Compucast

I recently found this helpful fried chicken recommendation, and have to add some of my own observations to it. Why? Because I now see myself as a possible Fried Chicken Authority. Someone close to me recently accused me of “eating nothing but fried chicken”. Not true, but it was coincidental that each of the three times I saw her that week I was eating chicken. (Not my usual habit, I assure you.)

joezors:

There are two restaurants that specialize in fried chicken within a block of each other:  Willie Mae’s Scotch House and Dooky Chase’s Restaurant.

Both are great, but an extra special treat at Dooky’s is Dooky himself:  the namesake that still has a boatload of energy and is more than willing to share a story or two and wish you well.

As for the taste, both had great chicken, but we preferred the skin with the touch of buttermilk at Dooky’s, but we may have been influenced by the cool experience.

Be forewarned:  both restaurants have rather odd, short hours, so be sure to either look it up or call ahead to make sure they’re open.

Now for my opinion: he is correct about Willie Mae’s and of course Dooky Chase. But for the more common chicken desires I have to recommend Scooter’s Fried Chicken. It’s a new New Orleans chicken place and is of the fast-food variety, but it’s excellent. And you will not find better cole slaw anywhere.

Additionally, the young man who took my order did a dance routine from Thriller while I waited for my order. (Long story, but an interesting occurrence.) I guess he was bored and likes to dance…and I was impressed. What was even cooler about it was that the owner was there while he did it. (It was the Westbank Expressway location in Gretna, if anyone’s interested.)

The second New Orleans restaurant I must recommend is Jacques-Imo’s on Oak Street in New Orleans. I love that place to begin with for all sorts of other reasons, but you cannot order anything there that isn’t sublime - including the fried chicken.