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Best fried chicken in the US? NC restaurant chain makes USA Today’s top 10 list

Bojangles, the Charlotte restaurant chain specializing in breakfast and Southern-style chicken, biscuits and tea, will open 30 stores in Los Angeles.
A Cajun chicken filet biscuit and Bo-Tato Rounds. Bojangles

North Carolina’s Bojangles isn’t just one of the most popular fast food joints in the South. According to a new report, it’s also among the best in the country.

USA Today released a list of the top 10 best fast food restaurants serving the “most outstanding” fried chicken across the U.S.

Of all the delicious drive-thru destinations with wings, tenders, nuggets and sandwiches — Bojangles ranked among the best of the best by readers.

“This chicken and biscuit chain gets kudos for speedy service, buttery biscuits, interesting sides like sausage-laden dirty rice, and made-from-scratch Southern fried chicken,” the report says. “You can order Bojangles’ beloved fried chicken on a sandwich, on a biscuit, or in a dinner or family meal.”

Bojangles, the Charlotte restaurant chain specializing in breakfast and Southern-style chicken, biscuits and tea, will open 30 stores in Los Angeles.
A Cajun chicken filet biscuit and Bo-Tato Rounds. Bojangles

The beloved North Carolina-based fast food chain has been serving its classic chicken, biscuits and tea for nearly 50 years after the first restaurant opened its doors in Charlotte in 1977. Since then, Bojangles has opened more than 800 locations across 17 states. (Soon, it’ll be “Bo Time” on the West Coast too!)

[READ MORE: Iconic Charlotte chicken-and-biscuit chain Bojangles to make its West Coast debut.]

You can check out the full list of restaurants voted as the best fast food fried chicken spots in USA Today’s 10Best Readers’ Choice Awards online at 10best.usatoday.com/.

This story was originally published July 18, 2024 at 5:30 AM with the headline "Best fried chicken in the US? NC restaurant chain makes USA Today’s top 10 list."

Chyna Blackmon
The Charlotte Observer
Chyna Blackmon was a service journalism reporter for The Charlotte Observer. A native of the Carolinas, she grew up in Columbia, SC, and graduated from Queens University of Charlotte. She’s also worked in local television news in Charlotte, NC, and Richmond, VA. Support my work with a digital subscription
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