Best thing I ate: This Indian-style spicy fried chicken is 10 times better than any Nashville hot

Critic Brad A. Johnson finds his new favorite fried chicken at a new Chettinad-style Indian restaurant in Tustin
Brad A. Johnson • Orange County Register • May 29, 2019
Any number of dishes at Anjappar, a new South Indian restaurant in Tustin, could be described as the best thing I ate this week. But if I had to pick just one, I’ll go with the chicken 65.  “Why is it called 65?” I ask one of the managers when he...
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