DATA CALL: CHICKEN FRIED STEAK

[kso_FAN]

CFS is like top 3 things that Kansans use as a benchmark to judge if any certain restaurant is good or not.  The other two things are cost and portion size.  Sometimes CFS is traded out for another fried meat, but often it's CFS.

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Yes.

1. Must be homemade, not some frozen crap.

2. Mashed potatoes must be real, not fake.

3. Gravy must be real, not fake.

If veggies, green beans or corn are fine.

I might blow your mind here _FAN but have you ever heard of Strouds in KC?

I'm not a CFS guy but they check all your boxes and throw a cinnamon roll on top!

Of course.

I also ate at the Strouds they tried to open in Manhattan in that corner behind what used to be Ray's Apple Market or Alco, but it didn't make it very long.

[8manpick]

CFC on the other hand, is terrible.

Known and respected food critics Todd Blackledge and 8manpick disagreed with this on Taste of the Town at The Chef circa 2012

[chum1]

No 2 a.m. Bob's Diner shoutouts?

[IPA4Me]

Dallas area Cats have some of the best fried chicken and CFS in the country - Babe's. OMG. So good. I rank it right there with southeast Kansas chicken houses.

[star seed 7]

CFC on the other hand, is terrible.

Known and respected food critics Todd Blackledge and 8manpick disagreed with this on Taste of the Town at The Chef circa 2012

The cfs I've had at the chef was good but a little strange. Couldn't really pin it down

[star seed 7]

Dallas area Cats have some of the best fried chicken and CFS in the country - Babe's. OMG. So good. I rank it right there with southeast Kansas chicken houses.

My relatives took me to some place in downtown Mckinney that is known for their giant cfs and they hyped it up big time and then when we got there no one ordered it.

[8manpick]

CFC on the other hand, is terrible.

Known and respected food critics Todd Blackledge and 8manpick disagreed with this on Taste of the Town at The Chef circa 2012

The cfs I've had at the chef was good but a little strange. Couldn't really pin it down

CFC tho

[star seed 7]

Chef related post

[KST8FAN]

No offense intended tom

None taken.  Born in Topeka.


Tom

[yoga-like_abana]

I also did not answer the poll because there was no third option of ice cold.. because what's cooler than being cool?

[IPA4Me]

Dallas area Cats have some of the best fried chicken and CFS in the country - Babe's. OMG. So good. I rank it right there with southeast Kansas chicken houses.

My relatives took me to some place in downtown Mckinney that is known for their giant cfs and they hyped it up big time and then when we got there no one ordered it.

Most likely Babe's. Yes, giant CFS.

[schreds21]

God dammit now I want a CFS. Willie C's (RIP) used to have amazing CFS in the ICT.

I really miss Willie C's
 

[schreds21]

The absolute best CFS I have ever had was from Texas Star (RIP).

Absolutely, so good. Wasn't as big as Grizzlies but thicker ava amazingly tasty. Texas Star was a Manhattan treasure.

Yes.  TS was fantastic!  Schreds' dad's favorite place to eat when he and Schreds' mom would come to visit.

[Panjandrum]

God dammit now I want a CFS. Willie C's (RIP) used to have amazing CFS in the ICT.

When there was a Willie C's in Topeka, it was awesome.  I remember how good it was.

[star seed 7]

God dammit now I want a CFS. Willie C's (RIP) used to have amazing CFS in the ICT.

When there was a Willie C's in Topeka, it was awesome.  I remember how good it was.

The mini tacos omg

[Tobias]

what's a willie c

[Gooch]

It was a god damn Wichita staple that's what.

[TimJimothy]

How has Nelson's Landing not been mentioned yet? Best CFS in the history of the galaxy.

[pissclams]

The absolute best CFS I have ever had was from Texas Star (RIP).

Absolutely, so good. Wasn't as big as Grizzlies but thicker ava amazingly tasty. Texas Star was a Manhattan treasure.

Yes.  TS was fantastic!  Schreds' dad's favorite place to eat when he and Schreds' mom would come to visit.

yup, texas star's chicken fried steak was the best.  they also had great tater tots and pretty good burgers

[Skipper44]

God dammit now I want a CFS. Willie C's (RIP) used to have amazing CFS in the ICT.

When there was a Willie C's in Topeka, it was awesome.  I remember how good it was.

was it in that cool old limestone building?

[star seed 7]

what's a willie c

In Topeka it's a Harley store now

[star seed 7]

God dammit now I want a CFS. Willie C's (RIP) used to have amazing CFS in the ICT.

When there was a Willie C's in Topeka, it was awesome.  I remember how good it was.

was it in that cool old limestone building?

Yes, the old shawnee county garage. Just got expanded over the last year

[_33]

At school I always eat school lunch when its CFS day and I always say to the lunch ladies "A la Mode please" which means that I want my perfectly round ice cream scoop of mashed potatoes and brown gravy on top of my CFS.

[star seed 7]

At school I always eat school lunch when its CFS day and I always say to the lunch ladies "A la Mode please" which means that I want my perfectly round ice cream scoop of mashed potatoes and brown gravy on top of my CFS.

What an amazing #ack

[yoga-like_abana]

The absolute best CFS I have ever had was from Texas Star (RIP).

Absolutely, so good. Wasn't as big as Grizzlies but thicker ava amazingly tasty. Texas Star was a Manhattan treasure.

Yes.  TS was fantastic!  Schreds' dad's favorite place to eat when he and Schreds' mom would come to visit.

yup, texas star's chicken fried steak was the best.  they also had great tater tots and pretty good burgers

that place was fantastic.. I miss it