The Best of Ellijay, Blue Ridge & Jasper Funpaper issue 7 | Page 52

skin! I want pure white
meat. It's got to be a
fried boneless, skinless
chicken breast.
Thia: Lots of crunchy breading, not salty, and a little
greasy is good! (HEY! How did
you sneak in here?!)
Tammy: It's gotta be moist
and juicy. Even the wings
should be soft inside. I don't
want no dried out chicken.
Sometimes when they reheat
it, that's what you get. I want
mine made fresh right before
they put it on my plate.
Cathy: I just want a lil flour
& egg coating on mine
and fried up quick.
Mike: I don't eat fried
chicken no where but at
my Mama's house. No
one makes it like her.
Mary: It should have the
slightest taste of buttermilk in it, and I like cold the
next day, right out of the refrigerator.
Anna: Sometimes it's too
plain tasting. I want mine to
have some pepper in it, some
kick to it.
Joan: Just simple coating
and chicken cooked to perfection.
And that’s just a few of
the responses! It seems
like beauty, “The Best
Fried Chicken” is in the
eyes (mouth & nose) of
the beholder.
All I can tell you is, I
had fried chicken at every
one of these restaurants
and though all were just a little bit different all were very
good. And just like I found
with the BBQ restaurants
every restaurant takes their
fried chicken very seriously
and is proud of what they
serve.
As far as “The BEST”... stay
tuned, we plan to let YOU
our readers decide by vote
which fried chicken ( &
everything else) is THE
BEST.

The Pink Pig 824 Cherry Log St, Cherry Log [phone]

Mike's Ellijay Restaurant 351 Tails Creek Rd, Ellijay [phone]

Mary Ann's Country Cooking 408 East Church St Jasper [phone]

Sue's Log Cabin Restaurant 2693 Tails Creek Rd, Ellijay [phone]

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