"Since the mid-’80s Charles Gabriel’s celebrated fried chicken has found a variety of homes in Harlem storefronts and trucks, but he has now settled in on the Upper West Side. His new place doesn’t offer seating, but it does feature an expanded menu of fried chicken, ribs, turkey wings, smothered chicken, and jumbo shrimp — with all the usual soul food sides (the lima beans are particularly good). The secret? Gabriel fries chicken to order in bubbling skillets, resulting in a more evenly cooked bird. There are currently three locations." - Robert Sietsema
Melanie Landsman/Eater NY