Slog - Comments on Fried and Gone to Heaven http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/04/fried_and_gone_to_heaven Just a quick note to say that I had my first experience with Ezell's fried chicken last night. FUCK YES. The spicy blend was actually spicy, not like most weak-ass "spicy" eats I've found in Seattle in the couple months I've been here. The skin was perfectly crisped, the flesh perfectly moist and tender, the overall sensation perfectly delicious and homey (because I was eating take-out at home). I sing the praises of Ezell's!... Copyright 2008 Tue, 10 Apr 2007 12:27:57 -0800 Sun, 15 Apr 2007 02:43:11 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by Carollani Welcome to the cult. Gotta love them biscuits!

]]> Carollani http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/04/fried_and_gone_to_heaven#c691257 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/04/fried_and_gone_to_heaven#c691257 Chow Tue, 10 Apr 2007 12:45:32 -0800 Comment by Will in Seattle I agree about what Seattle considers spicy - sometimes I have had to remind restaurants that I was born in Texas to get them to give me a really spicy dish here.

Your 5 is my 2.

]]> Will in Seattle http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/04/fried_and_gone_to_heaven#c691258 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/04/fried_and_gone_to_heaven#c691258 Chow Tue, 10 Apr 2007 12:45:40 -0800 Comment by Southerner Mmmmmmmmm--Ezell's is the best. For a fancier fried chicken dish, try Kingfish. It's awesome.

]]> Southerner http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/04/fried_and_gone_to_heaven#c691263 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/04/fried_and_gone_to_heaven#c691263 Chow Tue, 10 Apr 2007 12:49:42 -0800 Comment by something else ew.

]]> something else http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/04/fried_and_gone_to_heaven#c691273 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/04/fried_and_gone_to_heaven#c691273 Chow Tue, 10 Apr 2007 12:54:55 -0800 Comment by boyd main Ezells stinks! It stinks up the 48 bus whenever the bus stops at the stop right there, and sometimes people get on the bus with their stinky chicken and stink the whole stinking bus up. STINKY!!!

]]> boyd main http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/04/fried_and_gone_to_heaven#c691276 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/04/fried_and_gone_to_heaven#c691276 Chow Tue, 10 Apr 2007 13:01:46 -0800 Comment by jackie treehorn It took me forever to "finally make it over to Ezell's" but I've been a loyal junkie addict chicken slut ever since. "Gimme some Ezell's mannnnnn, I'll suck yo dick!"

]]> jackie treehorn http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/04/fried_and_gone_to_heaven#c691283 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/04/fried_and_gone_to_heaven#c691283 Chow Tue, 10 Apr 2007 13:05:07 -0800 Comment by kerri harrop good work, jonathan. you are now officially a resident of seattle.

although, you really gotta try the fried chicken from the mini mart next door to redwood. according to mark mitchell, an expert and authority on the subject, it is the best cluck in seattle.

]]> kerri harrop http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/04/fried_and_gone_to_heaven#c691284 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/04/fried_and_gone_to_heaven#c691284 Chow Tue, 10 Apr 2007 13:05:17 -0800 Comment by Lloyd Clydesdale I was pretty surprised, you know with all the CD, CD, CD! in association with Ezell's, to run across the one on the sleepy of Edmonds/Lynnwood at 196th.

]]> Lloyd Clydesdale http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/04/fried_and_gone_to_heaven#c691287 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/04/fried_and_gone_to_heaven#c691287 Chow Tue, 10 Apr 2007 13:09:16 -0800 Comment by Bethany Jean Clement Oprah has Ezell's chicken FedExed directly to her mouth. Personally, I have long had a strange fantasy about sleeping—at least a nap—with my head on a pillow of Ezell's rolls. Hell, maybe on a whole roll-mattress.

]]> Bethany Jean Clement http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/04/fried_and_gone_to_heaven#c691288 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/04/fried_and_gone_to_heaven#c691288 Chow Tue, 10 Apr 2007 13:09:56 -0800 Comment by Lloyd Clydesdale side

]]> Lloyd Clydesdale http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/04/fried_and_gone_to_heaven#c691289 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/04/fried_and_gone_to_heaven#c691289 Chow Tue, 10 Apr 2007 13:10:13 -0800 Comment by elswinger I wish the UW Ezell's never closed. They need to open one in Ballard. The only choices for fried chicken I have are QFC, Safeway,and KFC.

]]> elswinger http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/04/fried_and_gone_to_heaven#c691290 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/04/fried_and_gone_to_heaven#c691290 Chow Tue, 10 Apr 2007 13:10:35 -0800 Comment by elswinger I meant to add, Ezell's is the only place I have found gizzards, which I love.

]]> elswinger http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/04/fried_and_gone_to_heaven#c691293 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/04/fried_and_gone_to_heaven#c691293 Chow Tue, 10 Apr 2007 13:12:06 -0800 Comment by junkie Hey Boyd, the smell of fried chicken emitted from Ezell's is heaven.

]]> junkie http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/04/fried_and_gone_to_heaven#c691302 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/04/fried_and_gone_to_heaven#c691302 Chow Tue, 10 Apr 2007 13:19:59 -0800 Comment by boyd main junkie - If that's the case, I'm glad I'm going to hell.

]]> boyd main http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/04/fried_and_gone_to_heaven#c691309 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/04/fried_and_gone_to_heaven#c691309 Chow Tue, 10 Apr 2007 13:23:05 -0800 Comment by junkie boyd, that's where you vegetarians belong.

]]> junkie http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/04/fried_and_gone_to_heaven#c691313 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/04/fried_and_gone_to_heaven#c691313 Chow Tue, 10 Apr 2007 13:27:49 -0800 Comment by Mr. X The Ezell's in Edmonds, while still good, really can't hold a candle to the one in Seattle.

I know a couple of gas station-type delis that have great fried chicken, especially if you get it before it has been petrified in the warming case, but I ain't telling y'all where, cuz I don't want any competitors for my grease fix!

]]> Mr. X http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/04/fried_and_gone_to_heaven#c691317 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/04/fried_and_gone_to_heaven#c691317 Chow Tue, 10 Apr 2007 13:35:26 -0800 Comment by Mark Mitchell Cluck is a serious matter, so I should clarify a bit what Kerri mentioned up there --

The chicken at the corner store next to Redwood is amazing when you get it fresh. I think he does two batches a day. No sides, no nothin', but world-class cluck. Also, the chicken man gets really happy when you tell him how good it is, so that is a bonus. Ezell's spicy chicken is as good, more dependable, and the sides and desserts are fantastic. You can't really go wrong there. But the corner store is just two blocks from my house, so that's where I go most often.

]]> Mark Mitchell http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/04/fried_and_gone_to_heaven#c691320 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/04/fried_and_gone_to_heaven#c691320 Chow Tue, 10 Apr 2007 13:42:49 -0800 Comment by Jonah S Hey, that's where I got dinner last night too!
I think I figured out the secret to the rolls.
They taste EXACTLY like the Hum-bao dough from House of Hong.
Somebody get on that.

]]> Jonah S http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/04/fried_and_gone_to_heaven#c691321 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/04/fried_and_gone_to_heaven#c691321 Chow Tue, 10 Apr 2007 13:43:02 -0800 Comment by Amy Kate Horn I used to live near the Ezell's in Edmonds and their awkward, preaching reader-board messages,

e.g.:

Love God
Family
Order Take Out Chicken
Pies

...made me vow to never set foot inside. But Christians, go for it--make sure to eat as much artery-clogging crap as you can every day (just in case there's no fast food in heaven, you know).

]]> Amy Kate Horn http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/04/fried_and_gone_to_heaven#c691372 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/04/fried_and_gone_to_heaven#c691372 Chow Tue, 10 Apr 2007 14:24:56 -0800 Comment by Dan Savage I've never been to Ezell's, so I guess I don't really live here yet...

]]> Dan Savage http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/04/fried_and_gone_to_heaven#c691384 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/04/fried_and_gone_to_heaven#c691384 Chow Tue, 10 Apr 2007 14:34:44 -0800 Comment by chicken head Ezel's also has locations in Skyway and Woodinville!

]]> chicken head http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/04/fried_and_gone_to_heaven#c691395 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/04/fried_and_gone_to_heaven#c691395 Chow Tue, 10 Apr 2007 14:46:46 -0800 Comment by Mav Dan, you live here but your heart's in New York.

]]> Mav http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/04/fried_and_gone_to_heaven#c691427 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/04/fried_and_gone_to_heaven#c691427 Chow Tue, 10 Apr 2007 15:10:28 -0800 Comment by Shaniqua Y'all is crazy, ya know? You too William in Seattle with yo regional arrogance crap. Put yo spice on 'dis, foo'!

]]> Shaniqua http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/04/fried_and_gone_to_heaven#c691476 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/04/fried_and_gone_to_heaven#c691476 Chow Tue, 10 Apr 2007 16:05:19 -0800 Comment by pox AKH@19: I've always assumed that meant they only wanted monotheists for customers. I don't qualify, and they don't want my money.

]]> pox http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/04/fried_and_gone_to_heaven#c691491 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/04/fried_and_gone_to_heaven#c691491 Chow Tue, 10 Apr 2007 16:20:14 -0800 Comment by Will in Seattle Oh, and try the BBQ at that place along the beach in the parks between Madrona and Seward Park - yum! Can even get collard greens and grits! My ex-girlfriend and I stopped there last summer and it was FINE!

]]> Will in Seattle http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/04/fried_and_gone_to_heaven#c691528 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/04/fried_and_gone_to_heaven#c691528 Chow Tue, 10 Apr 2007 16:56:27 -0800 Comment by tiptoe tommy Ezell's is great fried chicken. I don't discriminate against food purveyors on the basis of religion.

Elswinger--if you want gizzards, you can also get them at Chicken Valley in the Pike Place Market.

Dan, you really must check it out--Ezell's is like snowboarding.

]]> tiptoe tommy http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/04/fried_and_gone_to_heaven#c691530 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/04/fried_and_gone_to_heaven#c691530 Chow Tue, 10 Apr 2007 16:57:54 -0800 Comment by Will in Seattle funny, Shaniqua ... you know, that's one of my son's classmates names ...

]]> Will in Seattle http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/04/fried_and_gone_to_heaven#c691531 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/04/fried_and_gone_to_heaven#c691531 Chow Tue, 10 Apr 2007 16:59:02 -0800 Comment by Gurldoggie This just in: Earth is round!

Talk about late news. I love Ezell's as much as anyone, but it has been around for what, 20 years? How often can a journalist rediscover that wheel?

]]> Gurldoggie http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/04/fried_and_gone_to_heaven#c691538 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/04/fried_and_gone_to_heaven#c691538 Chow Tue, 10 Apr 2007 17:01:02 -0800 Comment by brandon h I'm kinda picky about my fried chicken, so I don't think I'll be trying this place. Most fried chicken from restaurants I have had, even ones that are supposed to be really good, is greasy, dry, flavorless, and the crust is way too thick.

Maybe ezells is an exception, but my experience has been that the food in Seattle is only good when your talking seafood.

(I know im going to get shit for saying that, so feel free to respectfully disagree)

]]> brandon h http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/04/fried_and_gone_to_heaven#c691556 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/04/fried_and_gone_to_heaven#c691556 Chow Tue, 10 Apr 2007 17:16:14 -0800 Comment by brandon h Oh, and most restaurants usually leave the skin on. I like my crust to adhere directly to the meat.

]]> brandon h http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/04/fried_and_gone_to_heaven#c691558 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/04/fried_and_gone_to_heaven#c691558 Chow Tue, 10 Apr 2007 17:18:11 -0800 Comment by him Just had an Ezell's open near my home in Renton, and finally got to try it. Good chicken, tasty biscuits. But Ezell's doesn't hold a drumstick to Doofer's chicken down the road. Mmm mmm mmm!

]]> him http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/04/fried_and_gone_to_heaven#c691585 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/04/fried_and_gone_to_heaven#c691585 Chow Tue, 10 Apr 2007 17:53:23 -0800 Comment by Bauhaus I've had hit-and-miss luck with Ezell's. Sometimes it's quite good (but not any better, really, than QFC's when it's fresh). Had family in town. They are Southerners, and I wanted to impress them with some of Oprah's chicken. Got the shit home and it was dry and old. This has happened more than once. So, I gotta say it ain't all that. Not always at any rate.

]]> Bauhaus http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/04/fried_and_gone_to_heaven#c691691 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/04/fried_and_gone_to_heaven#c691691 Chow Wed, 11 Apr 2007 01:31:46 -0800 Comment by Joe "Your 5 is my 2"

Tell that to the tiny ladies in the kitchen of your local Thai restaurant. I am quite certain they can give you a "5" that will blow you all the way back to Texas. And that (a farang 5) would be their "2."

"the food in Seattle is only good when your talking seafood."

Seafood and local vegtables, yes (and it's "you're" btw). But who needs to eat anything else? And why drown it in grease?

]]> Joe http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/04/fried_and_gone_to_heaven#c691704 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/04/fried_and_gone_to_heaven#c691704 Chow Wed, 11 Apr 2007 02:18:49 -0800 Comment by kevin jones the perfect day in the Central District:

Breakfast at Ezzels (nothing better than fried chicken and rolls for breakfast)

Lunch at R & L Home of Good Barbeque on Occidental (Pulled pork sandwich served on very very cheap white bread with collards on the side)

Dinner at Catfish Corner (best catfish ever and the counter woman calls me honey)

]]> kevin jones http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/04/fried_and_gone_to_heaven#c691737 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/04/fried_and_gone_to_heaven#c691737 Chow Wed, 11 Apr 2007 06:48:36 -0800 Comment by kevin jones the perfect day in the Central District:

Breakfast at Ezzels (nothing better than fried chicken and rolls for breakfast)

Lunch at R & L Home of Good Barbeque on Occidental (Pulled pork sandwich served on very very cheap white bread with collards on the side)

Dinner at Catfish Corner (best catfish ever and the counter woman calls me honey)

]]> kevin jones http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/04/fried_and_gone_to_heaven#c691738 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/04/fried_and_gone_to_heaven#c691738 Chow Wed, 11 Apr 2007 06:48:49 -0800 Comment by B-LO What I want to know is where they get those giant chickens from. God god, those wings are the size of a breast...but good!

]]> B-LO http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/04/fried_and_gone_to_heaven#c691767 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/04/fried_and_gone_to_heaven#c691767 Chow Wed, 11 Apr 2007 09:23:59 -0800 Comment by B-LO What I want to know is where they get those giant chickens from. Good god, those wings are the size of a breast...but good!

]]> B-LO http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/04/fried_and_gone_to_heaven#c691769 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/04/fried_and_gone_to_heaven#c691769 Chow Wed, 11 Apr 2007 09:24:28 -0800 Comment by louley I completely and full-heartedly support whoever it is that said they want to sleep on a pillow of their rolls ... only if I get second nap.

]]> louley http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/04/fried_and_gone_to_heaven#c691986 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/04/fried_and_gone_to_heaven#c691986 Chow Wed, 11 Apr 2007 14:35:59 -0800 Comment by Andy I'm sorry to break this to you, but while I love Ezell's, their chicken is not spicy. I'd been eating there a while and it wasn't until someone was talking to me about their spicy chicken that I realized it was supposed to be spicy. It's not spicy. You can get some pretty spicy stuff in Seattle that I'm sure even posturing Texans might find spicy, but Ezell's is not one of them. And now I feel like some fried chicken.

]]> Andy http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/04/fried_and_gone_to_heaven#c693738 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/04/fried_and_gone_to_heaven#c693738 Chow Sun, 15 Apr 2007 02:43:11 -0800