 6 - St. Joseph - Yoakum
August 13 - St. Michael's - Weimar
August 15 -Assumption of Virgin Mary - Praha
August 20 - St. Andrew - Hillje
August 20 -St. Monica - Cameron
August 27 -Sts. Cyril and Methodius - Cistern
August 27 - St. Mary - Ellinger
August 27 - Immanuel Lutheran - La Vernia
August 27 - Holy Rosary - Rosenberg

September 3 - Nativity of Virgin Mary - High Hill
September 3 - St. John the Baptist - Fayetteville
September 3 - Our Lady of Guadalupe - Cuero
September 3 - Sacred Heart - Halletsville
September 3 - Sts. Cyril and Methodius - Shiner
September 3 - St. Mary's - Plantersville
September 3 - St. Stanislaus - Chappell Hill
September 3 - Sts. Cyril and Methodius - Granger
September 3 - Immaculate Conception - Sealy
September 3 - Holy Cross - Warda
September 10 - Sts. Cyril and Methodius - Marak
September 10 - St. Mary of Assumption - Taylor
September 16-17 - St. John Nepomucene - Ennis
September 17 - St. Joseph - Moulton
September 17 - St. Wenceslaus - Holmna
September 23-24 - St. Jerome - Houston
September 24 - St. Joseph - Cyclone
September 24 - St. James - Seguin
September 24 - St. Philip the Apostle - El Campo
September 24 - Immanuel Lutheran - Killeen

October 1 - Queen of Holy Rosary - Hostyn
October 1 - Holy Rosary - Frenstat
October 1 - St. Luke's - Loire
October 1 - St. Roch - Mentz
October 1 - Sacred Heart - Crosby
October 1 - St. Ann - La Vernia
October 8 - St. Anthony - Columbus
October 8 - Holy Cross - East Bernard
October 8 - Church of the Visitation - Lott
October 8 - Our Lady of Victory - Victoria
October 15 - Guardian Angel - Wallis
October 15 - Holy Cross Lutheran - Yoakum
October 22 - Sacred Heart - La Grange
October 22 - St. Michael Archangel - Needville
October 22 - St. Paul Lutheran - Columbus
October 22 - Sts. Peter and Paul - Bellville

November 5 - Our Lady of Lourdes - Victoria

Korean Fried Chicken - Houston

Because crunch! We love the Korean style of fried chicken because of the crunch, based on a batter with corn starch, rice flour, maybe a little wheat flour, but mostly starches that don’t develop gluten and make for a less breads crust, and one that holds it crunch better over time. Korean fried chicken is twice fried. A lot of moisture gets released as the chicken rests after its initial fry time and the second frying brings the crunch back. The chicken is then tossed with a sauce, ranging from mild to hot, and also from very syrupy sweet to not as sweet. On the sweet side, the sauce may be thick and gloppy. Over time you’ll be sure to figure out which sauce option suits your palate the best.

Houston has some terrific places for Korean Fried Chicken.

My current favorite is at 1519 S Mason Road in Katy. It's the BBQ Chicken location of a company started in 1995 with locations in 57 countries. Because I have some issues now with really spicy food, I opted for the original recipe and the honey and garlic recipe, both of which I enjoyed thoroughly. By the way, the new Souk International Market in the same strip center is fantastic for all your international shopping needs. Currently #1 in my ratings.

Here is a little place I discovered at 10020 Long Point, which I love. It is called Hotsome Chicken. My first visit, I ordered with a mild "Fine Orange" sauce. It was a little gloppy and syrupy and I'll probably up my game the next time to "Lemon Pepper". The chicken crunch was spot on. Currently #2 in my ratings.

The next place I mention, also on Long Point (at Blalock) is Krisp Korean Fried Chicken. Currently #3 in my ratings.

The next place is 

Soho Korean Fried Chicken Houston - A Michael Shum Discovery

My friend, Michael Shum, writes about a Korean restaurant (Korean fried chicken and other Korean entrees) discovery. Just have a look at this delicious food from a recent lunch visit with him:

Michael says: "Had another delightful lunch at Soho Chicken Houston (www.sohochicken.com). Every item in the Katsu Bento is excellent. I’m impressed by the freshnes of all of the ingredients (no refrigerator taste at all) and great execution. The chef came out to give us 3 Bonchon that are so good I hope that they will expand the menu and offer more Korean food menu items in the near future.

The place is run by really nice people whom it gives me great pleasure to support. So far 3 for 3, and I’ll continue to visit them."

St. John's Church Picnic - July 4th 2019