On a good day in a core market where white or black people own and operate it… sure… but Popeye’s apparently has a franchising kiosk set up right as you get off the boat from wherever and you cannot trust most of their stores now even though on a good day it’s good.
My wife got food poisoning from Popeye’s when she was 7.5 months pregnant, we went to the hospital because we thought it was baby-time.
anyhow, Josh took me to a place downtown that was reasonable, i forget what it was but it wasnt good enough and i want some good fried chicken dammnit.
The Drake in Toronto is good, i had their chicken and waffles the other day. Bar Isabel put their fried chicken on the late night menu only and i’m married with kids and a curfew to that doesn’t work for me.
Stockyards is said to have the best in Toronto… i didnt have it when i was there but i’m going back.
Still, im in WNY as often as Toronto and i KNOW there is has to be some hidden gems in the area… if the fried chicken is half as good as all that pizza i’m applying for dual citizenship.
Find a black friend and get them to take you to one of the “black only” soul food places in the ghetto. The place is dirty as hell. Your choice of drink is coolaid and you get a side of buttered bread. I’m not joking about any of this. Seriously the best place for chicken or ribs. I don’t know the name of it or what part of the ghetto. I think it was on broadway or off it?