Fried Chicken at Brooklyn Bowl will make...

..em say Ugggh Nah-Nah Nah-Nah. I feel like I've been eating alot of fried chicken the last year or so. Not that its a bad thing, just a matter of fact. Anywhoooo, some of the best crispy chickeness I've had is at a bowling alley. yea. really. Well, its true, Brooklyn Bowl in Williamsburg fries up some mean bird. It's not your typical line cook back there, this place is catered by the famous Blue Ribbon Group, so they def have some culinary chops behind them.

So the crazy good thing about this crispy, crunchy, moist chicken is whats helping coat that skin....the secret? Matzo-Meal! Hells yea! Jews win again!  It just makes the skin light and crispy. Went with the dark meat combo, but even the white meat is juicy at this place. You don't believe that chicken could be so grub from a bowling alley? shiiiiiit, if you don't believe me, watch this dude:

So if you find yourself in the Burg, slap a hipster in the face, then make your way to Brooklyn Bowl for that kick-ass chicken.

-J

Koreans do it well...

...fried chicken that is. I've been fiending for some really good fried chicken lately. I set off on a journey to find some that would satisfy my need for crunchy, salty, chickeny goodness. I stumbled upon BBQ Chicken in the east village after doing alittle online research. When you see the words BBQ you automatically think bar-b-q, but this is not the case with this joint. I don't know if it was some sort of unfortunate language translation mishap, but in this case BBQ Chicken actually stands for, Best of the Best Quality Chicken. Weird huh? This Korean fast food transplant has recently opened shop in NYC and are franchising quickly, so stay tuned for the fried chicken expert invading your town soon.

Regardless of the funky name, this place did chicken justice. Here is the kicker, they fry the chicken in extra virgin olive oil! Yea that's right, EVOO (someone please kill Rachael Ray). This technique made the chicken very crispy, crunchy, surprisingly moist but not super greasy. I would best describe it as a Popeye's style fried chicken with sophistication.

I went for the 3 piece combo ($8.95), 2 legs, 1 thigh, waffle fries, coleslaw and a biscuit. The sides were garbage.

As you can see the leg was super juicy.

And since I'm a fatty, I went for an extra order of chicken wings (just to try a few and then to be consumed late night in a drunken stupor). No sauce, just slightly spicy with the same crunch and flavor. Fabulously good. They had other flavors such as garlic and super duper spicy.

Funny thing is I ate both legs, the thigh and a few wings and didn't feel sick at all. Normally consuming a meal like would have left me feeling gross and coated in chickeny fattiness. But because of the olive oil, I felt surprising like light and extremely satisfied.

So thanks to the mysterious Korean Corporation that came up with this wonderful idea. I wish you nothing but luck in your quest for complete fried chicken world domination.

-J