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Who’d You Rather? KFC or Lee’s Famous Recipe ? Win $20 GiftCard

January 18, 2018 By The Food Adventures Crew 19 Comments

In a world of fried chicken, 2 chains have battled it out for decades.   They are Kentucky Fried Chicken and Lee’s Famous Recipe. 

The colonel and the rooster have been going head to head for generations. But did you know these restaurants were started by related family members?

Today , Food Adventures heats up the family feud again and pits them against each other, head to head.  Plus, you get a chance to win a $20 gift card, just by commenting on which one is your favorite.

Yes.. you heard right…..

****COMMENT BELOW FOR YOUR CHANCE TO WIN a $20 GIFT CARD TO YOUR FAVORITE ONE****

So we ask you our patented question ….

WHO’D YOU RATHER GET IT ON WITH?
KFC or LEE’s FAMOUS RECIPE??

The Carolina Gold Chicken Little is KFC’s best item.

Comment at the bottom of the article and you can have a shot at winning a $20 gift certificate to tour favorite restaurant.  Don’t be a chicken.. do it !

The Big Ragu from The Food Adventures Crew breaks this one down.  Let’s see how the king of deep-fried food voted …

KFC TALE OF THE TAPE:
Founded by Colonel Harland Sanders, a Kentucky entrepreneur from Corbin, Kentucky who sold his chicken during the Great Depression. Sander’s opened his 2nd store in 1952. It was known as “Kentucky Fried Chicken” until 1991 when they changed the name to KFC. Today it is the 4th largest fast food franchise.

HERE ARE THE PRO’s of KFC:
—The Carolina Gold Chicken Little sandwich is a must eat, it is the best thing on the menu.
—Better Biscuits, no contest… but they always forget to give you butter and honey
—The whole wings are amazing, get 2 original recipe and 2 extra crispy
—Slightly better sides, even the alien “mashed potatoes and gravy”
—The apple pies that are offered at some stores are the same ones McDonalsds had in the 70’s and 80’s – deep-fried ones.
—The popcorn chicken is a winner, Nashville hot sauce will burn yo’ ass.

KFC’s HOT WINGS are no longer longer on the menu everyday – big mistake .

HERE ARE THE CONS’s of KFC:
–corporate made poor decision and got rid of two of their best menu items Honey BBQ Wings and Hot Wings
—KFC is not cheap…they price gouge a little
—They close too early

——————–Now, in the other corner …

LEE’S FAMOUS RECIPE, TALE OF THE TAPE:
After Colonel Sanders sold his franchise in 1962, he agreed to stay on as a promotional employee.  His nephew Lee Cummings worked on a new chicken recipe and in 1966 founded the first Lee’s Famous Recipe Fried Chicken in Lima, Ohio. Today, there are currently 142 Lee’s Famous Recipe Chicken locations in 13 states across the USA.  Dayton, Ohio has been a national hot spot and testing ground for Famous Recipe Chicken stores.

Lee Cummings, Colonel Sander’s nephew started Famous Recipe Chicken

HERE ARE THE PRO’s of LEE’s FAMOUS RECIPE:
—The menu has a wider variety of choices country fried steak, oven roasted chicken,  liver and gizzards, white chicken chili, strawberry shortcake, etc..
—They offer an extra crispy SPICY version of their chicken too.
—During Lent they offer Shrimp and fish sometimes
—Nice prices, specials and deals help your wallet.

HERE ARE THE CONS’s of LEE’s FAMOUS RECIPE:
—The chicken is a little to salty
—The biscuits are awful
—The chicken fried steak is like a TV dinner Saulsbury steak

 

BIG RAGU’S VOTE: – KFC IS BETTER …

But what is your vote? Let your voice be heard.  Who’d you rather and why?  What items are your favorites?

A buttery biscuit from KFC – when they remember to give you butter and honey

**Comment below and be entered into our contest to win a $20 Gift Card to your choice of KFC or Famous Recipe.**

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Food Adventures is a local Dayton blog with a weekly feature article each week right here on Dayton Most Metro.  We leave no plate unturned and pride ourselves on giving you the best scoop on Miami Valley Restaurant food … all of it… NO RULES !

Please feel free to browse more photos in our gallery below.  Don’t forget to comment below for your chance to win.  Winner chosen at random next week.

 

Everybody needs an little KFC

left is KFC Original Recipe and right is Extra Crispy

KFC Biscuits – great if they remember to pack butter and honey for you

Lee’s Famous Recipe Mashed Potatoes and gravy

Country Fried Steak at Famous Recipe – yeah .. no …

Popcorn Shrimp great to dip in hot sauce at KFC

HONEY BBQ WINGS – the best thing KFC ever took off their menu – BRING THEM BACK 4 good

KFC took Hot wings off their menu too .. bad move

Colonel Sander’s and Mommie Dearest Joan Crawford… she was a Pepsi Exec for a while

A box of LEE’S.

Shrimp during lent ? YES !

Extra Crispy chicken from LEE’S FAMOUS RECIPE

Apple Pie at KFC

Nashvile Hot KFC sauce is ‘hot

COLONEL SANDERS And ALICE COOPER

COL SANDERS and JERRY LEWIS

Recipe for refrigerator rolls

Piles of LEE’S CHICKEN !

Famous recipe Extra Crispy Spicy chicken

KFC’s NASHVILLE HOT

Try a chicken little dipped in CAROLINA GOLD SAUCE- it is HEAVEN !

KFC HOT WINGS

Apple Pie at KFC

Lee’s Famous Recipe’s White Chicken Chili,,,,

 

 

 

Filed Under: Dayton Dining, Food Adventures, The Featured Articles Tagged With: card, carolina gold, chicken, chicken littles, contest, extra crispy, famous recipe, Food Adventures, gift, kentucky fried chicken, kfc, lees, original recipe, who'd you rather, wings

About The Food Adventures Crew

We are 3 Dayton Foodies constantly seeking Food Adventures. We are Jackie Scanlan, Jessie Whitesell and The Big Ragu Steve Milano. Together, your humble crew will seek out locally owned restaurants, unique places off the beaten path, & even give our slant on some familiar favorites. Whenever we visit a place, we call it a “Food Adventure.” You can expect pictures of each Food Adventure we embark on. You can expect us hugging waiters, posting nostalgic blogs, giving healthy wholesome tips, and having a blast. We have a passion for life and no rules when it comes to tackling eats. We are not food critics, that is boring. We just love to eat!

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  1. Matthew hughes says

    January 18, 2018 at 9:13 am

    Lees for chicken dinners. But love kfc for hot chicken and famous bowls.

  2. David says

    January 18, 2018 at 9:23 am

    Lee’s

  3. Lindsay Boggs says

    January 18, 2018 at 10:06 am

    KFC all the way. Grew up on that classic chicken. ❤️?

  4. Erica Szente says

    January 18, 2018 at 2:13 pm

    Lee’s

  5. Russ Ingram says

    January 18, 2018 at 5:27 pm

    Lee’s for gizzard.

  6. Jennifer Steinmetz says

    January 18, 2018 at 10:17 pm

    Lee’s hands down. Grew up eating this with my grandparents.

  7. Beth Hennemyre says

    January 18, 2018 at 10:39 pm

    Lee’s all the way better chicken and way better side dishes! ❤

  8. Joyce Genari says

    January 18, 2018 at 10:40 pm

    I love Chicken livers, so Lee’s please!

  9. Emily says

    January 18, 2018 at 10:45 pm

    Kfc

  10. Meredith Keep-Maloney says

    January 18, 2018 at 10:57 pm

    Lee’s

  11. Tammy Swearingen says

    January 18, 2018 at 11:16 pm

    Based off of chicken, I prefer Lee’s. Interesting history read, never knew they were related.

  12. Kim says

    January 19, 2018 at 6:34 am

    Lee’s!

  13. Penelope Parmer says

    January 19, 2018 at 10:51 am

    For me it’s Lee’s hands down, especially the one on Linden Ave. Their chicken strips are very good, with or without sauce. I also like both the quality and selection of sauces. I find KFC to be too peppery & I don’t like their sauces. Most places’ chicken strips are either bland or spicy, but Lee’s are well seasoned without being hot. As far as sides, their cole slaw & green beans are pretty good.

  14. Kearra Sipe says

    January 19, 2018 at 2:54 pm

    Lee’s Hands down!
    Jumbo dippers are bomb!

  15. Jess says

    January 19, 2018 at 2:54 pm

    KFC. Lee’s is good but KFC FAMOUS BOWLS ARE BANGINGGGG

  16. Karen says

    January 19, 2018 at 3:52 pm

    Hands down — Lee’s Famous Recipe!!!

  17. Erica Woodburn says

    January 19, 2018 at 10:30 pm

    Definitely Lee’s. The extra crispy chicken is my absolute favorite.

  18. Mike says

    January 22, 2018 at 12:22 pm

    Lee’s of course.

  19. Patricia Greaver says

    January 23, 2018 at 10:51 am

    I prefer Lees.

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