Chicken fried right ; When it's time to splurge, Buffalo has its share of restaurants serving crispy fried chicken

Chicken fried right ; When it's time to splurge, Buffalo has its share of restaurants serving crispy fried chicken

The Buffalo News (Buffalo, NY)

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March 9, 2011 | Andrew Z. Galarneau | Copyright

As a medical professional who watches her diet, Cathie Jankowski, a nurse practitioner at Roswell Park, believes that if she wants fried chicken, she'd better make it count.

So when the mood strikes, it's Fat Bob's Smokehouse for her, Jankowski said. The Virginia Place barbecue restaurant's crusty, juicy fried chicken is "my ultimate comfort food," she said.

"I would go more often if my husband would let me," Jankowski confessed recently, "but I get it two or three times a year."

Many fried chicken lovers don't allow themselves this indulgence often, so The News decided to ask people for tips to their favorite chicken places, to help them make those caloric splurges count. …

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