The next level of carry-out fried birds

Your options for carry-out fried chicken haven't always been that exceptional, what with the obvious choices like KFC, Mrs. Winner's, and Bojangles, and damn right he could jangle, 'cause dude knew everything. Changing all that: LeRoy's Fried Chicken.

From Woodfire Grill/Shaun's alumnus Julia LeRoy and the team behind Fellini's and La Fonda Latina, LFC's pushing fried fowl and more out of a grey-hued building that was once an auto parts shop, although this place will hook you up with even more breasts than your Pep Boys hubcap spinners did. Jules gets all-natural, hormone-/antibiotic-free birds from North GA's Springer Mountain Farms, and preps each piece with a light breading before frying it in lard instead of oil, which makes it not only super-crispy but also healthier, as it's loaded with monounsaturated "good fat", also what Val Kilmer says when his shrink asks him the two words most associated with his acting this decade. Those totally healthy deep-fried eats come in packs ranging from two to eight pieces, with addable biscuits and sides like house-cut fries, slaw, collards, and mac n' cheese; you can also opt for a fried chicken romaine salad w/ ranch, or a rye-breaded sandwich of fried liver, which's the only thing written on Rip Torn's medical chart.

Wash it all down with a Mexican Coke, sweet tea, lemonade, a half-lemonade/ half-hibiscus tea "Royal Palmer", or snazzy sodas like Cheerwine, which Bo knows is the transition fans made the second he broke his hip.