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Gus's World Famous Fried Chicken: The Most Consistent Chain I've Tried

Gus's World Famous Fried Chicken: The Most Consistent Chain I've Tried

Update: 2025-06-18
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๐Ÿ— Gus's World Famous Fried Chicken: Nothing Was Bad?! ๐Ÿ—

We went to Gus's World Famous Fried Chickenโ€”and literally nothing made it into the "Not Good" category. Nothing!

Comedian and improviser Dave Theune (St. Denis Medical, NBC/Peacock) joins me to talk about his first foray into eating dark meat, crispy fried okra, spicy batter, and the kind of service that borders on too attentive (but we loved it). The waiter even coaxed out my Star Wars hot take.

Is Gus's better than Chili's? That's the question. But when a fried pickle almost takes me out in the opening minutes, it's going to be a wild ride to the answer.

๐Ÿ— Juicy, Spicy, Championship Chicken
๐Ÿ˜‡ Service So Good It's Practically Flirting
๐Ÿฅ’ A Scalding Pickle
๐Ÿฅง Dessert: Chocolate Chess vs. Pecan Pie
๐ŸŽต Steely Dan Energy Without Steely Dan
๐Ÿšฝ The Most Secure Bathroom in LA
โ˜•๏ธ Unsweetened Teaโ€ฆ a 10/10?!
๐Ÿ“ˆ Did Gus's pass the Chili's test?

๐Ÿ’ฌ COMMENT BELOW: Is Gus's your go-to for fried chicken? Or does your loyalty lie elsewhere in the Southern fried pantheon?

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๐ŸŽญ Dave Theune's series St. Denis Medical โ€“ now streaming on Peacock

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๐Ÿ‘‰ NEXT WEEK: I head to Nathan's Famous to learn the history of their fabled hot dog eating contest.

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Gus's World Famous Fried Chicken: The Most Consistent Chain I've Tried

Gus's World Famous Fried Chicken: The Most Consistent Chain I've Tried

Michael Ornelas