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These Restaurants Have the Best Chicken, According to CityBeat Readers

By on Thu, Sep 12, 2024 at 12:24 pm

Every year, CityBeat publishes the Best Of Cincinnati®, wherein readers and staffers alike decide which bars are the booziest, which people are the coolest and which shops are your best bet for dropping a pretty penny. Cincinnati boasts quite a few delicious chicken restaurants (we do border the state known for its chicken, after all), and our readers have some opinions on which places make the best chicken. Keep scrolling to see the top 10 restaurants with the best chicken, as voted on by CityBeat readers.
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No. 10 Best Chicken: Joella's Hot Chicken 2440 High St., Crescent Springs; 5016 Deerfield Blvd., Mason Must-try chicken dish: The Pimento Cheese Sammie. It features Joella’s boneless chicken thigh, which you can get grilled or fried or opt for the vegan option instead, and you can choose between seven heat levels, ranging from no-heat Southern to waiver-worthy Fire-In-Da-Hole. The sandwich is topped with homemade pimento cheese and pickles and served with a signature side.
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No. 10 Best Chicken: Joella's Hot Chicken

2440 High St., Crescent Springs; 5016 Deerfield Blvd., Mason
Must-try chicken dish: The Pimento Cheese Sammie. It features Joella’s boneless chicken thigh, which you can get grilled or fried or opt for the vegan option instead, and you can choose between seven heat levels, ranging from no-heat Southern to waiver-worthy Fire-In-Da-Hole. The sandwich is topped with homemade pimento cheese and pickles and served with a signature side.
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No. 9 Best Chicken: Greyhound Tavern 2500 Dixie Highway, Ft. Mitchell Must-try chicken dish: Get the classic fried chicken. It’s half of a fresh chicken gently rolled in Greyhound Tavern’s secret herbed flour and fried just right.
Photo: facebook.com/greyhoundtavern

No. 9 Best Chicken: Greyhound Tavern

2500 Dixie Highway, Ft. Mitchell
Must-try chicken dish: Get the classic fried chicken. It’s half of a fresh chicken gently rolled in Greyhound Tavern’s secret herbed flour and fried just right.
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No. 8 Best Chicken: CityBird Multiple locations https://www.citybirdtenders.com/locations/ Must-try chicken dish: Get the chicken tenders (it comes in portions of 4, 6, 8 and 10) and pair them with the shoestring fries and Lemon Thyme sauce for dipping. You’re welcome.
Photo: facebook.com/CityBirdOTR

No. 8 Best Chicken: CityBird

Multiple locations https://www.citybirdtenders.com/locations/
Must-try chicken dish: Get the chicken tenders (it comes in portions of 4, 6, 8 and 10) and pair them with the shoestring fries and Lemon Thyme sauce for dipping. You’re welcome.
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No. 7 Best Chicken: The Hitching Post 4535 Kellogg Ave., East End Must-try chicken dish: The Chicken Dinner gets you 1-4 pieces of the Hitching Post’s famous fried chicken, plus mashed potatoes, coleslaw and a roll.
Photo: facebook.com/HitchingPostKellogg

No. 7 Best Chicken: The Hitching Post

4535 Kellogg Ave., East End
Must-try chicken dish: The Chicken Dinner gets you 1-4 pieces of the Hitching Post’s famous fried chicken, plus mashed potatoes, coleslaw and a roll.
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No. 6 Best Chicken: Libby's Southern Comfort 35 W. Eighth St., Covington Must-try chicken dish: The Hot Honey-Fried Chicken Sandwich — Libby’s fried chicken breast, topped with house-made hot honey, coleslaw and pickled red onion, served on a toasted bun. Get a Cheerwine bourbon slush to wash it all down.
Photo: Hailey Bollinger

No. 6 Best Chicken: Libby's Southern Comfort

35 W. Eighth St., Covington
Must-try chicken dish: The Hot Honey-Fried Chicken Sandwich — Libby’s fried chicken breast, topped with house-made hot honey, coleslaw and pickled red onion, served on a toasted bun. Get a Cheerwine bourbon slush to wash it all down.
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No. 5 Best Chicken: Revolution Rotisserie 6063 Montgomery Road, Pleasant Ridge Must-try chicken dish: The Pollo A La Brasa is half a rotisserie chicken, made Peruvian style and served with cilantro lime rice, pickled red onion and aji verde.
Photo: Hailey Bollinger

No. 5 Best Chicken: Revolution Rotisserie

6063 Montgomery Road, Pleasant Ridge
Must-try chicken dish: The Pollo A La Brasa is half a rotisserie chicken, made Peruvian style and served with cilantro lime rice, pickled red onion and aji verde.
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No. 4 Best Chicken: Ron’s Roost 3853 Race Road, Green Township Must-try chicken dish: Get the Half Chicken Dinner; it comes with a chicken breast, leg, thigh and wing and two sides.
Photo: facebook.com/Ron's Roost Restaurant & Bar

No. 4 Best Chicken: Ron’s Roost

3853 Race Road, Green Township
Must-try chicken dish: Get the Half Chicken Dinner; it comes with a chicken breast, leg, thigh and wing and two sides.
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No. 3 Best Chicken: Silver Spring House 8322 E Kemper Road, Symmes Township Must-try chicken dish: Try the signature Spring House Sandwich; it’s made with a citrus-marinated chicken breast and can be served regular, barbequed or Cajun. You can also have it made as a wrap.
Photo: Facebook/silverspringhouse

No. 3 Best Chicken: Silver Spring House

8322 E Kemper Road, Symmes Township
Must-try chicken dish: Try the signature Spring House Sandwich; it’s made with a citrus-marinated chicken breast and can be served regular, barbequed or Cajun. You can also have it made as a wrap.
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No. 2 Best Chicken: Galactic Fried Chicken 624 Sixth Ave., Dayton Must-try chicken dish: For a full experience (and enough for two people), get the KY Baller: a five-piece half chicken, with two fries, two Ale8s and two bourbon shots. For a vegetarian option, you can opt for the eight-piece jackfruit veggie bites.
Photo: Hailey Bollinger

No. 2 Best Chicken: Galactic Fried Chicken

624 Sixth Ave., Dayton
Must-try chicken dish: For a full experience (and enough for two people), get the KY Baller: a five-piece half chicken, with two fries, two Ale8s and two bourbon shots. For a vegetarian option, you can opt for the eight-piece jackfruit veggie bites.
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No. 1 Best Chicken: The Eagle 1342 Vine St., Over-the-Rhine Must-try chicken dish: The Eagle’s fried chicken is brined in-house and served with hot honey. You can get a whole chicken, half chicken, a quarter of a chicken (either light or dark meat) or five drumsticks. For a lighter option, the Herb Grilled Chicken Sandwich comes with romaine lettuce, Havarti cheese and pickles on a brioche bun.
Photo: facebook.com/TheEagleRestaurant

No. 1 Best Chicken: The Eagle

1342 Vine St., Over-the-Rhine
Must-try chicken dish: The Eagle’s fried chicken is brined in-house and served with hot honey. You can get a whole chicken, half chicken, a quarter of a chicken (either light or dark meat) or five drumsticks. For a lighter option, the Herb Grilled Chicken Sandwich comes with romaine lettuce, Havarti cheese and pickles on a brioche bun.
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