What Is St. Louis' Most Underrated Fried Chicken?

By Ian Froeb Mon., Feb. 25 2013 at 6:00 AM

Scott Layne

Fried chicken from Porter's Fried Chicken in Maplewood

OK, so our attempt to identify the most underrated restaurant for "sealing the deal" was a dud. No matter. We pick ourselves up, dust ourselves off and move on to a matter of more universal importance.

Who has the most underrated fried chicken in St. Louis?

Sure, we all know about a St. Louis institution like Hodak's Restaurant & Bar (2100 Gravois Avenue; 314-776-7292), where the fried chicken is so popular you often have to wait in line just to get a table. And Gut Check and the RFT as a whole have given love to places like Porter's Fried Chicken (3628 South Big Bend Boulevard, Maplewood; 314-781-2097) and, most recently, Farmhaus (3257 Ivanhoe Avenue; 314-647-3800).

What places haven't we or St. Louis in general given their just dues for their fried chicken? Leave your nominations in the comments of this post. Be sure to include a description of why the fried chicken is underrated -- the more evocative the description, the better.

Nominations are open through noon this Friday, March 1. Voting will open next Monday, March 4.

The Gut Check Underrated/Overrated Hall of Fame

- Most Underrated Burger: Dressel's (419 North Euclid Avenue; 314-361-1060)
- Most Overrated Burger: Five Guys Burgers and Fries (multiple locations)
- Most Underrated Italian Restaurant: Filomena's Italian Kitchen (9900 Manchester Road, Glendale; 314-961-9909)
- Most Overrated Italian Restaurant: Rigazzi's (4945 Daggett Avenue; 314-772-4900)
- Most Underrated Pizza: Felix's (6335 Clayton Avenue; 314-645-6565)
- Most Overrated Pizza: Imo's Pizza (multiple locations)

Location Info

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Porter's Fried Chicken

3628 S. Big Bend Blvd., Maplewood, MO

Category: Restaurant

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Hodak's Restaurant & Bar

2100 Gravois Ave., St. Louis, MO

Category: Music

Farmhaus

3257 Ivanhoe Ave., St. Louis, MO

Category: Restaurant

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stacistatic

The Chicken Coop in St. Charles has the MOST UNDERRATED fried chicken. Period.

indydallas2000

@stacistatic

where is this place at?

backporchpoet77

No doubt it's Picadilly at Manhattan. There should be a line out their door. It's everything you want in fried chicken: light, crispy, buttery crust, and juicy, tender meat. And the sides rock too.

Ron Luster

I'll cast a vote for King Edwards. And even though it's a chain, Popeye's Spicy chicken is some really good stuff.

Diane Randazzo

Yes, King Edwards Fried Chicken for sure! http://kingedwardsfriedchicken.com/

profireman

Fischers Restaurant, Belleville.......... To get a better piece of chicken, you'd have to be a rooster.

Michael W Williams

King Edwards by Far. St Charles, Mo

Scott Tyler

Fishers restaurant, Belleville. To get a better piece of chicken, you'd have to be a rooster.

Chris Ashby

Kirkwood Schnucks! Spicy please

ThatAliceChick

The Lemp Mansion has a fried chicken dinner on Sundays that is top notch!

hoffmann2

I thought for a long time that Fergies in South County had the best fried chicken until I tried Tip Top. There is no doubt that Tip Top is the best tasting, hottest fried chicken in the city, and the service is also the best.

Porters isn't bad, but their fried chicken is oftentimes cold.

Danielle Lynn

Mama Josephine's!

Scott Plackemeier

Tip Top in Soulard.

Todd Alan

Gallagers in Waterloo and Farmhaus (only served on Monday's for lunch)

tjwgct

King Edwards, for sure!

omnomnomnivore

King Edwards!

Dallas Keller

Big Daddy's Soulard

Meredith Gulley

don't know about underrated but I know about the best chicken is Fast Eddies Fried Chicken in Alton,Il

Kel Jensen

Smittys! Clayton and Baxter in Chesterfield!

Ryan Sea

Pic kinda looks like Porter's Fried Chicken to me calling it. stl mo.

Ashlyn

Castelli's Moonlight Restaurant at 255.

Only problem is it's not in proper St. Louis City or County. However, it is within the STL Metropolitan Area (Alton, IL). The Yelp reviews on this place says it all. The fried chicken recipe is trademarked!

rb666

London’s Wing House. If you haven't been there, go. I started going to the Grand and M.L.King location in the 80's. They are now not far from the loop. Granted, my favorite fried chicken is gizzards, but their wings can't be beat either. If you want to try food that is unique to St. Louis, and chicken is your thing, this is it.

MikeN

Another vote for King Edwards; you can really tell the difference that a quality fresh never-frozen chicken makes.

Couch Pig

is it churches or popeyes on barrack obama blvd that stuff be good

missg920

King Edwards Chicken and Fish on Watson Road. Besides their chicken coming out perfectly juicy every time, their batter is a unique one that I haven't found anywhere else. Not to mention, their cajun flavor comes out in anything from a po' boy to their hush puppies- this stuff is GOOD.

Nick Kloppenberg

King Edwards, hands down. They're lunch special can't be beat.

acaflood

Gallagher's in Waterloo!

Likesta Comment

Hodaks is bomb!

Lee Collier

Fast Eddies Fried Chicken is apparently very good.

Sharon Logan

Straub's .....Yuuu-mmmmmm

chica2270

Uh, duh Ian, your neighborhood best - Mama Josephine's. It's fried to order, has skin as crispy as a potato chip and comes with mashed potato's and gravy to dip it in.

Bob_McMahon

King Edwards Chicken and Fish in Crestwood! I'm sure the original location in St. Charles is also great, but I've only been to this one. Fantastic chicken at great prices.

Bob_McMahon

Apologies for the accidental repeat posts. I've been trying to delete them.

Leslee Brown

fried chicken is nasty, yuck

Tim O'Brien

Young's Chicken in Valley Park. Bomb

Betsy Sawyer

Ravanelli in Collinsville il

Tricia Roland-Hamilton

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Leon's fried chicken at Wildflower Restaurant on Sunday nights. The crust has just the right amount of crunchiness and seasonings, while the meat is almost overly juicy and tender. On the side? Creamy mashed potatoes and al dente green beans. Fabulous.