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Fried chicken

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    San Tung

    Try the dry-fried chicken wings; one diner recommends getting the sauce on the side.

    1. San Tung: dry fried chicken wings, string beans, black bean sauce noodles, shrimp & leek dumplings.

    2. San Tung has the best hot and sour soup. While you’re at it, get a dry fried chicken wings and moo shoo pork. Thank me later.

    3. I recommend SanTung for their dry fried chicken wings and their green beans

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    Capital Restaurant

    Chinatown

    Try the salt-and-pepper wings; one diner found them salty.

    1. Capital Restaurant in Chinatown for their fried chicken wings

    2. Capital Restaurant Salt n Pepper Fried Chicken Wings about $17, all midjoint wings. Beef Hor Fun is also good.

    3. Check out Capital Restaurant on Clay St. in Chinatown. Lots of ABC (American born Chinese) there so it’s somewhat authentic but my friends say it’s Americanized. I love the place. They have every version of a Panda Express entree. Try their fried chicken wings though. Sooooo good!

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    Foghorn Taproom

    Irving St.

    Try the chicken sandwich at the Irving St. location.

    1. A stroll in Alamo Sq Park (Full House park) and fried chicken sandwich at Foghorn Taproom (great local beers).

    2. foghorn is so good. Nashville hot, mango habenero, and one of the citrus flavors are a must buy pretty much every time. Their Tenders are dangerously good too.

    3. Foghorn Taproom on Irving St. Best chicken sandwich in the city too.

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    Wayfare Tavern

    Fried chicken is recommended by some diners, but one reported it arriving raw and pink; experiences appear mixed.

    1. Fried chicken and deviled eggs from Wayfare Tavern

    2. Wayfare Tavern fried chicken

    3. I enjoy the bar at Wayfare Tavern. Get the fried chicken

    Worth knowing

    • A commenter reported "We ate at Wayfare Tavern once and ordered fried chicken, it was still raw and pink inside." (branch unspecified; incident date unknown). This is an unverified report.
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    The Bird

    Try the fried-chicken sandwich; diners recommend it, though one diner said the chicken was badly overcooked on their last few visits.

    1. The Bird for fried chicken sandwiches.

    2. My vote though would be to go a bit out of your way to the East to visit The Bird for some of the best fried chicken sandwiches

    3. The Bird is great as a lunch option, delicious fried chicken. Agree it’s not a must-have.

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    Gold Club

    Try the fried-chicken buffet; one post places it on Thursday and Friday afternoons.

    1. They usually know that you’re just there for the buffet. But you can still tip them as a thank you, but i’m just here for the fried chicken.

    2. Fried chicken from Gold Club 🔥🔥

    3. Go to gold club on thur/fri and get an unlimited buffet of fried chicken for 5$ while you look at some beautiful girls.

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    Jollibee

    At the downtown SF location, try the fried chicken: diners praised it, with one saying it was pretty much straight from the fryer.

    1. Meh. I think its ok. Mango pies and fried chicken with gravy do it for me. I dont like their palabok

    2. It's super clean, the staff are really friendly, and loved the spicy chicken sandwich and mango pie. They were out of ube pie when I went. There was a line, but it moves relatively fast

    3. Just went! Fried chicken and adobo rice were on point! It's tiny and was quite packed on a sunday.

    Worth knowing

    • Multiple commenters raised availability concerns; one reported "Jollibee that wanted to open a fried chicken for the last 6 years that has been paying commercial rent per sq foot without any paying customers" (branch unspecified).
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    Popeyes

    1. popeyes when they have it

    2. Popeyes gives you 3 chicken tenders, fries, a biscuit, and a drink for $13. The value is at another level even though the quality is worse.

    3. Several reviews of Nopa’s fried chicken say that Popeyes is better. I agree

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    Brenda's Meat & Three

    Try the fried chicken, or make it brunch with the fried-chicken Benedict.

    1. Brenda’s Meat and Three — delicious food (fried chicken eggs Benedict on a biscuit!! beignets!) and easy to get a reservation 1-2 days in advance or a table same-day

    2. Brenda's for fried chicken

    3. Brenda's meat and three is very good - the fried chicken is excellent, the gumbo is pretty authentic tasting, and I like their Beignets.

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    Hot Sauce & Panko

    Hyde

    Try the wings if you want a choice of flavors.

    1. Hot Sauce and Panko

    2. Hot Sauce and Panko- wings or chicken sandwich

    3. Hot Sauce & Panko on Hyde. They close early but great chicken & waffles.