I don’t know if I’ve mentioned this before but we love fried chicken. We’re in the south and this is the place for it so Christel narrows in on it and today after our second museum day, we treat ourselves to a late fried chicken lunch.

LOCATION: 2401 St Ann St. New Orleans, LA 70119

This one is a little out of the way but we wander around after the museum and get ourselves a little bit lost so UBER comes to rescue us and take us to get the best fried chicken in New Orleans. This place is pretty crazy with a line that wraps around the side of the building and a bouncer that keeps us in line - literally. everyone waiting with us is super excited and we can’t wait to get inside and after maybe about half an hour we’re seated and geared up for some food. There are tons of young tourist types like us in and outside for us to talk to and eaves drop on and it’s a really great atmosphere. Of course we each order Fried Chicken which comes with three pieces (light or dark) and one side of our choice. We both like dark meat so we get that and I order sweet potato fries while Christel gets mashed potatoes with gravy and peas.

This fried chicken is amazing, it’s super flavorful and crisp and not overly salty. One order each is enough for us but is well worth the wait outside. I’m not impressed with my sweet potato fries but Christel is pretty content with her mashed potatoes. The atmosphere here is pretty nice, its got a great hustle and bustle and there are tons of tables to help with the line outside but the space is broken up into different rooms which makes it feel less intimidating and more like home. I’d easily come back for more though I would think about what time of day might be best to come because there’s no doubt that this place always has a line, and with good reason.