Chicken-fried steak in metro Detroit

**Vic_doucette** · October-30-10, 03:05 PM

Can anybody tell me of a restaurant in the Detroit area where I can get some chicken-fried steak. I'd like to avoid chain places if possible.

**FlyingJ** · October-30-10, 03:27 PM

Chowhound's the ol' reliable on that stuff;
http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/585502

**Pushtina** · October-30-10, 04:14 PM

Louie's Ham & Corned Beef has it.

http://www.yelp.com/biz/louies-ham-a...d-beef-detroit

**Vic_doucette** · October-30-10, 04:26 PM

Thank you, Pushtina -- a hop, skip and a yodel from my office and I didn't know they had it!

**pkbroch** · October-31-10, 09:34 AM

Wonderful Chicken Fried steak, Best biscuits and gravy, and real grits. Country Boy in Hazel Park, on Nine Mile.

http://www.yelp.com/biz/country-boy-...ant-hazel-park

**Pushtina** · October-31-10, 10:30 AM

Originally Posted by Vic_doucette

Thank you, Pushtina -- a hop, skip and a yodel from my office and I didn't know they had it!

You're welcome. Can't say I've had it from there personally, but a friend from Italy and I went there a couple weeks ago for breakfast and he had it. I think having a chicken fried steak was sort of a eureka moment for him as he stated "Americans can cook! I'll have to tell everyone back home..."

**Hypestyles** · November-01-10, 02:34 PM

hmm.. is there a recipe that doesn't use eggs in the breading? what's an alternative? [[i'm allergic)

**pkbroch** · November-02-10, 09:14 AM

Instead of an egg wash use buttermilk wash or a thin wash of cornstarch and water. This has a lighter taste.

I also use good cube steaks.

**menckensghost** · November-02-10, 12:52 PM

Grew up in Texas where this is almost the state dish. I always use buttermilk. In fact, I marinate in buttermilk with a liberal dosing of Frank's Red Hot.

**3WC** · November-02-10, 05:51 PM

menckensghost is right.

Down here, every restaurant in the state by law must serve chicken fried steak at at least one meal. I've never had one and never will. I know people who have one every day, with mashed potatoes and green beans, with everything on the plate smothered in gravy that looks like wallpaper paste. Heart attack on a plate.