Farmerbrown's Little Skillet

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Little Skillet is Tenderloin's Farmerbrown take out window that serves up some delicious fried chicken in a SOMA alley.  After you order, you can enjoy your meal in the sunny dock with the hipster crowd.  If you can't make it down here for weekday lunch, they now serve up their fried chicken for lunch seven days a week.

Little Skillet offers up biscuits with a choice of butter & jam, bacon, egg, & cheese, or gravy.  I went for the simple version of biscuits with butter and jam.  The biscuits were hard and dense.  Pillsbury makes better ones than these!

Literally everyone here orders the fried chicken meal and occasionally you see the po'boy sandwich, but surprisingly no one I saw ordered the waffle dog.  A spicy beef sausage is grilled to perfection and served on top of a waffle and topped with a slice of bacon.  The sausage is the winner of this dish with a savory spicy taste that lingers well after you've chewed and swallowed.  The thick kettle type chips, that are sprinkled with cayenne sea salt, are slightly too salty after eating a couple chips, but I love the crisp that the thickness of the chip gives.

Fried chicken and waffles at Little Skillet- #95 on 2012 7x7 SF's Top 100 Eats

You can order up to 8 pieces of chicken with a choice of either waffles or sides (ham hock greens, seasoned fries, potato salad, coleslaw, grits, waffles, fruit salad, garden salad, mac and cheese, or mashed potatoes).  The smallest fried chicken combo comes with two pieces of chicken, which is perfect for a lunchtime meal.  The chicken has a super crispy well seasoned crust.  Each bite of chicken is mouthwateringly juicy.  Its not Ad Hoc Fried chicken (see post HERE), but its a decent substitute when I don't want to trip out to Yountville.  Unfortunately, the waffles were soggy and the maple syrup was too sweet and tastes oddly like honey.

updated - Working my way through the 2012 7x7's SF big eat 100 things

Address:                   Farmerbrown's Little Skillet
                                  360 Ritch St.
                                  San Francisco, CA
 

Type:                         soul food

Popular chomps:       fried chicken and waffles
                                   catfish po'boy

Chomp worthy:          fried chicken
                                   waffle dog
                                      

Lois the Pie Queen

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Lois the Pie Queen is a modest brunch spot that is an institution in the East Bay. 

Best known for their pies and brunch items, its satisfying comfort food.

It's always a good sign when you see Crystal hot sauce on a table in a place that serves fried chicken.  No tabasco ever for me, the tang that Crystal hot sauce has just cannot be replicated.

You can get the fried chicken plain or with a waffle on the side.  I like mine with a waffle.  The waffle here is thin with a sweet flavor.  Don't expect a crispy waffle here, these are more on the soft side.

 

The fried chicken is a must order here.  The lightly battered chicken has a crunchy shell and a juicy inside.  Every single bite of chicken is guaranteed to be juicy and moist.  A couple squirts of Crystal hot sauce is always a nice touch as well.

Another option with the fried chicken is with a side of grits and eggs.  I love the grits here.  They are really creamy with small bits of grainy texture.

The biscuits here are light and fluffy and served cut in half with a generous slather of butter in the middle.

The lemon ice box pie is on of the most popular pies here.  Served cold with a heap of whip cream, a bite of this tangy, sour citrus pie hits the spot. 

       

Address:                   Lois the Pie Queen
                                  851 60th St.
                                  Oakland, CA 
 

Type:                         Southern/Soul food/Brunch

Popular chomps:       fried chicken and waffles
                                  grits
                                  lemon icebox pie
                                  sweet potato pie
                                  salmon croquettes
                                  biscuits
                                  pork chops

Chomp worthy:         fried chicken and waffles
                                  grits
                                  lemon icebox pie
                                  biscuits