Skillet-fried chicken is a signature dish of United States; we have verified places to eat it in Lexington. Bone-in chicken brined, dredged and fried in a cast-iron skillet, the dish Kentucky exported to the world. Start with where to eat Skillet-fried chicken in Lexington.
Skillet-fried chicken · Lexington
Bone-in chicken brined, dredged and fried in a cast-iron skillet, the dish Kentucky exported to the world. Lexington kitchens fold it into everything from bourbon-glazed dinners to hot chicken sandwiches.
Kentucky's fried chicken tradition predates the franchise era by a century, built on Sunday-dinner skillets, buttermilk brines and lard. The state's most famous son industrialised it from a Corbin service station in the 1930s, but the dish never left home kitchens. Lexington's current wave runs from Azur's bourbon fried chicken with cream gravy to Distilled on Jefferson's house-brined bird with chow chow and rosemary jus.
Where to eat in Lexington:
- Azur Restaurant & Patio
- Distilled on Jefferson
- The Blue Heron Steakhouse
Where to eat Skillet-fried chicken in Lexington: the editor picks