#harold's

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The lighting and posture makes it looks like they've found El Dorado or the Ark of the Covenant in Reading, Pennsylvania

(Martha Holmes. 1949)

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Harold's, London November 2019

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"Harold's [FatVonFree Remix] (fender bass, guitars, & organ by Leory Freeman Jr.))” by Freddie Gibbs    

“I keep a chip off in my cell phone, pocket full of stones, smoking on the strong Freddie Kane Freddie Corleone, Marshalltown niggas had a nigga running home, I call Kinnell get me a .38 now bitch is on,nine millimeter Baretta to forty cal, glock 23 fresh up out the box bitch I hold it down, I hit the stroll with a chili bowl and a crooked smile, fast forward ten years came back with roley's with golden crowns, skinny nigga, six-wing mild sauce, with all the fries you can give me I tear them bitches off, ski mask on yo baby daddy well that's that nigga loss, pointin' my trey five seven I got my point across, a skinny nigga, six-wing mild sauce, with all the fries you can give me I tear them bitches off, this burning hole in my pocket got me out here flippin' soft, .223 on my enemy I tear them bitches off”

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The siren call of a new washing machine

(Martha Holmes. 1947)

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Fry-fry chicky-chick.

After a busy workday on July 7th 2020, I was feeling too beat to cook dinner, so we made a takeout run. Harold’s Fried Chicken happened to be having a pop-up nearby; we really enjoyed when we first had it at Taste of Chicago almost exactly three years before.

Just like we remembered, the fried chicken was amazing! We ordered some dark meat, and both the leg and the thigh were SO juicy and tender. For someone who seldom deviates from Honey Butter Fried Chicken, I was pleased to be so pleased.

We had similarly high hopes for the chicken tenders, but unfortunately I thought they were pretty dry and far less appetizing overall. I also didn’t find myself loving the fries, which I tend to like a little more crispy. 

Luckily for us, there was plenty more delicious food to be had. I am a sucker for fried okra, and Harold’s manages to make this deep-fried delicacy actually taste...delicate! That must be some kind of spot-on dredge. 

And lastly, we rounded out the meal with some vegetables...drenched in mayo! I love coleslaw with fried chicken, and this did not disappoint. The coleslaw was finely chopped, quite wet, and nice and sweet, just like I like it. 

The story goes that the founder of Harold’s Fried Chicken, Harold Pierce, started the restaurant because other fried chicken restaurants avoided setting up shop in the Black neighborhoods in Chicago. Over 60 years later, this city has been blessed with multiple Harold’s locations, and it still stands up against more modern takes on fried chicken. If you are looking for amazing, traditional, southern-style fried chicken and a Black-owned business to support, you will love Harold’s.

Caroline

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Freddie Gibbs - Harold’s (prod. by Madlib)