You’ve got to,” says local Harold’s Chicken expert Larry Legend, a comedian who wrote about his favorite Harold’s locations for Chicago magazine in 2019. Don’t forget the mild sauce.

CHICAGO -- Harold's Chicken Shack, a Chicago cuisine staple for eight decades, is known for its delectable fried chicken, often smothered in a trademark mild sauce. Chicago's most famous fried ...

Made famous in Southside Chicago and beyond, Harold’s Chicken Shack is celebrating 75 years as a family-owned eatery. Its origins have become muddled with community lore, given its significance ...

Harold’s Chicken has a legion of fans. Kim Kovacik/Eater Chicago Ashok Selvam is the regional editor for Eater Midwest and in charge of coverage in Chicago, Detroit, and the Twin Cities.

Harold’s Chicken Shack, which opened on Chicago’s South Side nearly eight decades ago, became an immediate success when Harold Pierce and his wife left Alabama for Chicago in the 1940s and ...

Traja Bailey, a teacher fom Fort Wayne, Indiana, walks into the Harold’s Chicken Shack in Kimbark Plaza. Born and raised in Chicago, Bailey is sporting a bright red Chicago Bulls jacket. She sits with ...

To be sure, fried chicken in Chicago is nothing new. Harold's Chicken Shack has been around for generations and is a Chicago institution, to name just one example. But fried chicken in sandwich ...

Well, let me rephrase that: Authentic fried chicken from Harold’s Chicken by way of my native Chicago is better than any gift good old Saint Nick could pull from a sack and place under a ...

CEDAR HILL, Texas — People from across North Texas are traveling to Cedar Hill to experience Harold's Chicken. The iconic Chicago-based restaurant is celebrating the grand opening of its new ...

Growing up in Chicago, Blanton said he loved eating Harold’s Chicken. The restaurant has been a staple of the Chicago area since the 1950s and has expanded to cities and states in the Midwest ...

Made famous in Southside Chicago and beyond, Harold's Chicken Shack is celebrating 75 years as a family-owned eatery. Its origins have become muddled with community lore, given its significance as ...