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Toronto’s best spots for fried chicken

From breakfast waffles to too-big-to-bite sandwiches

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Next to pizza, fried chicken might just be the ultimate comfort food. Perfect for sunny summer days, whether you prefer it smothered in maple syrup on buttermilk waffles, extra crispy with fries or tucked in a brioche bun with a pickle. If you’re craving this delicious crispy comfort food, check out these five fried chicken spots in Toronto.

Tokyo Hot Fried Chicken

 

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Tokyo Hot Fried Chicken. The restaurant serves a selection of sandwiches that are unlike anything else available in the city, such as the Nashville “Ice” fried chicken sandwich — Nashville hot chicken on a soft, brioche bun with sweet slaw, dill pickle and buttermilk scallion ranch, complete with a scoop of vanilla ice cream on top. Tokyo Hot Fried Chicken also serves up meal boxes that offer a choice of kaarage (Japanese fried chicken marinated in soy, garlic, ginger and sake) or Tokyo hot fried chicken (karaage brushed with Louisiana hot sauce).

Dirty Bird Chicken and Waffles

 

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At this Kensington Market haunt, the real star of the show is the chicken. It’s marinated for 36 hours in vacuum-sealed plastic and then floured and cooked fresh to order. The chicken is juicy and crisp without being greasy.  Popular picks are the ODB and the Big Dirty. The ODB ($16.95) is an open-faced sandwich of a boneless leg and thigh are deep fried and served on a waffle topped with dirty sauce and buttered maple. The massive Big Dirty ($16.95) consists of fried chicken that’s sandwiched in a buttermilk waffle alongside cheddar, lettuce. tomato and dirty aioli.

Cluck Clucks

 

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If you want a restaurant that’s completely devoted to fried chicken, look no further than Cluck Clucks. One section of the menu is dedicated to unconventional chicken and waffles combos, with four bone-in or boneless options, including the Cluck Yeah, which features chicken breast, a jalapeno and cheddar waffle, coleslaw, chipotle aioli and dill mayo. Other fried chicken specialties, including sandwiches, wings, strips and even fried chicken bites in a waffle cone are also available, with nine different sauces to choose from.

Chica’s Nashville Hot Chicken

Southern hospitality is alive and well at Chica’s Nashville Hot Chicken, run by husband and wife duo Matt and Carolyn who wanted to replicate the fried chicken they enjoyed in Nashville. Chica’s uses fresh ingredients that are made in-house, from the spices to the chicken itself, which is 100 per cent grain-fed, hormone-free and Halal. Chica’s offers a variety of fried chicken eats, including crispy chicken sandwich combos, boneless chicken bites with a choice of sauces, wings and half-chicken meal deals. Traditional Southern comfort foods are also served up as sides at Chica’s, including coleslaw, Cajun waffle fries and bean salad.

Grateful Chicken

 

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Choose from a three, five, or 10-piece fried chicken bucket paired with Cava or champagne. Prices range from $65 to $190. All of the fried bucket combos come served with Frank’s Red Hot sauce and buttermilk dressing.  As far as the sandwiches go, stick with the Classic Fried Chicken Sandwich  served on a potato bun with buttermilk coleslaw and Frank’s Red Hot sauce, or try something a little bit different with the Chicken Fried Mushroom Sammy which features Hen of the Woods mushrooms, buttermilk coleslaw and Frank’s Red Hot sauce. 

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