Charlotte: Places To Get Mouthwatering Fried Chicken

Every once in a while, we eat a plate of fried chicken, and we swear it’s the best we’ve ever had. We go on to tell our friends who we're dining with that, "This is better than my mom‘s chicken or even my grandma‘s chicken." Let’s be honest, isn’t that what we’re all looking for? Food that makes us go, 'Wow.'"

The first dish known to have been deep-fried was fritters, which were popular in the European Middle Ages. However, the Scottish were the first to have been recorded as deep frying their chicken in fat with breadcrumbs and seasonings, as evidenced by a recipe in a 1747 cookbook by Hannah Glasse.

The origin of fried chicken in the southern states of America has been traced to precedents in Scottish and West African cuisine. Scottish fried chicken was battered with seasonings and deep fried in lard, and West African fried chicken added different seasonings and was battered and cooked in palm oil.

While Kentucky and Louisiana top the list of states with the absolute best fried chicken being a southern state, North Carolina has some pretty choice restaurants that serve their chicken just right.

We gathered some places in Charlotte that serve chicken and fried chicken just right. Let’s take a look.

Established in 2010, The King’s Kitchen is managed by Noble Food & Pursuits, and donates 100% of profits from sales to feed the poor in the Charlotte region.

While "every penny" of profit at The King’s Kitchen is donated, each bite of the food served to customers features Chef Noble’s signature “New Local Southern Cuisine.” Specialties include premium Carolina organic produce paired with fine meats like our famous Aunt Beaut’s Pan Fried Chicken.

Reviews of The King's Kitchen are good: "A lovely experience!! This southern kitchen hit the mark for a down-home meal with all the fixins!" "The chicken was perfectly seasoned and crunchy." "Quite possibly the best chicken and dumplings I've ever tasted."

Haberdish is a mill town southern kitchen and craft cocktail bar. They serve up southern-inspired food centered around the history of our mill town of North Charlotte.

Reviews of Haberdish are mostly good. Here are a few recent reviews: "The fried chicken was crispy on the outside and juicy on the inside. It was cooked perfectly." "I ordered online for pick up. I ordered wings extra hot and the fried jalapeños. The wings were delicious. The sauce was so good." "The sweet potato dumplings are to die for."

The Eagle Charlotte's "house-brined and dredged" Fried Chicken and Southern Sides are the stars of the show. With "Best Of" accolades around the country, their chicken "brings people together."

Here are some of the reviews: "The chicken is nice and crunchy, decent flavor and juicy." "I hadn't heard a lot about this place since it opened, but what's not to love about fried chicken?" "A huge chicken person here absolutely loved the fried chicken and hot honey!"