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I did some research a year back on what food critics consider to be the "best fried chicken in America." I took every list of best fried chicken that I could find on the internet going back two decades, parsed out closed restaurants and made a spreadsheet of over 240 fried chicken joints. Each mention on a list was one "vote" for the best fried chicken in America (and therefore the world). I came out with a definitive list of the best places to get fried chicken... a Fried Chicken Bucket List, if you will. [1]

In case anyone's wondering, #1 (Willie Mae's Scotch House) came in at 22/25 votes and #2 (Gus's World Famous Chicken) came in at 16/25 votes.

One thing I noticed while researching the top fried chicken restaurants - a LOT of them use lard instead of vegetable oil or something else. Also, duration of brine was at least 24 hours.

Another thing that I'll mention is that fried chicken from Willie Mae's is incredibly similar to Korean fried chicken - in fact, it's also double fried. Would love to hear from others that have tried it to see if they think the same, too!

I'm going to need to give Chicken Mary's and Chicken Annie's a try on my next roadtrip.

[1] https://thehighestcritic.com/munchies/the-fried-chicken-buck...