Where can I go to get the best chicken fried steak?

I vote Cheever's!

CHEEVER’S CHICKEN FRIED STEAK
Our specially seasoned hand breaded top sirloin steak smothered in a jalapeno cream gravy
and served with garlic red skinned mashed potatoes - a true Oklahoma staple

http://www.cheeverscafe.com/

I'm going with Cheevers as well. However, their portions are too big for just one person. Having said that, I have eaten it all in one sitting.

Del-Rancho.

Classen Grill.

What about Anne's Chicken Fry? I haven't been for years and I think it's still there. It used to have fantastic CFS!

This is Oklahoma. I don't think I've had a bad chicken fried steak anywhere. However, there is this little restaurant in Westville, OK, I think It's called Ray's (not sure, but it's like the only restaurant there so just ask someone), that has the best chicken fried chicken I have ever had in my life. It is to die for and totally worth the 3 hour drive to get it.

Ooooooh....I've had bad ones. Chili's can be pretty inconsistent. Sometimes they are good and other times they have breading on them hard enough to need a jackhammer.

If you happen to be in Tulsa, Nelson's is hard to beat. Used to be a downtown institution forever, closed for years, now Nelson's son Barry has opened it up again north of downtown. Same recipe. (And save room for pie - Barry's mom gets up at dark-thirty most mornings to make them. Not many like these around anymore....)

Sunrise Cafe on NE 23rd St. in Nicoma Park. Not deep fried, but fried on the griddle. Very good.

cracker barrel

Chuckhouse. I don't like steak; I don't like any meat breaded, but their chicken fried steak is to die for...and the only place I'll eat one. :congrats:

Cheevers! Yum

Chuckhouse. I don't like steak; I don't like any meat breaded, but their chicken fried steak is to die for...and the only place I'll eat one. :congrats:



it's all about chuckhouse


i started a thread about this in the food forum a while back. check it out it had some good responses as well

Anns Chicken Fry and Toby Keiths both have a great Chicken Fry!

Where can I go to get the best chicken fried steak?

Get yourself to Kendal's in downtown Noble, just south of Norman on HWY 77.
None other compares.

There's only three places in the state I've had bad Chicken Fried Steak.

Peacock at Reno and Walker(It used to be excellent there until about a year ago, when they apparently went to a different supplier)

Chili's is inconsistent, as has already been pointed out.

Toby Keiths is probably the worst I've had. I've had gas station chicken fried steak that was better.

Toby Keiths is probably the worst I've had. I've had gas station chicken fried steak that was better.

!!! Really? It's been years since I've been to Toby Keiths but the time I did go, the chickenn fry was amazing! Guess Toby let the place go downhill.. He probably doesn't even stop by anymore.. Just cashes in the checks.

Ann's', Del Rancho, Kendell's, Toby Keith's, minimal beef, lots of breading. Try Cattleman's Steakhouse, pan fired, just like grandma use to make.

Ann's', Del Rancho, Kendell's, Toby Keith's, minimal beef, lots of breading. Try Cattleman's Steakhouse, pan fired, just like grandma use to make.

I'll second the motion on cattleman's. Plus you get a salad w\cattleman's dressing

Ann's', Del Rancho, Kendell's, Toby Keith's, minimal beef, lots of breading. Try Cattleman's Steakhouse, pan fired, just like grandma use to make.

Well now, that's the second thing we completely agree on. Did you ever make it out to Sunrise to make a comparison?

Cracker barrel has a decent chicken fried steak and you can get them across the US.

Anyone remember Texanna Reds? Oh man, they had awesome Chx Fry. The damn thing covered the entire plate, they'd just stack the potatoes, fires or other side order on top of it. There was never any grizzle and it was amazingly good. Man I miss that place.

Any place as good as the old Texanna Reds?

I really liked Texanna Reds but never had the chicken fry.

Well now, that's the second thing we completely agree on. Did you ever make it out to Sunrise to make a comparison?

Not yet, may try and go this weekend, are they open on Sunday.

Anyone remember Texanna Reds? Oh man, they had awesome Chx Fry. The damn thing covered the entire plate, they'd just stack the potatoes, fires or other side order on top of it. There was never any grizzle and it was amazingly good. Man I miss that place.

Any place as good as the old Texanna Reds?

Shorty Smalls had a really big one like that. It was pretty good also

Not yet, may try and go this weekend, are they open on Sunday.

Yes they are. 6:00am to 2:00 pm. Let me know what you think.

I went to Cheever's today, it was good, they used high quality ingredients. The atmosphere was very contemporary. I'll probably go back the future.

Cheevers does make the best gourmet chicken fried steak, love the jalapeno gravy.

airplane77, go back on Sunday for brunch and get the cowgirl benedict for an even more creative play on their chicken fried steak.

Chuck House - NW 10th & Meridian is the best! Cheevers is good too... but cost a little more than Chuck House! Coits Chicken Fry is awful... they use the "processed" meat or whatever the heck it is...

klhokc, I agree, no one beats Chuck House. For gourmet, my favorite is Cheevers. Never had Coits though.

I love a CFS like Cheever's or Chili's with big crunchy batter, can't stand the ones like Toby Keith's or Santa Fe where it's just a flat dull steak with a bit of flour fried on it.

Texas Roadhouse.

You know who has some awesome chicken fried chicken.....Luby's! Don't laugh....it's actually quite good. I haven't had their cx fried steak tho.

You know who has some awesome chicken fried chicken.....Luby's! Don't laugh....it's actually quite good. I haven't had their cx fried steak tho.

I loved going to Luby's as a kid!! Best buffet hands down!

I loved going to Luby's as a kid!! Best buffet hands down!
It's still delicious. While I love the quality of their food, I don't like their price. Guess it's just like everything....going up.

It's still delicious. While I love the quality of their food, I don't like their price. Guess it's just like everything....going up.

Are there still any Luby's in OK? Ages ago I really enjoyed the one near Crossroads and way way back before that, in Tulsa and Fort Smith. Those were the only ones I ever visited. I was a heavy visitor to the one in Tulsa as it was a tiny stroll from one of the places I worked when I lived there.

Are there still any Luby's in OK? Ages ago I really enjoyed the one near Crossroads and way way back before that, in Tulsa and Fort Smith. Those were the only ones I ever visited. I was a heavy visitor to the one in Tulsa as it was a tiny stroll from one of the places I worked when I lived there.
Yep, there's one on May and Britton in N OKC.

Yep, there's one on May and Britton in N OKC.

Thanks for that. I don't get to that part of the city often anymore, but I'll tuck this reminder away for when I do.

Don's Alley on SE 29th in Del City. Fried Chicken is excellant also.

Don's Alley on SE 29th in Del City. Fried Chicken is excellant also.

Agreed! Almost forgot about that one. But the place down at Noble still has the best in the area, hands down! Anybody know the place?

Cheever's's [yes, I looked this up in a grammar guide] is excellent. Though, gun to my head, I'd probably choose the hand-breaded chicken fried steak at Classen Grill.

Either of those two, I'm still a happy camper.

Edited: Misread the thread.

Classen Grill has excellent chicken fry...very light. If something hand-breaded can taste light.

My mom's comes in first for me, though. Can't get it in a restaurant like you can get in the home.

Agreed! Almost forgot about that one. But the place down at Noble still has the best in the area, hands down! Anybody know the place?

You're thinking of Kendall's but I have to disagree, it's as large as the plate but mostly breading w/little beef. I'll select quality over quantity any day.

Speaking of... I ordered the chicken fried steak last night at Cheddars in MWC. It was great. Very tender with 2 sides for about $7.

johnnies has an amazing cfs. but as you can tell, it is oklahoma and we are pretty darn good at making it. You would have a hard time finding a bad one around here.

Edited: Misread the thread.

Classen Grill has excellent chicken fry...very light. If something hand-breaded can taste light.

My mom's comes in first for me, though. Can't get it in a restaurant like you can get in the home.

Gonna have to try the chicken fry at Classen Grill. They are a quality place.

But then I'm going to have to brag a bit and tell you that I can make a darn good chicken fry myself. I like to start with a good-quality cube steak, flour it, then dredge in milk/egg mixture, then roll in crushed cracker crumbs. Fry in deep oil, salt/pepper to taste. Make real cream gravy in the pan, using 1:1 fat to flour, brown the roux a bit, add salt and pepper, pour half the milk and mix well with a spiral whisk, cook until thick, add milk until it reaches the consistency you want without thickening. I usually use about 4 TBs each, fat and flour, and it makes a bowl of gravy big enough to serve 4-6 people.

Never had anybody complain...they were too full when they finished. Of course you have to have real mashed potatoes to serve that cream gravy over, along with the chicken fry.

Gonna have to try the chicken fry at Classen Grill. They are a quality place.

But then I'm going to have to brag a bit and tell you that I can make a darn good chicken fry myself. I like to start with a good-quality cube steak, flour it, then dredge in milk/egg mixture, then roll in crushed cracker crumbs. Fry in deep oil, salt/pepper to taste. Make real cream gravy in the pan, using 1:1 fat to flour, brown the roux a bit, add salt and pepper, pour half the milk and mix well with a spiral whisk, cook until thick, add milk until it reaches the consistency you want without thickening. I usually use about 4 TBs each, fat and flour, and it makes a bowl of gravy big enough to serve 4-6 people.

Never had anybody complain...they were too full when they finished. Of course you have to have real mashed potatoes to serve that cream gravy over, along with the chicken fry. You just made me hungry and homesick.

... You would have a hard time finding a bad one around here.

Sadly, not the case. There are indeed idiots, even in our great state, who think it is acceptable to reach into a box of frozen breaded beef portions, flash fry, dab a spoon or two of no name gravy in a bag on it and call it CFS.

There truly are only two worse CFS sins

using no name brown sauce in a bag and muttering what's the difference, gravy is gravy to the customer.

having a table companion ask the server to hold the gravy and bring some catsup instead. Once the shock was under control, we apologized to the server and tried as best we could to pass it off as our companion was from Nebraska. All in all, not our most comfortable lunch.

God knows I hate to admit this, but my ex-wife made the BEST chicken fried steak...and I taught her!

It's almost bed time and I'm hungry for a big ole chicken fried steak, gravy and potatoes. Dang!

This is one of the few things I can't find here in California, so when I visit I always have to seek it out.

Typically, I go to Chuck House and it's always darn good. Their CFS is relatively thin and not too greasy with great pepper cream gravy. The fired okra is always really good too.

I want to try other places but I'm afraid I will blow my one chance a year to get a good fix!

I've heard good things about Anne's on 39th...

For a more upscale version, I liked Cheever's the one time I tried it.



Any other suggestions?

Haven't tried it, but Irma's has one on their menu. It is actually highlighted as a Irma favorite.

Cheevers chicken fried steak is amazing.

:chef:

Pete, don't waste your time on Ann's it's weird. I've had CFS from most places in the metro and by far chuck house is the way to go for the real deal and Cheevers is the best gourmet version, I particularly like their cowgirl benedict version.

in my opinion, kendall's in noble is the place for cfs. -M

Cheevers chicken fried steak is amazing.

Absolutely! They have the best gravy!

Jim's Restaurant's is pretty good. I posted about them in the burger thread too. Just had their chicken fry. It's at 39th and Council in Bethany.

in my opinion, kendall's in noble is the place for cfs. -M

Agreed. Well worth the trip, but I still wish they had stayed in Norman when they came here a while back