Asians like fried chicken too!

   While traveling with my parents up I-95 this holiday season, my dad was excited because it meant we could stop at one of the I-95 rest stops. In particular this excited him because it meant he could have some fried chicken at a Roy Rogers. My dad loves his fried chicken and since my mom doesn't let him eat it a lot, (it not exactly being a healthy food item) eating at a fried chicken restaurant is a treat for him, eating at a Roy Rogers Restaurant even more so as they are not located where they live. These few times he does get to eat at a Roy Rogers he likes to remind me of a story that goes something like this...

      Do you remember the time when you were around four years old and your mom had to work evening shifts at the library? I was in charge of dinner for you those nights and so one night I decided to take you to Roy Rogers for dinner. I felt the kids menu items were not worth their price so I decided I would just buy one larger meal for us to share. I bought a three piece fried chicken meal expecting you to only eat one piece of chicken leaving the other two pieces for me. Instead you stole my second piece of chicken and I only got to eat one piece of fried chicken! I had to go hungry that night because of you.

     I think to this day my dad begrudges me eating that extra piece of chicken. My mom joked saying that when my dad passes, instead of bringing flowers to his grave I should bring him a bucket of fried chicken. My dad replied that's a good idea! Maybe I can make it up to him by introducing him to KFC, Korean Fried Chicken. Now I actually haven't tried any myself yet, but F who has had it at BonChon Chicken in Annandale says it's delicious. This article about Korean fried chicken make me even more excited to go try some out with my dad the next time he is in town.

Not having taken a picture at Roy Rogers you'll have to make do with this picture from my first ever meal at Bojangles consumed this past summer.