honey's kettle fried chicken

honey's kettle fried chicken
Originally uploaded by bluepupae.

#25 on my 101 in 1001 list (52/143)
every now and then, i crave fried chicken, one of the few chicken dishes i crave. it's not one of those things i can indulge in very often due to the whole fried thing and lack of healthy sides, but the chicken here is worth the extra exercise (or weight). i wasn't very impressed with roscoe's but after walking by the honey's kettle chicken in culver city and hearing good things about the chicken at the compton location, i had to check it out.

sure, it's a little ghetto, but seems more like one of those places that's been around for a while, so mostly just worn around the edges. don't be fooled by the exterior. their chicken tastes more homemade, is worlds above KFC and far better than Roscoes.

there are two qualities that make their chicken so good. number one is the crust--a crunchy, perfectly crispy and flavorful crust. i could almost just eat the crust. the second thing is the meat. i'm more of a dark meat person, but i mixed it up by getting a breast and leg. the breast was surprisingly moist. most fried chicken breast or breast meat in general often turns out dry in the cooking process. i'd like to know if they brine their chicken to get it so moist. my chicken came out hot, almost too hot to start eating right away.

you can get three different dipping sauces: a hot sauce, a spicy bbq-like sauce, and honey. the chicken is so delicious and well seasoned, you don't even need a sauce. sides include fries and a super buttery and tender biscuit.