Jonathan Gold rounds up the the best fried chicken meeting the Gold Standard. He crows about both the regular and extra-spicy chicken at Kyochon in Koreatown; Sichuan fried chicken -- chopped into tiny cubes and fried with peppercorns, fresh pepper and dried chilies -- at Chung King in San Gabriel; crunchy, fried chicharrones de pollo at Mario's Peruvian Seafood in Hollywood; garlic, spicy, marinated fried chicken from the Guatemalan-based chain, Pollo Campero (17 locations throughout Southern California); and tebasaki (chicken wings) at FuRaiBo (three locations in Los Angeles County.)
Kyochon
3833 W Sixth St
Los Angeles, CA 90020
213-739-9292
Chung King
1000 S San Gabriel Blvd
San Gabriel, CA 91776
626-286-0298
Mario's Peruvian Seafood
5786 Melrose Ave
Los Angeles, CA 90038
323-466-4181
Pollo Campero
1605 W Olympic Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90015
213-251-8594
FuRaiBo
2068 Sawtelle Blvd
Los Angeles CA 90025
310-444-1432
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