Chef Ryan Adams of Laguna Beach’s 370 Common has opened Buttermilk Fried Chicken in Orange in the space formerly occupied by LinX. The concept is adapted from 370 Common’s popular fried chicken night, which only happened once a month. 238 W Chapman
“Fried Chicken Sundays” into its own concept in Orange, taking over the space that used to be LinX. He calls the new place Buttermilk Fried Chicken, and it, too, has struck a nerve. There are reports of the kitchen running out of food by 7:45 p.m., which
current price of $42 per person, which is nearly a threefold increase from 2011, when it was $16. By comparison, the prices at Buttermilk Fried Chicken are bargain basement. As of this writing, a three-piece meal with two sides and cornbread costs $9.95
sinigang, the prawn pancit, the ube pie. Fried chicken at Buttermilk Fried Chicken, now closed, in Orange (Photo by Brad A. Johnson, Orange County Register/SCNG) 5. Buttermilk Fried Chicken (2018-2021) I’m still reeling from this recent pandemic-related
Birrieria el Bandido in Garden Grove (Photo by Brad A. Johnson, Orange County Register/SCNG) Buttermilk Fried Chicken There’s nothing more comforting than sitting down to a dinner table and reaching a hand toward a platter piled with 20 pieces of crispy
, buttermilkfc.com Fried chicken dinners, also available family-style for takeout, from Buttermilk Fried Chicken in Orange (Photo by Brad A. Johnson, Orange County Register/SCNG) Clay Oven If it’s true that spicy foods boost the immune system, Clay Oven might be the
best fried chicken in Orange County. I don’t know how he gets the chicken so tender or how he gets the crust so light and flaky. Adams closed 370 Common last year but not before he opened Buttermilk Fried Chicken in Orange to serve that same set-up six
that I don’t. I’d be eating fried chicken several times a week. Buttermilk Fried Chicken Where: 238 W Chapman Ave., Orange When: Tuesday-Sunday, lunch and dinner Cost: 3-piece plate, $11.95 Phone: 714-941-9124 Online: buttermilkfc.com
find myself eating Southern fried chicken anywhere, I still ask myself, “Is this better than KFC?” So, following that same formula this time around, here are my 10 favorite places for fried chicken in 2019: 1. Buttermilk Fried Chicken What you get: This
, buttermilkfc.com Three-piece combo at Buttermilk Fried Chicken in Orange (Photo by Brad A. Johnson, Orange County Register/SCNG) 2. Two Birds What you get: This chicken stall at Trade in Irvine serves strictly boneless thighs — no white meat — and this stuff is
length. Buttermilk Fried Chicken 238 W. Chapman Ave., Orange, 714-941-9124, buttermilkfc.com I don’t know how chef Ryan Adams gets his chicken so tender or how he gets the crust so light and flaky. All I know is that this is the best fried chicken in
Adams—the chef behind Three Seventy Common and Buttermilk Fried Chicken—was shooting for is a New Haven-style pie. I’ve not yet been to New Haven, but if Adams says that these are what they taste like there, I believe him. I read he pulled out all the
; www.bluefrogoc.com Bruxie Old Towne Orange: Sandwich (choice of green eggs & ham, buttermilk fried chicken & waffle, or roasted mushroom & goat cheese), fries, and a soda, iced tea or brewed coffee for $10; www.bruxie.com Citrus City Grille: Three course prix fixe
only event reads thusly: ] A full bucket (feeds a family of 4) goes for $42 or a half bucket (feeds 2) goes for $25. The dinners can be to-go or dine in. The full bucket has 12 pieces of Mahon's “secret recipe” buttermilk fried chicken and includes 4