Who has the best chicken fried steak?

[sam greenroyd]

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

[Wambo36]

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.

[airplane777]

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.

[metro]

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.

[klhokc]

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...

[metro]

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

[John1744]

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.

[rufnek]

Texas Roadhouse.

[Jethrol]

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.

[Dustin]

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!

[Jethrol]

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.

[kevinpate]

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.

[Jethrol]

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.

[kevinpate]

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.

[OKCWINO]

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

[RealJimbo]

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?

[Midtowner]

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.

[bandnerd]

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.

[rcjunkie]

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.

[BBatesokc]

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.

[soonerfan_in_okc]

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.

[RealJimbo]

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.

[gen70]

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.

[kevinpate]

... 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.

[possumfritter]

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