Charlotte's is awesome, and I love their staff. The people that work there are great.Charlotte's Kitchen in Johnston (and soon to be Indianola) may be the best chicken sandwich I've had in Iowa. If you are in the metro it is well worth the visit. Great food, staff and story. https://charlotteskitchendsm.com/
You have to like the sauce, and get extra sauce. It is bland. But I still like it. Mainly as a fried vehicle for the sauce.Only had Canes out of those 3, not impressed. It was bland as hell.
PDQ has chunks of herbs in their breading. It's a shame PDQ isn't up north.Canes would easily win, but would it kill them to season their chicken? It's so bland. Brine it or soak it in seasoned buttermilk or add seasoning to the dredge, or something, because even though it's cooked very well, the meat is just bland.
Don't get me wrong, it's not terrible. But it's just so easily remedied that I have to imagine that the owners of the company are doing it on purpose. Maybe they all injured their tongues in a nasty, cheese grating accident some time back, and now they require their food to be super bland.
It's so close to being fantastic.
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It's fine.How as nobody said Chick Fil A. Way better than any of those 3 and not even close.
It’s the wood that makes it good.
You’re probably thinking of the gas lantern in Pierson. It’s still open but I think has new owners. Still delicious thoughCane's must be better in IA than in KC. I've had it twice here and have zero desire to go back. Slim wins between the two. Strouds is a step above both and it gets a lot of love locally, but Gus's crushes them all.
I'm not sure if it's still there, but there used to be some place in Kingsley that had the best broasted chicken. It was dark and dismal inside, but it added nicely to the shame of gourging yourself on crispy goodness.
How as nobody said Chick Fil A. Way better than any of those 3 and not even close.
Yes, that's it! My cousin and I ate a legendary amount of food there one night.You’re probably thinking of the gas lantern in Pierson. It’s still open but I think has new owners. Still delicious though
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I’ve never even heard of slim chickens or PDQ—where are they at? Canes is good, I was disappointed I moved away from the QC right around when one opened in Davenport.