So this isn't exactly a fine dining request, but I seriously love some chicken fingers. I went to undergrad in Greenville SC and there were some places that hand batters actual strips of chicken breast and friend them when you ordered. They were so good! Any places in Jax do this? It seems that most places buy the exact same frozen chicken because they all look identical.
It's a chain, and yeah, it's national to the best of my knowledge, but dammit, Zaxby's is friggin AWESOME.
Just sayin.
Quote from: konstantconsumer on September 14, 2010, 01:44:19 AM
I went to undergrad in Greenville SC
Hey, konstantconsumer - this does nothing to answer your question, but FU or BJU? I'm Furman '94.
You mean fried chicken fingers are FOOD?
FU '05. We had a lot of fun laughing at the BJU students though. and, of course, i have a BJU shirt.
Chickens do not have fingers... but...
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Quote from: konstantconsumer on September 14, 2010, 01:44:19 AM
It seems that most places buy the exact same frozen chicken because they all look identical.
That is the famous SYSCO chicken finger. A popular menu item in Jacksonville. I think they sit on the freezer shelf in many Jacksonville restaurants next to the SYSCO jalapeno popper and the SYSCO cheese sticks.
Quote from: konstantconsumer on September 14, 2010, 03:37:01 PM
FU '05. We had a lot of fun laughing at the BJU students though. and, of course, i have a BJU shirt.
Yeah, it was nice to have someone local to mock. Making fun of the Citadel Bellhops a couple of times a year wasn't quite enough. ;-)
Not wholly off topic, but Lee's Dragon at Baymeadows and Old Kings (in the winn dixie shopping plaza) has the best darn sweet and sour chicken in the city as far as chinese places go. They still use whole tenders for theirs instead of chopped up bits of chicken with too much breading. Oh man, now I have to go by on the way home.
Quote from: RiversideLoki on September 14, 2010, 04:31:05 PM
Not wholly off topic, but Lee's Dragon at Baymeadows and Old Kings (in the winn dixie shopping plaza) has the best darn sweet and sour chicken in the city as far as chinese places go. They still use whole tenders for theirs instead of chopped up bits of chicken with too much breading. Oh man, now I have to go by on the way home.
Great tip! Used to order from them often when I worked nights in Baymeadows. Must try them again next time I'm in the vicinity. Hard to find tasty sweet and sour that isn't mostly dark meat. Tenders should be white meat in my book!
Does anyone know the status of the Chicken Koop establishments? I've been told the Beach Blvd location has been shuttered.
QuoteThat is the famous SYSCO chicken finger.
More accurately, it's one of the many options of Tyson chicken fingers. Sysco is a distributor, and while they put their own label on a lot of products, they don't make any of them. I can check with my rep, but I'll bet Sysco offers well over 100 products within the "chicken finger" category.
The state of the food production system in the United States is downright scary, but my gut feeling is that a distributor like Sysco is less culpable than producers like Tyson and Smithfield, or a chemical giant like Monsanto.
Yeah, I just watched Food Inc again the other night. Blows my mind every time...
Guthrie's on Main was pretty good; Too bad it's gone now. The one in G-ville has closed too.
There is a TV commercial out now by probably TYSON. the kids describe how icky other "Adult" food is like...YEP...Get those kids to eat regurgitated breaded chicken parts. ..what happens when they turn 17?
But hey, I wish someone would serve some real breast tenders with tempura batter...In the 5 points area? hint....
The best chicken fingers around Jax are from Publix. Hardee's has a commercial out that advertises real chicken fingers, but I haven't put it to the test.
I'd say if you're looking for the real thing, you've got to do it yourself. My grandma makes the best chicken tenders i've ever had.
Quote from: Captain Zissou on September 16, 2010, 09:17:54 AM
The best chicken fingers around Jax are from Publix. Hardee's has a commercial out that advertises real chicken fingers, but I haven't put it to the test.
I'd say if you're looking for the real thing, you've got to do it yourself. My grandma makes the best chicken tenders i've ever had.
Ugh, I tried them, the chicken fingers at hardees are abysmal.
I wouldn't call them abysmal. For fast food chicken fingers they're pretty good. I think they're better than Publix actually. I've always found Publix's chicken fingers to be too dry.
It's a scientific fact (that I just made up) that skinless chicken breast meat has no taste at all. The only difference in your chicken "fingers" is the batter and how they are cooked.
I rarely eat chicken fingers, but the ones at the Ale House are actually quite good.
We need a Guthrie's. They are my most favorite. Zaxby's are alright for a substitute but no where close really.
I've had them at Seven Bridges and eh, whatever. I wouldn't order them there again.
Quote from: Burn to Shine on September 16, 2010, 04:29:57 PM
We need a Guthrie's. They are my most favorite. Zaxby's are alright for a substitute but no where close really.
I've had them at Seven Bridges and eh, whatever. I wouldn't order them there again.
We had two. They are both no more. Jerome Browns isnt a bad substitue for the old Guthries Main St location.
I still say you can't take the Tallahassee outta Guthries anymore than you can take the Guthries out of Tallahassee.
Now I'm craving some Chubbys!
QuoteI rarely eat chicken fingers, but the ones at the Ale House are actually quite good.
Zingers are about the only good thing at Ale House. Good call!
Has anyone tried the Tebow place (PDQ) yet; Are their chicken fingers any good? On a side note, Commonwealth near 295 is getting a Zaxby's. Zaxby's has been really aggressively expanding in Jax. I wish that chain restaurants that we don't have (Long John Silvers, Boston Market, Tony Roma's, Romano's Macaroni Grill etc etc etc) will pick up steam. Sorry for going on a lil tangent.
Hip hop fish and chicken. Call it in because it can take a while
PDQ is good, clean restaurant and quality stuff (if you do the drive thru you can see them making fries from potatoes). However, I still prefer zaxbys.
If you're ever out west in MS and LA, be sure to check out Canes, really good fingers!
Try Hardee's.
In my opinion they are the best.
Quote from: whyisjohngalt on December 31, 2015, 08:09:40 AM
Hip hop fish and chicken. Call it in because it can take a while
One on Main Street? When I lived in Northshore I hit them up regularly.
Oh, hell yes, Hip Hop. Can't have just one. Or fifty.
Quote from: Burn to Shine on September 16, 2010, 04:29:57 PM
We need a Guthrie's. They are my most favorite. Zaxby's are alright for a substitute but no where close really.
I've had them at Seven Bridges and eh, whatever. I wouldn't order them there again.
We had two Guthrie's locations in town, one at 9th and Main and the other on St John's Bluff. I guess Jacksonville doesn't love them as much as the college kids in Tally.
^They made a mistake in opening in Sprinfield's chicken district. The gut box is good but expensive compared with what was being sold at KFC, Popeye's and the Chicken Koop. All three were pretty much across the street from Guthrie's. Unfortunately, in that particular setting, Guthrie's was DOA. I remember them being pretty empty while the drive-thru lines were bustling at KFC and Popeye's.
The Guthrie's on St Johns Bluff did not end up being a good location. Once 9A opened, it routed all of that traffic away from the road Guthrie's was on.
Popeye's for sure.