http://youtu.be/6UV3kRV46Zs?t=43s

[Edited on August 20, 2011 at 5:16 PM. Reason : let's get to the point]

8/20/2011 5:11:57 PM

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" The chicken was delicious and unlike anything I've ever had at any other place that serves fried chicken. Definitely better than anything I could dream of doing at home. Sorry, CaelNCSU, we haven't all worked in a fucking michelin star restaurant, jackass."

I'm just saying when you hit that price point it better have zero flaws and be a little more than just fried chicken and mac n cheese under a heat lamp. Compare what you get at Lantern vs Pooles... People are way too forgiving when paying that much for a meal.

She does a shit load for the community and hits it out of the park for what works in Raleigh I just think its over priced. I have given her a lot of money over the years and am a fan. I just feel she's capable of greater things.

8/20/2011 5:54:16 PM

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"eating light = eating green leafy vegetables eating heavy = eating chicken"

Make that chicken fried and with a side dish that's around 400 calories and yes.

8/20/2011 5:58:21 PM

Didn't think I would have to clarify "heavy" but in an attempt to define it without being circular, the sides are very dense in general and the combination of the grease and fat from the chicken along the calories and sweetness from the honey make for not necessarily just feeling full but feeling saturated.

8/20/2011 6:51:29 PM

Wife and I just ate there. We had chicken, 3 sides, apple pie, and a cheerwine for $30. I approve and will be going back. We are average middle class Americans and both said it was worth $30.

8/20/2011 7:58:52 PM

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"I actually thought it was a decently composed article at first. But now I know that Jane Hobson Snyder is an idiot. JANE HOBSON SNYDER!"

yeah, no shit.

what a dumb cunt. that chant is used throughout college basketball, including "let's go wolfpack".... you know, the school that produced the fucking owner.

godalmighty. that article was fantastic until i read that, and it really irked me.

8/20/2011 8:15:10 PM

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"I'm just saying when you hit that price point it better have zero flaws and be a little more than just fried chicken and mac n cheese under a heat lamp."

That price point? The chicken is $7.50. The sides are $3.50. It's cool if you've been and actually tasted the food(not sure if you have) and decided it's not worth it. But I've been and will hands down say the chicken I had was damn near flawless. It was much more than just fried chicken and mac n' cheese from under a heat lamp. The potato salad had absolutely awesome flavor. The mac n' cheese was also out of this world (if you like a subtle pimento cheese flavor). I'm not saying it's cheap by any means, but worth it? A resounding yes.

8/20/2011 9:46:44 PM

CaelNCSU is as much a cunt as that other cunt that was cunting up this thread earlier

8/20/2011 10:42:17 PM

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"will hands down say the chicken I had was damn near flawless"

if i can get near-flawless chicken for $7.50, i'm never eating chicken at another restaurant ever again, this is all i'll ever need. when i go i'm counting on it being near-flawless, though - whatever that means

8/20/2011 10:49:22 PM

what's the honey part of this? do they drizzle honey on the chicken or what?

8/20/2011 10:52:38 PM

this thread really got twwed huh

people fucking arguing over fried chicken

if you don't want to pay that much for fried chicken, don't fucking eat there. less waiting time for the rest of us to get a table. PLEASE AND THANK YOU.

8/20/2011 10:55:11 PM

I was just trying to insist people expect more for their money. I think bojangles is within ball park on the chicken front and that is sad... But yeah just because you pay $8 for chicken it must be world class.... AC IS A GENIUS.

8/20/2011 11:04:21 PM

lol @ fools paying that much for dirt cheap food

8/20/2011 11:27:53 PM

People are forgetting to factor in the overall dining experience, which is obviously part of what you pay for. I haven't been to Beasley's (I live in Columbia, SC), but it irritates me when people complain about or criticize others for dining out, saying you could cook the food at home for cheaper. Well, at home you don't get the experience of dining out-- enjoying the ambiance, people-watching, doing something different, etc. I love to eat out, and it's typically for the experience as much as for the food.

8/21/2011 1:15:54 AM

Amazing fried chicken + awesome sides - shitty metal stools = the overall dining experience.

8/21/2011 1:33:31 AM

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"what a dumb cunt. that chant is used throughout college basketball, including "let's go wolfpack".... you know, the school that produced the fucking owner. godalmighty. that article was fantastic until i read that, and it really irked me."

Is that the same whore that capitalized random words in that article? I'll fry her writing hand and eat it on a plate at Beasley's.

8/21/2011 1:44:28 AM

i had a honey-butter chicken biscuit or something at wendys while i was in the middle of the fucking desert and had no choice but fast food, and it was pretty disgusting and i threw out about half of it, but every time i see this thread title i crave one.

8/21/2011 2:14:07 AM

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"what's the honey part of this? do they drizzle honey on the chicken or what?"

Yes. And it is delicious

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"what a dumb cunt. that chant is used throughout college basketball, including "let's go wolfpack".... you know, the school that produced the fucking owner."

I'm glad someone explained this finally. When I read the article I had no fucking idea what the writer was talking about. And now that I know what she was talking about all I can do is

I kind of feel like writing her a letter calling her out on being a dumbass.

This is listed as her email address, which doesn't make sense, but whatever. If anyone would like to join me in this email campaign you don't have to search for it: dprickett@indyweek.com

8/21/2011 7:51:52 AM

my only real gripe is that i really do wish that you could order wings or legs on the side lol
and
it would be nice to through in a biscuit
BUT
having said that ... the biscuit is really not needed for free b/c the meal is so filling. #wantsomethingfornothing

8/21/2011 1:17:51 PM

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"when i go i'm counting on it being near-flawless, though - whatever that means"

so was i . . . when my fried chicken was pretty good but nowhere near the best i've ever had it was somehow disappointing.

i will admit that the first bite is like

8/21/2011 2:39:03 PM

I will end up eating there one day

but I won't go out of my way to eat there

ya dig?

8/21/2011 2:43:56 PM

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"I love to eat out, and it's typically for the experience as much as for the food. "

Thats not what I mean. I love eating out too but these trendy chicken places are far more overpriced than any other type of restaurant out there. They offer homecooked, cheap southern food but charge 10-15 dollars a plate for chicken and mashed potatoes or something. They basically are selling the type of food you would get at a cafe for normal dining out prices. Its strange.

8/21/2011 2:56:04 PM

The prices are high because they are trying to cater to a certain type of customer.. or rather, keep a certain type of customer out.

8/21/2011 2:57:37 PM

I saw several of those customers in there when I walked by last night at midnight

maybe they should jack it up to $10 per piece of chicken

8/21/2011 2:58:51 PM

Walked by this shit last night and almost went in but this stupid bitch wanted to go to the raleigh times. Is this shit good?

I'm Krallum and i approved this message.

8/21/2011 2:59:13 PM

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"The prices are high because they are trying to cater to a certain type of customer.. or rather, keep a certain type of customer out."

a restaurant adjusting prices to not make a profit, but to selectively keep a specific type of person out of their establishment... i'm skeptical.

8/21/2011 3:49:14 PM

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". I love eating out too but these trendy chicken places are far more overpriced than any other type of restaurant out there."

Their prices are high because they are using free range chicken etc.

8/21/2011 4:43:44 PM

the honey is from free range bees

8/21/2011 6:12:25 PM

LOCAL free-range bees.

8/21/2011 6:22:29 PM

local organic free-range bees

8/21/2011 6:40:04 PM

but god help those bees if they asses ranged free outside the beltline

8/21/2011 7:28:55 PM

Just got back. Food wasn't nearly as fast as people in here were making it out to be but that was fine with me since we were in no hurry.

Four of us in total and we split the 1/2 gallon tea, mac and cheese, biscuits, greens, potato salad, baked beans, and apple pie. I wasn't a fan of the greens but everything else was great. I think my favorite thing was the mac and cheese. The apple pie was also fantastic. One of the best apple pies I've had around here I think. They were out of the chess pie

8/21/2011 7:33:52 PM

^Vegetarians, right? Was thrown off by the lack of chicken for a moment.

8/21/2011 8:08:49 PM

Lol naw we each got an order of chicken too

8/21/2011 8:10:14 PM

WELL

I

NEVER.

8/21/2011 8:13:10 PM

when is the full menu available?

8/21/2011 8:56:43 PM

I too just went. It was pretty good. I still like Poole's mac n cheese better. I got a quarter dark, tea, and the cheesecake. For a date, I didn't think it was that pricey and I def enjoyed it. I will go back to try the chicken n waffles, apple pie, potato salad, and that bacon flavored old fashioned.

I eat like a barbarian and wanted to just pick up the whole piece of thigh and eat it off the bone but in that setting it won't be happening haha. Also, I hope in the future they will offer a three piece meal.

^ I asked the waiter and he said the only thing that will be changing is the sides. Maybe he don't know shit.

[Edited on August 21, 2011 at 8:59 PM. Reason : .]

8/21/2011 8:57:57 PM

how the fuck else does one eat a chicken thigh or any piece of fried chicken, for that matter?

8/21/2011 8:59:46 PM

I peel it off with my fingers

or a fork

its rare that I tear into it like a barbarian

8/21/2011 9:01:27 PM

don't be forking fried chicken

8/21/2011 9:02:03 PM

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"^ I asked the waiter and he said the only thing that will be changing is the sides. Maybe he don't know shit."

i just meant when the chicken and waffles and chicken biscuits will be served. they were on the board when i went last week but they weren't serving them yet.

8/21/2011 9:06:36 PM

Chicken biscuit was erased off the menu tonight. Chicken and waffles are served after 10pm.

8/21/2011 9:11:48 PM

I guess he's right. Next time I'm not gonna give a fuck and just dive face first in.

8/21/2011 9:12:01 PM

I wish they would do a mix and match chicken plate. Like breast and a drumstick or thigh and a wing. Sometimes I want dark and white meat at the same time!

8/21/2011 9:13:28 PM

Yeah fuck that I'm going hands in when I go tomorrow.

8/21/2011 9:14:40 PM

^^did you ask if they would?

8/21/2011 9:15:08 PM

Naw tonight was all dark meat, baby

8/21/2011 9:15:43 PM

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"Like breast and a drumstick"

I said this exact thing when I was there, I'm not crazy about a thigh but really wanted the drumstick.

8/21/2011 9:17:18 PM

i think it would be a reasonable request

8/21/2011 9:17:38 PM

naw how dark was the dark meat?

8/21/2011 9:20:27 PM