Business Insider This spot sells the best fried chicken in Charlotte.
- A Quik Shoppe in a Shell gas station is said to sell the best fried chicken in Charlotte, North Carolina.
- While in town for the NBA All-Star Weekend, I ventured over to give it a try.
- I'm no fried chicken expert, but I left impressed.
In preparing to go to Charlotte, North Carolina, for the 2019 NBA All-Star Weekend, I was tipped off to a meal worth trying while in the Queen City.
The Quik Shoppe at a Shell gas station just outside of Uptown is not a secret. In 2016, Thrillist wrote that the convenience store makes the "best fried chicken" in Charlotte. The Charlotte Observer has taste-tested it, as well as several other local publications. It's a favorite amongst locals.
So, during some downtime in Charlotte, I ventured over - entering a gas station as a drop-off point for Uber is a weird thing! - to try the fried chicken that had become something of a legend.
I wasn't disappointed. Here's the verdict: