Is there any dish as classic and as frequently riffed upon as fried chicken? From Southern-style bone-in chicken to Cambodian wings to creative, towering sandwich creations, thereâs fried chicken for every palate in Portland. Our top picks (appearing here in alphabetical order) spanned all these genres, but they all have two major criteria in mind: maximal juice and crunch. That means that no tenders or nuggets made the cut; nor did any fried chicken sandwiches made with chicken breast. The flavorsâranging from snow cheese to essence of instant ramen to green papayaâtopped bacon jamâare just the icing on the cake that is an already excellent fried bird. Don t see your favorite on the list? Drop us a suggestion in the comments!