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Best fried chicken spots by SFist

Best fried chicken spots by SFist

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Created by Gerardo Canavati • Updated On: March 25, 2015

SFist collected over a dozen spots where the fried chicken can be counted on to be crisply fried and uniquely delicious. Source: http://sfist.com/2015/03/25/the_15_best_fried_chicken_spots_in.php

Brown Sugar Kitchen is one of Best fried chicken spots by SFist.

1. Brown Sugar Kitchen

2534 Mandela Pkwy (Campbell St), Oakland, CA
Southern Food Restaurant · West Oakland · 156 tips and reviews
Hard Knox Cafe is one of Best fried chicken spots by SFist.

2. Hard Knox Cafe

8.8
2526 3rd St (at 22nd St), San Francisco, CA
Southern Food Restaurant · Dogpatch · 103 tips and reviews
Hard Knox Cafe is one of Best fried chicken spots by SFist.

3. Hard Knox Cafe

7.5
2448 Clement St (at 26th Ave), San Francisco, CA
Southern Food Restaurant · Outer Richmond · 58 tips and reviews
Little Skillet is one of Best fried chicken spots by SFist.

4. Little Skillet

8.0
360 Ritch St (at Lusk St), San Francisco, CA
Southern Food Restaurant · SoMa · 171 tips and reviews
ad hoc is one of Best fried chicken spots by SFist.

5. ad hoc

8.7
6476 Washington St (btwn Oak Cir & Mission St), Yountville, CA
New American Restaurant · 132 tips and reviews
Wayfare Tavern is one of Best fried chicken spots by SFist.

6. Wayfare Tavern

9.1
558 Sacramento St (at Leidesdorff St), San Francisco, CA
New American Restaurant · Financial District · 321 tips and reviews
San Tung Chinese Restaurant is one of Best fried chicken spots by SFist.

7. San Tung Chinese Restaurant

8.0
1031 Irving St (btwn 11th & 12th Ave), San Francisco, CA
Chinese Restaurant · Inner Sunset · 253 tips and reviews
Boxing Room is one of Best fried chicken spots by SFist.

8. Boxing Room

399 Grove St (at Gough St), San Francisco, CA
Southern Food Restaurant · Civic Center · 185 tips and reviews
The Front Porch is one of Best fried chicken spots by SFist.

9. The Front Porch

8.6
65 29th St (at Tiffany Ave), San Francisco, CA
Southern Food Restaurant · Bernal Heights · 141 tips and reviews
Miss Ollie's is one of Best fried chicken spots by SFist.

10. Miss Ollie's

901 Washington St, Oakland, CA
Caribbean Restaurant · Old Oakland · 36 tips and reviews
Pollo Campero is one of Best fried chicken spots by SFist.

11. Pollo Campero

7.6
2740 Mission St. (btwn 23rd & 24th), San Francisco, CA
Fried Chicken Joint · Mission District · 22 tips and reviews
Brenda's French Soul Food is one of Best fried chicken spots by SFist.

12. Brenda's French Soul Food

8.9
652 Polk St (btwn Eddy & Turk St), San Francisco, CA
Southern Food Restaurant · Tenderloin · 502 tips and reviews
Brenda's Meat & Three is one of Best fried chicken spots by SFist.

13. Brenda's Meat & Three

9.1
919 Divisadero St, San Francisco, CA
Southern Food Restaurant · Western Addition · 118 tips and reviews
Eureka Restaurant & Lounge is one of Best fried chicken spots by SFist.

14. Eureka Restaurant & Lounge

4063 18th St (btwn Castro & Hartford St), San Francisco, CA
American Restaurant · Castro · 26 tips and reviews
1300 on Fillmore is one of Best fried chicken spots by SFist.

15. 1300 on Fillmore

1300 Fillmore St (btwn Ellis St & Eddy St), San Francisco, CA
American Restaurant · Fillmore District · 69 tips and reviews
Town Hall is one of Best fried chicken spots by SFist.

16. Town Hall

7.8
342 Howard St (btwn Fremont St & Beale St), San Francisco, CA
American Restaurant · SoMa · 121 tips and reviews
Frisco Fried is one of Best fried chicken spots by SFist.

17. Frisco Fried

7.4
5176 3rd St (btwn Bayview St & Thornton Ave), San Francisco, CA
Southern Food Restaurant · Silver Terrace · 21 tips and reviews