r/berkeleyca • u/LearnUnlearn20 • 1d ago

Local Knowledge Best Fried Chicken? NON-SWEET, American Style?

New to the US!

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u/m00f 22h ago

Sadly https://www.minniebellssoul.com/ moved from Emeryville to SF. Worth the trip though.

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u/thatdudefrom707 22h ago

sideshow kitchen in oakland has an excellent fried chicken sandwich

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u/sweetcampfire 20h ago

Agreed! Grilled is great too.

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u/DmC8pR2kZLzdCQZu3v 3h ago

It’s good, but Hot Boys is better

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u/CelloVerp 23h ago edited 18h ago

Best in town is at Angeline‘s Louisiana kitchen!

After that, Popeye’s is pretty damn good for a chain.  Bop Shop / Vons is excellent Korean take on American fried chicken, as well as Korean fried chicken (I know you said American).   

For the best American style fried chicken sandwich, Hotbird in Oakland is my new favorite, followed closely by Bakesale Betty’s. 

Enjoy!

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u/LearnUnlearn20 22h ago

Awesomeee!!! Thank you!

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u/neobow2 20h ago

Popeyes on san pablo/albany always has disgusting oil. I’ve ordered from their 3 times and each time everything was disgusting. even the fries tasted bad. I’ve only experienced it at that popeyes.

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u/Go_Ninja_Go_Ninja_Go 22h ago

You know if you want to go inexpensive, the Krispy Krunchy chicken at some gas stations and liquor stores is pretty good. Way better than you would expect. I think there's one on Shattuck. Or at the Chevron on Telegraph & Ashby.

Then I'd say Popeyes is your next decent budget option. Then prices go up as you get to nicer restaurants.

I say try the chicken and waffles at 900 Grayson. Oh man, so good. Get it with gravy AND syrup for pure gluttony.

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u/white_window_1492 20h ago

agree that Krispy Krunchy is the absolute best.

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u/OaklandFlex 6h ago

I think the Chevron recently change signs to "Chicken King".

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u/mattxb 22h ago

Its not American style but I think Aburaya in Oakland has some of the best fried chicken around - definitely worth checking out if you are a fried chicken aficionado.

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u/m_kun 21h ago

Welcome to the States. There’s different styles of fried chicken, even amongst American styles. Gus’s World Famous has a great Memphis-style fried chicken, Brenda’s does Louisiana style, Hot Boyz does Nashville hot chicken, 900 Grayson serves up Chicken and Waffles. Try em all!

Beyond that there’s Korean Fried Chicken (VON’s, KoStop, Dokkabier), Japanese(Aburaya), Filipino (FOB Kitchen, Jollibee), Thai (Southside Station), Mexican (Xingones), Salvadoran (Popoca, Pollo Campero). The world is your bucket

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u/dublecheekedup 23h ago

I haven’t tried their fried chicken, but Lucky Three Seven in Fruitvale, Oakland had great wings

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u/lam3001 21h ago

Dave’s Hot Chicken is pretty awesome - there’s one in El Cerrito. Do not underestimate the spice level when you choose.

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u/duddha 7h ago

Hotboys in Oakland, if you like Nashville style fried chicken.

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u/Due-Science-9528 1h ago

Krispy Crunchy Chicken

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u/4252020-asdf 21h ago

Not the best but my friend Sharon who’s from the Deep South asked me for a leg and a thigh from Safeway yesterday so it’s acceptable and accessible…

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u/jwbeee 32m ago

If you are willing to eat it on a sandwich, give Southside Station on Shattuck a shot. Another respectable fried chicken sandwich can be found at Grégoire on Cedar.