Fried chicken in Houston carries a strong Creole inflection, seasoned and spiced in a style that reflects the city's Gulf Coast ties. Frenchy's Chicken on Scott Street in the Third Ward is the landmark, a Creole-spiced chicken kitchen that has fed the neighborhood for decades.
Frenchy's Chicken on Scott Street in Houston is Percy Creuzot's 1969 Third Ward Creole fried chicken counter, two blocks from Texas Southern University.
OrderThree-piece dark meat with dirty rice and red beans. A peach cobbler to close.
TipSunday after church is the line. Weekday lunch is the move. The Scott Street counter is the original; multiple satellites exist.
Frenchy's Chicken in Houston is the 1969 Third Ward Creole fried chicken counter on Scott Street, open until midnight Fri-Sat with the Sunday-and-late-Friday.
OrderCreole fried chicken
TipFriday and Saturday past 11pm gets the after-club crowd. Three-piece dark with dirty rice is the order.
Frenchy's Chicken in Houston is the 1969 Third Ward Creole fried chicken counter on Scott Street, with a three-piece dark with two sides for $11 that fills.
OrderThree-piece Creole fried chicken with sides
TipDark meat over white. Dirty rice and red beans. The Sunday queue is 30 minutes; weekday lunch is the move.
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