Cheap Eats - Mountain Fried Chicken

For a place I was told has the best fried chicken in Winston-Salem, Mountain Fried Chicken sure didn't seem that busy.

When I arrived about dinnertime, the place was practically empty. Not just in the number of customers, which doubled when I walked in alone, but some essential restaurant equipment seemed to be missing. Chairs, for example, were scarce. Tables that could seat four had only one chair.

This chicken is supposed to be second to none, but the feel of this place had me thinking the table with five-gallon jugs of condiments was overly optimistic, as if they're just hoping for that busload of customers to pull in. That or a victorious football team looking to douse its coach with mustard.

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