From an uber popular Brisbane stalwart that smashes through more than 1000kg of chicken wings a week with its all-you-can-eat deal to a Sunshine Coast pan-Asian eatery that offers Korean-style chicken so tender it falls off the bone, Queensland is heaven for fried chicken lovers. Dark meat or light, whatever you like, these are the best places in Queensland to get your fried chicken fix, as crowned in the delicious. 100.
Smashing through more than 1000kg of chicken wings a week, this uber popular eatery attracts punters from across Brisbane for its $25.90 all-youcan- eat wing deal. But it’s not just the great value that’s the drawcard, it’s also the quality of the chook, with wings prepared over 24 hours including marinating in secret sauces and a double frying to ensure the poultry is extra crunchy. 152 Turton St, Sunnybank; seoulbistro.com.au.
It’s an almost impossible call determining what’s better: the fried chicken sando with bulldog sauce, kewpie and cabbage on fluffy white bread, or the fried Korean-style chicken ribs at this pan-Asian eatery. The first features a giant fillet dredged in flour before deep frying, while the latter are lacquered in a Korean-style sweet chilli sauce and so tender the meat can be sucked from the bone. 8 Market Lane, Maroochydore; giddygeisha.com.au.
Yongun Jeon took seven years to perfect the recipe for his prized signature fried chicken, now customers queue for it almost every night. The Korean expat chef’s poultry is an ode to the celebrated fried chook of his homeland, and is deeply succulent with a crisp exterior in finger-licking flavours of garlic soy, sweet chilli, gochujang or seasoned. Bakery Lane, 680 Ann St, Fortitude Valley; jeonskitchen.com.au.
Serving up absolutely perfect picnic fare, Bird Royale is a charcoal chicken shop with class. An easy 10 minute walk from Winchester Park, the clever shop packages up mouth watering things like crispy gluten-free fried chicken, buttermilk tenders and old school chicken sandwiches to order and are offering 25 per cent back on your whole order if you pay with American Express during May. T10, 107 Ferry Rd, Southport; Bird Royale.
Described as a “hidden gem” by those in the hospitality industry, this grungy Fortitude Valley eatery serves up sensational Korean fried chicken until as late as 3.30am. What sets it apart is the meat is marinated first so, for example, the garlic soy smacks of salty fermented beans from the sauce on the crunchy exterior to the juicy meat within. 358 Brunswick St, Fortitude Valley; instagram.com/chickenofrock.
