Where To Find The Best Fried Chicken In Charleston

It's hard to go wrong with fried chicken, but if you're looking to up the ante on the classic southern staple, you'll want to head to Charleston's Husk. According to The Daily Meal, the restaurant located inside a gorgeous Victorian-style house is home to the best fried chicken the state of South Carolina has to offer.

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The organization recently named their picks for the best foods and drinks around the country, from Chinese food and pizza to Italian cuisine and soups. And when it comes to fried chicken, Husk takes the cake, ranking among the best in the country.

Husk's chicken is so sought after that in the past, diners would have to place their orders two days in advance to score the delicious meal prepared by James Beard Award-winning chef Sean Brock. Luckily that's not the case anymore and these days, the coveted fried chicken dish can be enjoyed with less advance notice.

So what's the secret? Well according to The Daily Meal, it's fat -- butter, chicken fat, bacon fat and country ham fat, to be exact.

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But that's not all the restaurant is known for. Its cheeseburger has also been ranked number one in the state by The Daily Meal thanks, in part, to the bacon that is ground right into the patty.

"Brock has been on a personal quest to perfect the burger, and after eating his cheeseburger you’ll most likely agree that he’s achieved his goal," reports The Daily Meal. "House-made buns are steamed, sliced, toasted, and smeared with butter and beef fat. The two patties are a blend of chuck and hickory-smoked Benton’s bacon, seared on a ripping-hot nonstick griddle and scraped off to retain their crust. The toppings? Three slices of American cheese, shaved white onions in between the patties, bread-and-butter pickles, a "special sauce" that closely resembles the one at In-N-Out, and lettuce and tomato only when they’re in season."

If that doesn't make you hungry, we're not sure what will.

See what other Charleston restaurants and bars ranked among the best in the state here. Or, find out how Husk's fried chicken measured up against other restaurants around the country.

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