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Farewell to Resurrection Ale House's fried chicken

POSTED: Monday, December 20, 2010, 4:32 PM

Filed Under: Food News

Photo | Zach Radel

Its gone. That twice-fried, slightly sweet, kinda spicy, honey-drizzled, German potato salad-accompanied, award-winning, three-order-limited, nationally praised plate of divinity otherwise known as the Fried Chicken at Resurrection Ale House (2425 Grays Ferry Ave.) is gone. Chef Joey Chmiko dropped the dish about a month ago to make room for new stuff in a bit of a revamp of the menu. New highlights include an ultra-decadent tagliatelle with fried duck egg, brown butter, sage and pine nuts; a rabbit sausage, egg and biscuit starter; and a roasted rabbit leg with beer-braised cabbage. If you are looking for a new star on the menu, Resurrections Leigh Maida tells Meal Ticket that the roasted maitake mushroom with farro, caramelized fennel and a breadcrumb crust is doing its part to fill the chicken-shaped void in the hearts of the RAH faithful. The chicken does, however, make an occasional appearance as a special, and the Resurrection crew is certainly not ruling out its return in the future. (The Cliff Lee of poultry!) In other Resurrection news, they have a pretty sweet deal going on for New Years Eve. Chmiko is cooking up a $50 four-course menu with an optional $28 beer pairing. No reservations accepted. Just show up and pour one out for the pollo.

The Skinny Fat Kid

Posted 2010-12-21 10:45:27

You were loved by me

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Posted 2010-12-20 12:06:54

[...] This post was mentioned on Twitter by Jim McMenamin. Jim McMenamin said: RT @mealticket: Say goodbye to Resurrection Ale House's famous fried chicken: http://ow.ly/3s0r2 [...]

Foobooz » Resurrection Kills Fried Chicken

Posted 2010-12-20 15:23:37

[...] the Chicken” was added, limiting the ordering of fried chicken to three per table and now Meal Ticket reports it is off the menu [...]

JohnC

Posted 2010-12-21 14:32:08

chicken for rabbit, duck and mushroom sounds like the chef decided that his culinary experimenting was more important than pleasing his customers- way to go.

Ticket Stubs: Meal Ticket Weekly Recap, Dec. 20-24 :: Meal Ticket :: Food Blog :: Philadelphia City Paper

Posted 2010-12-27 12:19:56

[...] In a ballsy move, Resurrection Ale House yanks its popular fried chicken off the menu. [...]

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