May
20
In the words of the Zac Brown Band “ a little bit of chicken fried, cold beer on a Friday night” sounds like just what everyone needs to wind down on a Friday after work. Or any day of the week for that matter. Southern fried chicken, mashed potatoes and gravy, fried okra. The list could go on and on. Texas is known for comfort food. Southern fried chicken personifies everything that is good about those foods. There’s just something about a bite of southern fried chicken that, no matter where you are, it takes you to the South. FortWorth, to be exact.
What’s not to love about southern fried chicken? It’s crispy and crunchy on the outside and juicy on the inside. What makes southern fried chicken different than other is that the bones and skin are left intact and the chicken is cut at the joints. While the origin is unknown, southern fried chicken was introduced in the 19th century and quickly became a staple in Southern cuisine. Southern fried chicken was popular with Caucasians and later as they were brought to work on Southern plantations, popular with African Americans as well. The “Virginia House-wife” printed the first southern fried chicken recipe in 1828 and Southern fried chicken continued to be a staple food throughout the 19th century and has evolved to be a traditional southern food. It can be found at many holiday gatherings such as the 4th of July and various other holidays, especially in the summer
Dallas/Ft Worth has the best southern fried chicken found anywhere in the south. Visit Chef Point Cafe and try the Better Than Sex Fried Chicken.
DFW is known for having the tastiest and most delicious southern fried chicken recipes of all the southern states. The phrase “don’t mess with Texas” could be applied to the high standards of southern fried chicken restaurants and the deliciousness of the various southern fried chicken dishes that are prepared. There are many restaurants in DFW that have variations of southern fried chicken which include chicken fingers, chicken nuggets, buffalo wings, chicken patties, and popcorn chicken. The DFW chicken restaurants also have variations on the seasonings that are used to make the batter. Some southern fried chicken restaurants use cayenne pepper, ranch dressing mix, salt and pepper or onion powder, just to name a few. But at Chef Point, it is the secret ingredient that makes their fried chicken famous.
If you find yourself with a hankerin for some good ol southern fried chicken Chef Point is your best bet for an out of this world restaurant with southern fried chicken dishes that are to die for.
