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Charles Pan-Fried Chicken
Southern
This is a fried-chicken counter on West 72nd with no seating, so the plan is to order, take a bag, and eat on a bench like a person with nothing to prove. The chicken goes into bubbling skillets to order, which is why the wait exists and why nobody is allowed to rush it. Ribs, turkey wings, and smothered chicken are on offer too, along with lima beans that are a quiet scene-stealer. The chef was a James Beard Best Chef: New York State semifinalist in 2024.
The awards strongest first
- James Beard Awards 2023 · Semifinalist · Best Chef: New York State · Charles Gabriel
- James Beard Awards 2024 · Semifinalist · Best Chef: New York State · Charles Gabriel
- Eater The Best Upper West Side Restaurants
One number, weighted & current 73
How we scoreThe dishes from the writeups
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Fried chicken
“Since the mid-’80s Charles Gabriel’s celebrated fried chicken has found a variety of homes in Harlem storefronts and trucks”
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Ribs
“an expanded menu of fried chicken, ribs, turkey wings, smothered chicken, and jumbo shrimp”
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Smothered chicken
“an expanded menu of fried chicken, ribs, turkey wings, smothered chicken, and jumbo shrimp”
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Lima beans
“with all the usual soul food sides (the lima beans are particularly good)”
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