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Fried Chicken Showdown: The Crispy Coop and Meshikou Chikin
Fried chicken is at it again. Everywhere you look, a new restaurant concept dedicated to the bird is opening in Columbus. Here are two to check out.
The Crispy Coop had a generous head start on the current fried chicken boom. Its origins start at The Buena Vista Café in Warren, Ohio. There, the 65-year-old restaurant serves something iconic in Northeast Ohio: Uncle Nick’s Greek Fried Chicken. A fan of its chicken while growing up near Youngstown, Drew Cleary brought an Uncle Nick’s franchise down to Columbus more than five years ago, opening up a no-frills spot in Grandview.