Chicken Fried Steak appears as a signature dish in 1 United States cities. See each city's local variant and where to eat it.
Chicken-Fried Steak · Austin
Tenderised cube steak dredged in seasoned flour and egg wash, deep-fried until shattering golden, then smothered in white pepper-cream gravy. Served with mashed potatoes, green beans and a buttered roll.
Chicken-fried steak (CFS) emerged in the 1920s in Texan Hill Country diners as a cheap-cut alternative to schnitzel, brought by German and Czech immigrant communities. It became the unofficial dish of Texas working lunch by the 1950s. Threadgill's (closed 2018) was the canonical Austin version for decades; Joann's Fine Foods and Magnolia Cafe carry the contemporary torch.
Where to eat in Austin:
- Joann's Fine Foods
- Magnolia Cafe (South Congress)
- Kerbey Lane Cafe (Central)