100 Favorite OC Dishes, #27: Uncle Lou's Fried Chicken at Playground

Edwin Goei • OC Weekly • September 15, 2016
If you haven't had it, Playground's Uncle Lou's Fried Chicken is a different species of bird than any other fried chicken you may have had…unless you've been to Memphis. The menu actually issues this warning: “The one item you can’t send back. If...
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