Chicken Annie's Original Pittsburg, KS

September 5 and 6 2012

We stopped here years ago and thought it was amazing fried chicken and every time we are in the vicinity and even if we have to go out of our way to get there we make sure to stop by.  Last time we planned two nights so we could compare it to Chicken Mary’s which is next door.  The two were featured on food wars on the travel channel.  The first night we thought it doesn’t matter which one to go to so we went to Annie’s again, then the next night we get to Mary’s and it was closed.  We again went to Annie’s.  Now this trip we wanted to go to Mary’s first to make sure we got it in first, but when we arrived we found this sign.

So I was not going to be able to do my own food war, instead we went to chicken Annie’s twice.  Most of my review is from the second night with some comments from the first night.

The first night we arrived and met a couple of relatives for dinner at about 5:30 and on the next night a little later than that, it wasn’t exactly packed either night but there were a fair number of people.  The tables looked like the yellow pages covered with ads. 

 

We were seated quickly and they brought a basket of bread with some kind of butter ish spread, I would have guessed ahead of time that they would have real butter, but it wasn’t.  It was still alright though and it melted nicely on the warm bread, it was definitely homemade bread. 

 

Next we made sure to order onion rings again because they were great the night before, we ordered the small size.  We ordered the large the night before but I think they might have been small both nights. 

 

These were some of the best onion rings I’ve ever had.  They did not come out with any salt, but when I salted mine they were amazing. 

 

I had the 2 piece dark meat, with a thigh and leg they gave me a choice of which type I wanted.  This night I had mashed potatoes and gravy along with baked beans, the mashed potatoes were good, but definitely not the best and the baked beans I think were out of a can.  The night before I had mashed potatoes and creamy coleslaw which was just ok.  Their side dishes are definitely not their strong point. 

 

 

 

But now to what they are famous for the fried chicken.  There was nothing crazy or different about the chicken just basic and really good fried chicken.  It was crisp on the outside and quite juicy on the inside, just perfect.   The service was good throughout both meals.  The second night we went to pay at the counter and I decided to get me a t-shirt and including the shirt the total was around $46 which I thought was a bargain for 3 people.

 

 

1143 East 600th Avenue  Pittsburg, KS 66762

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