What better way to celebrate summer than with some of the best comfort food around? We’re talking about the mouth-watering, crunchy, and full of flavor fried chicken! And, of course this dish has its own holiday. National Fried Chicken Day is on July 6th, and we’ve got the inside scoop from local experts on where to celebrate. From the brunch classics – like chicken and waffles – to the handheld glory of a fried chicken sandwich, the Yelp Elite Squad has the 411 on fried chicken that will leave you craving more.
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Alabama (Birmingham): Eugene’s Hot Chicken
Alaska (Palmer): The Chicken Coop
Arizona (Page): BirdHouse
Arkansas (Fayetteville): Dot’s Nashville Hot Chicken
California (Los Angeles): Howlin’ Ray’s
Colorado (Lakewood): Kickin Chicken
Connecticut (West Hartford): BIRDCODE Hot Chicken
DC (Washington): Bantam King
Florida (Orlando): Chicken Fire
Georgia (Atlanta): Rock’s Chicken & Fries
Hawaii (Kailua-Kona): Willie’s Hot Chicken
Idaho (Meridian): Burnin’ Mouth
Illinois (Chicago): Hello Jasmine
Indiana (Indianapolis): Shani’s Secret Chicken
Iowa (Cumming): The Chicken
Kansas (Wichita): Da’ Chicken Shak & More
Kentucky (Louisville): Royals Hot Chicken
Louisiana (Gretna): Chicken’s Kitchen
Maryland (Baltimore): BRD
Massachusetts (Boston): Underdog Hot Chicken
Michigan (Grand Rapids): Hancock
Minnesota (Saint Paul): Nashville Coop
Mississippi (Moss Point): Faye’s Kitchen
Missouri (Maryland Heights): Chuck’s Hot Chicken
Nebraska (Ceresco): Red Rooster
Nevada (Las Vegas): The Crack Shack
New Hampshire (North Hampton): Sweet Chix Kitchen
New Jersey (Palisades Park): Mama Chicken
New Mexico (Albuquerque): kūKri
New York (New York): Rowdy Rooster
North Carolina (Winston-Salem): Slappy’s Chicken
Ohio (Liberty Township): CM Chicken – Korean Fried Chicken
Oklahoma (Oklahoma City): Nashbird
Oregon (Portland): Basilisk
Pennsylvania (Philadelphia): Love & Honey Fried Chicken
South Carolina (Greenville): Rockys Hot Chicken Shack
Tennessee (Gatlinburg): Mama’s Chicken Kitchen
Texas (Dallas): Streets Fine Chicken
Utah (Moab): DoughBird
Virginia (Herndon): Wooboi Hot Chicken
Washington (Seattle): Sisters And Brothers
Wisconsin (Madison): Butterbird
Wyoming (Gillette): Ranch & Roost
If you made it this far, you might want to have this full list handy at all times by bookmarking this Yelp Collection here. Feeling hungry after reading? Find a fried chicken spot near you or share your thoughts on your favorite places if it didn’t make the list.
Methodology: This is an all-time list of the best fried chicken in every state according to Yelp Elites. We identified businesses in the chicken shop category on Yelp, with a large concentration of five star Elite reviews. This list looked at businesses in the United States. We included only one business per state where data was available. All businesses were marked open on Yelp as of June 25, 2024. When available, all businesses on this list have a passing health score as of June 25, 2024.
