6.9/10American
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Get the . It's plain southern style, fried to order in cast iron, and the breading actually stays crunchy. The ribs get less attention and a lot of regulars say they're the better order. Skip the , people keep calling it dry. Longtime customers say the chicken slipped after the place expanded past the original Harlem shop.
“Charles Pan Fried Chicken was a pleasant surprise. The fried chicken was clearly made fresh to order, with the food being cooked in very large cast iron skillets (you could probably fry a zebra in them), and all of the sides seemed well executed.”
H3
“SO GOOD. Juicy chicken, amazing ribs (more below), mind blowing mac and cheese. A little richer than what I'm usually looking for in takeout but a totally delicious spot.”
H3
“But the ribs are about the best I've ever had. Almost like a mix between Chinese ribs and BBQ.”
H3
“Charles’ Pan-Fried Chicken was excellent when the man himself was making the chicken a few years ago, but I have found the corporate reboot post-Covid hasn’t been as special. I found that chicken isn’t cooked as well.”
H3
“Recently had Charles for the first time and boy am I glad that I ordered the ribs. Sauce is more on the spicy side so I can’t say that that’s for everyone but oh man are they tender.”
H3
“The entrees were mediocre at best and not worth the price I paid. I strongly recommend skipping the hassle and headache of dealing with Charles Pan Fried Chicken and ordering from somewhere else. Charles Pan Fried Chicken has certainly earned a grade of F, and I would give them zero stars if that option were available.”
H3
“it was really good. The cornbread and fried chicken was probably the best I’ve had since moving up here a few years ago.”
H2
“Their chicken gets all the attention, but their other proteins are actually really good, especially the ribs.”
H2
“If fried chicken is acceptable, Charles Pan Fried Chicken”
H2
“Charles pan fried chicken has to be up there”
H2
“an investor will inevitably take them the way of Charles’ Pan-Fried Chicken or Superiority Burger, where the humanity that really set the place apart was lost in a cosmopolitan, investor-backed rebranding.”
H2
“Try the yams sometime. They always hit.”
H2