Fried Chicken

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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