Chicken Shack in Arcadia and Lumber Shack in Harrah same company. Try the fried pork chops
IMO, you won't find a place like Gus's, Hattie B, or Uncle Lou's here in OKC. If back in Memphis, uncle Lou's is by the airport and best I have ever had.
Eishens is overrated in my opinion.
Will try the Drum Room.
In my neighborhood, Railhead BBQ has solid fried chicken ( N of Waterloo rd on Douglas)
The problem with trying to find "good" fried chicken is the CHICKENS being produced.
Bred for fast growth, heavy body weight, too much fat, rancid, heavy, yellow fat.
Find a small grocery store, meat market or local producer that has FRYERS. They are small, scrawny and what Grandma would fry.
I had a discussion last week, with the "butcher" (meat market manager) at our local grocery.
They advertised "FRYERS" on sale. The chicken they had in the counter, looked like small turkeys, 6-7#. Asked where the fryers were? He points to case.
"Nope, fryers are 3-3 1/2#, NOT frozen, best bone visible, no cleavage."
He responds, "I got some in like that, was going to send them back. Nobody will buy them"
I bought a case, 12.
Yesterday, stopped at store. Butcher sees me, "Dude, I took 1 of the "fryers" home for Wife to fry. DAMN, it reminded me of Grandma's fried chicken, so F***** good. I didn't know there was that much difference."
Bred for fast growth, heavy body weight, too much fat, rancid, heavy, yellow fat.
Find a small grocery store, meat market or local producer that has FRYERS. They are small, scrawny and what Grandma would fry.
I had a discussion last week, with the "butcher" (meat market manager) at our local grocery.
They advertised "FRYERS" on sale. The chicken they had in the counter, looked like small turkeys, 6-7#. Asked where the fryers were? He points to case.
"Nope, fryers are 3-3 1/2#, NOT frozen, best bone visible, no cleavage."
He responds, "I got some in like that, was going to send them back. Nobody will buy them"
I bought a case, 12.
Yesterday, stopped at store. Butcher sees me, "Dude, I took 1 of the "fryers" home for Wife to fry. DAMN, it reminded me of Grandma's fried chicken, so F***** good. I didn't know there was that much difference."
Country Cottage in Locust Grove. (road trip)
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Eichens is ok but not great. Also during covid drove all the way out there and they had a mask sign on the door. Left and Ive never been back.I have been told this is one of the best in the state. I am looking forward to trying.
Eischens Bar | Okarche Oklahoma | Famous Eischen's Chicken
Eischens Bar is the oldest bar in the state of Oklahoma. Okarche Oklahoma's Eischen's Chicken is known worldwide for famous fried chicken.eischensbar.com
Didn't every restaurant that was even open?
Nope. Almost none did in small towns. I was driving all over central OK trying new small town restaurants, because they all did in the metro area.
We ended up at another Okarche restaurant, no mask.
I spent a lot of $$ in Guthrie during covid. Did nearly all my home/grocery shopping there.
Eischens; meh, it's fried chicken. I was there twice 5+ years ago, no big deal.
