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It’s been said many times and many ways, chicken fried steak is either great or horrible- there is no middle ground. That being proclaimed, Patsy’s in Toluca Lake joins the rest of the battered meats at the bottom of the pile. The CFS: Patsy’s in Toluca Lake. A popular destination diner for locals and studio […]

Well outside of Los Angeles, 210 miles north, I found myself at an Atascadero diner sizing up the next candidate in my quest for “The Best Chicken Fried Steak In Los Angeles“. Granted this is not even in the same county; however, a good chicken fried steak has proven tough to find in Los Angeles. […]

Ye Rustic Inn, a staple of the Los Feliz neighborhood just east of Hollywood, a place that I actually took my wife to (because it was close to where she was living and only for a late drink) on our third date that sealed the deal (and her fate) for us some fifteen years ago. […]

House Of Pies, an all-day and late night staple of the Los Feliz hood. I think that I had been there before but I know that I had never had the chicken fried steak. Why? Third time was not a charm, this one was and is by far the worst chicken fried steak in the […]

Bob’s Big Boy in Burbank, a diner fare classic. My second CFS review in my quest to become the authority on Chicken Fried Steak in Los Angeles. Here goes: First impression: This could be The One…The Rooster, steak is a good 6 inches. Taste: Explosive. The white gravy was close to perfect, I say “close” […]

Eureka! I made a discovery! The 101 Coffee Shop serves chicken fried steak…on Monday’s starting at noon ONLY. But guess what, it’s not on the menu. Come to think of it, the chicken fried steak wasn’t on the menu at Cafe Four’N 20 either. Is this a pattern? Is this a thing? Restaurants don’t have […]

Let’s remember, folks, this is not about the ambiance nor the service- this is strictly about the quality of the chicken fried steak. To start this quest off of becoming the authority on chicken fried steak in Los Angeles I needed to establish a baseline. I’ve had a CFS at IHOP in Palm Springs and […]