{"id":13738,"date":"2018-07-31T16:23:58","date_gmt":"2018-07-31T23:23:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailyovation.com\/?p=13738"},"modified":"2018-08-03T00:51:13","modified_gmt":"2018-08-03T07:51:13","slug":"south-city-fried-chicken-an-eight-city-one-destination-tour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailyovation.com\/2018\/07\/31\/south-city-fried-chicken-an-eight-city-one-destination-tour\/","title":{"rendered":"South City Fried Chicken: An Eight City, One Destination Tour"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"South
South City Fried Chicken<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Get ready for the journey of a lifetime at South City Fried Chicken<\/strong>, where not one, but eight great Southern cities are uniquely represented via the most delicious mother cluckin\u2019 Fried Chicken Sandwiches<\/strong> this side of the Rio Grande! From the Good Ol\u2019 Boys<\/em> that redefined and refined elevated Southern cuisine at Preux & Proper<\/strong>, South City Fried Chicken<\/strong> welcomes guests the delectable opportunity to get lost in their nuanced mouth-watering, finger-lickin\u2019 Fried Chicken Sandwiches<\/strong> prepared with the highest-quality ingredients and packed with the finest flavors the South has to offer.<\/p>\n

After a year on the road getting in touch with their roots and cultivating the essence of Southern cuisine, South City Fried Chicken<\/strong> Co-Owners Joshua Kopel<\/strong> and Chef Sammy Monsour<\/strong> returned to Los Angeles with the innovation and grit to tackle their second venture together.<\/p>\n

\u201cSouth City Fried Chicken<\/strong> is the canvas on which to experience a story that is important to Josh and I,\u201d says Monsour.\u00a0 \u201cOur food honors Southern culture, the people we come from, and connects us with our guests.\u201d <\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Setting out with the intent to not only create the most delectable Fried Chicken Sandwiches<\/strong> in the West, but as an homage to the people of the South, Chef Sammy set his standards high from the get-go with an adamant motto: No heat lamps, no freezers, no excuses<\/em>. Everything on the South City Fried Chicken<\/strong> menu is made-to-order, maintaining farm-to-table concepts by utilizing the same local vendors as fine dining big sister restaurant Preux & Proper<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

No detail is too small, from the homemade pepper mixes and sauces, to the employment of Jidori chicken, an artisan-take on poultry farming by utilizing hand-pulled methods over machines, and brioche buns from La Brea Bakery<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Each Fried Chicken Sandwich<\/strong> begins with succulent Jidori chicken in marinade and buttermilk brine, marinating together for a minimum of 24 hours. When it is finally ready to go, the last step is dredging<\/em> the chicken in the \u201cstay crispy batter\u201d before getting fried to perfection and seasoned according to each sandwiches destination.<\/p>\n

\"South
South City Fried Chicken<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Described by Chef Sammy as \u201cA love letter to the South written in flavor,\u201d the South City Fried Chicken<\/strong> Sandwich Menu<\/strong> highlights nine crispy on the outside, succulent on the inside offerings, eight of which feature namesake cities that are major players in Southern cuisine.<\/p>\n

The journey begins in the Big Easy with the New Orleans, LA Sandwich<\/a><\/em><\/strong>, where Chef Sammy pushes the envelope on big, bold flavors on what he refers to as \u201ca funky-ass sandwich to match the energy of NOLA.\u201d<\/p>\n

Comprised of Cajun spice straight from Emeril Lagasse\u2019s recipe book, so revered by Chef Sammy that at age 13 he spent hours standing in line to have his book signed and shake the iconic Chef\u2019s hand, along with creole remoulade, Thai basil, collard green kimchi \u201cto add that funk you feel in your soul when you visit New Orleans,\u201d a fried egg, and ginger-miso BBQ for the all-important umami. The tastes at night are big and bright deep in the heart of the Austin, TX Sandwich<\/a><\/em><\/strong>, Chef Sammy\u2019s personal favorite offering.<\/p>\n

\u201cMuch like the city of Austin itself, this sandwich is part Tex-Mex, part old world Mexican, and hipster all in one.\u201d Dubbed \u201cthe most outlandish creation<\/em>\u201d on the South City Fried Chicken<\/strong> menu, this sandwich is made with Rojo bean hummus, burrata, Javi\u2019s Tia hot sauce developed and graciously shared by South City Fried Chicken<\/strong> team member, pickled radish, cilantro, blue corn tortilla crumble, and heirloom tomato from Napa Valley. Put down the guitar and pick up the Nashville, TN Sandwich<\/a><\/em><\/strong>, a masterfully executed multidimensional sandwich that begins with Jidori chicken breast liberally seasoned with Nashville hot, a smoky Tasso spice blend before it ever hits the fryer.<\/p>\n

STAY UP TO DATE ON THE\u00a0LATEST LIFESTYLE ARTICLES HERE<\/a><\/h3>\n

Next, guests determine their choice of heat – Hot<\/em>, XXX<\/em> or Reaper<\/em> sauce. Each batch of house-made chili oil is then customized according to each guest\u2019s desired level, with a base of ancho, Chile de \u00e1rbol, and Guajillo peppers before the oil is layered with exact precision to build the desired heat, leveling upwards with habanero, ghost pepper, Carolina reaper, and chili oil extracts. Assuaging the pleasant hellfire are garlicky dill pickles and a sweet and tangy Cookout slaw, so named as an homage to the high school hangout of Chef Sammy\u2019s yesteryear.<\/p>\n

Take me home country roads and take a bite out of Chef Sammy\u2019s neck of the woods with the Chapel Hill, NC Sandwich<\/a><\/em><\/strong>, a true family affair that begins from the recipe box of Chef Sammy\u2019s father himself with Pop\u2019s Slaw, Jenny\u2019s pimento cheese created and shared by Chef Sammy\u2019s sister Jenny, house pickles and crispy Tar Heel country ham from Curemaster Rufus Brown of the straightforward \u201cas real as it\u2019s gonna get<\/em>\u201d Johnston County Hams<\/a>. Head due southward and partake in South City Fried Chicken\u2019s<\/strong> answer to the Club Sandwich<\/em> with the Greenville, SC Sandwich<\/a><\/em><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

House-smoked chicken bacon begins with chicken thighs cured with salt and sugar and smoked hard with hickory before frying them up to crisped golden brown perfection. Other accoutrements include Duke\u2019s mayonnaise, the only <\/em>mayo of the South, manufactured right in the heart of Greenville, gruy\u00e8re, shaved baby iceberg lettuce, heirloom tomato, and the incomparable bo-spice, a nod and wink to the legendary Southern chain of chicken and biscuits, BoJangles<\/em>, whose spice was so guarded that every spice shaker was chained to the tables.<\/p>\n

Next, follow the fragrant flavors of Florida\u2019s Caribbean community with the Miami, FL Sandwich<\/a><\/em><\/strong>. Invoking the Caribbean approach to food with a balance of richness, heat, and a refreshing beginning that starts with a complex, multilayered jerk spice Chef Sammy was taught to make by a member of New York City\u2019s rich Jamaican community, he then adds shaved baby iceberg, heirloom tomato, lemongrass remoulade, mint, lime for bright, clean aromatics, and jalape\u00f1o for that integral touch of heat.<\/p>\n

Over hill-and-dale is the Birmingham, AL Sandwich<\/a><\/em><\/strong>, dressed with Alabama white, or as Chef Sammy refers to it: \u201ca gangster version of Ranch dressing\u201d made of Duke\u2019s mayonnaise, horseradish, apple cider vinegar and seasonings. Further accompaniments include hickory-smoked onions, Tillamook cheddar, and house-made horseradish chimichurri made from bright California olive oil and raw herbs including cilantro, scallions, and garlic. \u201cThere is nothing in this world that pairs together better than a hot biscuit with butter and jelly,\u201d Chef Sammy declares.<\/p>\n

The Louisville, KY Sandwich<\/a><\/em><\/strong>\u00a0abides by this unwritten Southern law prepared with pepper jelly, bourbon barrel-aged green hot sauce made with house fermented green chilies and poblano butter, nestled between a piping hot biscuit made fresh every morning by Chef Sammy himself. Channel your inner racehorse and run for the roses because once these sandwiches are sold out for the day, they are gone!<\/p>\n

\"South
South City Fried Chicken<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

For a touch of sweetness at the end of our savory journey, there is the all new Chicken & Waffles Sandwich<\/em><\/strong>, a super Americana ode to New York City\u2019s 4:00 am diners to Roscoe\u2019s House of Chicken and Waffles<\/em> and everything in between. Comprised of made-to-order homemade cornbread waffles, a cinnamon-sugar spice blend that hits the chicken straight out of the fryer, hickory-smoked chicken bacon, Vermont maple syrup, gruy\u00e8re, and is then topped with an ooey-gooey fried Chino Valley dark yolk egg.<\/p>\n

What is a road trip without a friend to share the experience of discovery with, and what is a sandwich without some Sides<\/strong> to enhance the journey of flavor? Beginning with the robust Memphis Juke Joint Fries<\/em><\/strong>, so named by Chef Sammy \u201cfor when you leave the juke joint and you want some cheesy carbs to soak up the alcohol,\u201d prepared with brown sugar and a salt-based Memphis rib rub, house-smoked chicken bacon smothered in a Turbodog brown ale cheese sauce and topped with shaved jalape\u00f1o and fresh cilantro.<\/p>\n

So nice \u201cthey cut\u2018em big and cook\u2018em twice<\/em>,\u201d the South City Fries<\/em><\/strong> are hand cut skin-on Kennebec potatoes first blanched and then fried twice to secure that crispy exterior, and then served with house-made Low Country boil spice and a Chesapeake Bay style red remoulade. From Chef Sammy\u2019s father\u2019s recipe, the Pop\u2019s Slaw<\/em><\/strong> is savory and bold with collard greens, Duke\u2019s mayonnaise, scallions, horseradish and a Creole mustard, while traditionalists will relish the sweet and tangy Cookout Slaw<\/em><\/strong> made with carrots, sour cream, celery salt and cider vinegar.<\/p>\n

Located inside Corporation Food Hall<\/a> in Downtown Los Angeles, there is some undeniably delicious cookin\u2019 going on at South City Fried Chicken<\/strong> where guests are encouraged to eat their way through the South, City by City<\/em>!<\/p>\n

South City Fried Chicken<\/em><\/strong> is open every Monday through Sunday from 12:00 Noon to 9:00 pm. For more information, please visit <\/em>www.SouthCityFriedChicken.com<\/a><\/em> or call South City Fried Chicken<\/strong>directly at 213.278.0008.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Get ready for the journey of a lifetime at South City Fried Chicken, where not one, but eight great Southern cities are uniquely represented via the most delicious mother cluckin\u2019 Fried Chicken Sandwiches this side of the Rio Grande! From the Good Ol\u2019 Boys that redefined and refined elevated Southern cuisine at Preux & Proper, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":41,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1,8],"tags":[7639,2496,7634,7641,7640,7638,7637,7635,7636,7633],"class_list":{"0":"post-13738","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-do","7":"category-lifestyle","8":"tag-chef-sammy-monsour","9":"tag-featured","10":"tag-fried-chicken","11":"tag-fried-chicken-sandwiches","12":"tag-joshua-kopel","13":"tag-ky-sandwich","14":"tag-louisville","15":"tag-memphis-juke-joint-fries","16":"tag-slaw","17":"tag-south-city-fried-chicken"},"yoast_head":"\nSouth City Fried Chicken: An Eight City, One Destination Tour<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"South City Fried Chicken: An Eight City, One Destination Tour\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/dailyovation.com\/2018\/07\/31\/south-city-fried-chicken-an-eight-city-one-destination-tour\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"South City Fried Chicken: An Eight City, One Destination Tour\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"South City Fried Chicken: An Eight City, One Destination Tour\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/dailyovation.com\/2018\/07\/31\/south-city-fried-chicken-an-eight-city-one-destination-tour\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Daily Ovation\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2018-07-31T23:23:58+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2018-08-03T07:51:13+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/dailyovation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/image001-1.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"400\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"440\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Diane Borget\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Diane Borget\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"8 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dailyovation.com\/2018\/07\/31\/south-city-fried-chicken-an-eight-city-one-destination-tour\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/dailyovation.com\/2018\/07\/31\/south-city-fried-chicken-an-eight-city-one-destination-tour\/\",\"name\":\"South City Fried Chicken: An Eight City, One Destination Tour\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dailyovation.com\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dailyovation.com\/2018\/07\/31\/south-city-fried-chicken-an-eight-city-one-destination-tour\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dailyovation.com\/2018\/07\/31\/south-city-fried-chicken-an-eight-city-one-destination-tour\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/dailyovation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/image001-1.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2018-07-31T23:23:58+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2018-08-03T07:51:13+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dailyovation.com\/#\/schema\/person\/5c7e8d8ecab0a9f4f3701ecdf44c685f\"},\"description\":\"South City Fried Chicken: An Eight City, One Destination Tour\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/dailyovation.com\/2018\/07\/31\/south-city-fried-chicken-an-eight-city-one-destination-tour\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dailyovation.com\/2018\/07\/31\/south-city-fried-chicken-an-eight-city-one-destination-tour\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/dailyovation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/image001-1.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/dailyovation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/image001-1.jpg\"},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dailyovation.com\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/dailyovation.com\/\",\"name\":\"Daily Ovation Los Angeles best restaurants, bars, concerts, wine, cocktails\",\"description\":\"Los Angeles Best Restaurants, Bars, Travel, Vacations\",\"alternateName\":\"Los Angeles Restaurant reviews, bars, wine, cocktails, concert reviews\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/dailyovation.com\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dailyovation.com\/#\/schema\/person\/5c7e8d8ecab0a9f4f3701ecdf44c685f\",\"name\":\"Diane Borget\",\"description\":\"Diane Borget's family moved to San Diego from Philadelphia just before her high school years and she has never recovered from the social ostracizing ;) She enjoys concerts, dinners, and any group settings :) Thank you for reading!\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/dailyovation.com\/author\/diane-borget\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"South City Fried Chicken: An Eight City, One Destination Tour","description":"South City Fried Chicken: An Eight City, One Destination Tour","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/dailyovation.com\/2018\/07\/31\/south-city-fried-chicken-an-eight-city-one-destination-tour\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"South City Fried Chicken: An Eight City, One Destination Tour","og_description":"South City Fried Chicken: An Eight City, One Destination Tour","og_url":"https:\/\/dailyovation.com\/2018\/07\/31\/south-city-fried-chicken-an-eight-city-one-destination-tour\/","og_site_name":"Daily Ovation","article_published_time":"2018-07-31T23:23:58+00:00","article_modified_time":"2018-08-03T07:51:13+00:00","og_image":[{"width":400,"height":440,"url":"https:\/\/dailyovation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/image001-1.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Diane Borget","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Diane Borget","Est. reading time":"8 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/dailyovation.com\/2018\/07\/31\/south-city-fried-chicken-an-eight-city-one-destination-tour\/","url":"https:\/\/dailyovation.com\/2018\/07\/31\/south-city-fried-chicken-an-eight-city-one-destination-tour\/","name":"South City Fried Chicken: An Eight City, One Destination Tour","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/dailyovation.com\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/dailyovation.com\/2018\/07\/31\/south-city-fried-chicken-an-eight-city-one-destination-tour\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/dailyovation.com\/2018\/07\/31\/south-city-fried-chicken-an-eight-city-one-destination-tour\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/dailyovation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/image001-1.jpg","datePublished":"2018-07-31T23:23:58+00:00","dateModified":"2018-08-03T07:51:13+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/dailyovation.com\/#\/schema\/person\/5c7e8d8ecab0a9f4f3701ecdf44c685f"},"description":"South City Fried Chicken: An Eight City, One Destination Tour","inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/dailyovation.com\/2018\/07\/31\/south-city-fried-chicken-an-eight-city-one-destination-tour\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/dailyovation.com\/2018\/07\/31\/south-city-fried-chicken-an-eight-city-one-destination-tour\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/dailyovation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/image001-1.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/dailyovation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/image001-1.jpg"},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/dailyovation.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/dailyovation.com\/","name":"Daily Ovation Los Angeles best restaurants, bars, concerts, wine, cocktails","description":"Los Angeles Best Restaurants, Bars, Travel, Vacations","alternateName":"Los Angeles Restaurant reviews, bars, wine, cocktails, concert reviews","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/dailyovation.com\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/dailyovation.com\/#\/schema\/person\/5c7e8d8ecab0a9f4f3701ecdf44c685f","name":"Diane Borget","description":"Diane Borget's family moved to San Diego from Philadelphia just before her high school years and she has never recovered from the social ostracizing ;) She enjoys concerts, dinners, and any group settings :) Thank you for reading!","url":"https:\/\/dailyovation.com\/author\/diane-borget\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyovation.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13738"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyovation.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyovation.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyovation.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/41"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyovation.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13738"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dailyovation.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13738\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyovation.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13738"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyovation.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13738"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyovation.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13738"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}