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1 | THE CHICAGOLAND CHICKEN PROJECT | ||||||||||||||||||||
2 | A location-by-location comparison of Harold's Chicken across Chicagoland and Northwest Indiana — with Uncle Remus as the benchmark. | ||||||||||||||||||||
3 | We visited every Harold's Chicken location we could access across Chicagoland and Northwest Indiana to find the best chicken and compare Harold's with Uncle Remus. Each restaurant was scored from 0–10 for Temperature, Crunch, Tenderness, and Flavor; the Overall Rating is the simple average of those four scores. All chicken was ordered with the restaurant's standard fry—no ‘fried hard,’ special preparation, or mild sauce. Locations marked Unavailable were attempted visits where food could not be obtained because the restaurant was closed, not yet open, temporarily unavailable, or operating inconsistently with posted hours. | ||||||||||||||||||||
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6 | 10-point scale • Standard fry only • No mild sauce • Unavailable locations excluded from averages and rankings | ||||||||||||||||||||
7 | LEGEND | Chicagoland was divided into 5 regions: Out South, Up North, Out West, Over East, & Indiana | Primary ranking metric: Overall Rating out of 10 | ||||||||||||||||||
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9 | Brand | Stop # | Region | Full Address | Intersection | Overall Rating out of 10 | Temp | Crunch | Tenderness | Flavor | Brand Rank | Overall Rank | |||||||||
10 | Harold's | 13 | Out South | 3418 183rd St, Hazel Crest, IL 60429 | 183rd St & Kedzie Ave | 9.25 | 10.0 | 8.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
11 | Harold's | 48 | Up North | 1361 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, IL 60622 | Milwaukee Ave & Wood St | 9.00 | 10.0 | 8.0 | 9.5 | 8.5 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||
12 | Harold's | 25 | Indiana | 7858 E Ridge Rd, Hobart, IN 46342 | Hobart Rd & Ridge Rd | 8.88 | 10.0 | 8.0 | 9.0 | 8.5 | 3 | 5 | |||||||||
13 | Harold's | 10 | Out South | 13653 S Cicero Ave, Crestwood, IL 60445 | 137th St & Cicero Ave | 8.75 | 10.0 | 7.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 4 | 7 | |||||||||
14 | Harold's | 42 | Out West | 10259 S Halsted St, Chicago, IL 60628 | 103rd St & Halsted St | 8.63 | 10.0 | 8.5 | 7.5 | 8.5 | 5 | 8 | |||||||||
15 | Harold's | 30 | Over East | 407 E 75th St, Chicago, IL 60619 | 75th St & Martin Luther King Dr | 8.63 | 10.0 | 9.0 | 9.5 | 6.0 | 5 | 8 | |||||||||
16 | Harold's | 19 | Indiana | 6158 Indianapolis Blvd, Hammond, IN 46320 | Indianapolis Blvd & Summer St | 8.50 | 10.0 | 8.0 | 8.5 | 7.5 | 7 | 10 | |||||||||
17 | Harold's | 39 | Out West | 7318 S Vincennes Ave, Chicago, IL 60621 | 73rd St & Vincennes Ave | 8.50 | 10.0 | 9.5 | 8.5 | 6.0 | 7 | 10 | |||||||||
18 | Harold's | 26 | Over East | 9938 S Torrence Ave, Chicago, IL 60617 | 100th St & Torrence Ave | 8.38 | 10.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 7.5 | 9 | 12 | |||||||||
19 | Harold's | 53 | Up North | 2132 S Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL 60616 | Michigan Ave & Cermak Rd | 8.38 | 10.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 7.5 | 9 | 12 | |||||||||
20 | Harold's | 40 | Out West | 129 W 87th St, Chicago, IL 60620 | 87th St & West of State St | 8.38 | 10.0 | 9.0 | 7.5 | 7.0 | 9 | 12 | |||||||||
21 | Harold's | 4 | Out South | 1036 E 162nd St, South Holland, IL 60473 | 162nd St & Cottage Grove Ave | 8.25 | 9.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 12 | 15 | |||||||||
22 | Harold's | 24 | Indiana | 877 S Lake St Suite C, Gary, IN 46403 | Lake St & 9th Ave | 8.13 | 10.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 13 | 16 | |||||||||
23 | Harold's | 18 | Out South | 5701 W Monee Manhattan Rd #110, Monee, IL 60449 | Monee Manhattan Rd & Central Ave | 8.13 | 10.0 | 7.0 | 9.5 | 6.0 | 13 | 16 | |||||||||
24 | Harold's | 49 | Up North | 713 Roosevelt Rd, Maywood, IL 60153 | Roosevelt Rd & 7th Ave | 8.13 | 10.0 | 7.0 | 9.5 | 6.0 | 13 | 16 | |||||||||
25 | Harold's | 37 | Out West | 2900 W 63rd St, Chicago, IL 60629 | 63rd St & California Ave | 8.13 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 7.0 | 5.5 | 13 | 16 | |||||||||
26 | Harold's | 44 | Out West | 9151 S Ashland Ave, Chicago, IL 60620 | 92nd St & Ashland Ave | 8.00 | 10.0 | 7.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 17 | 20 | |||||||||
27 | Harold's | 6 | Out South | 12700 S Halsted St, Chicago, IL 60628 | 127th St & Halsted St | 8.00 | 10.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 6.0 | 17 | 20 | |||||||||
28 | Harold's | 12 | Out South | 15914 Kedzie Ave, Markham, IL 60428 | 159th St & Kedzie Ave | 8.00 | 10.0 | 7.0 | 9.0 | 6.0 | 17 | 20 | |||||||||
29 | Harold's | 21 | Indiana | 101 Joliet St, Dyer, IN 46311 | Joliet St (US 30) & Calumet Ave | 8.00 | 10.0 | 9.0 | 7.0 | 6.0 | 17 | 20 | |||||||||
30 | Harold's | 43 | Out West | 10210 S Vincennes Ave, Chicago, IL 60643 | 103rd St & Vincennes Ave | 8.00 | 10.0 | 7.5 | 9.0 | 5.5 | 17 | 20 | |||||||||
31 | Harold's | 7 | Out South | 11817 S Pulaski Rd, Alsip, IL 60803 | 119th St & Pulaski Rd | 8.00 | 10.0 | 8.0 | 9.0 | 5.0 | 17 | 20 | |||||||||
32 | Harold's | 52 | Up North | 612 S Wabash Ave, Chicago, IL 60605 | Wabash Ave & Harrison St | 7.88 | 10.0 | 6.5 | 7.0 | 8.0 | 23 | 26 | |||||||||
33 | Harold's | 34 | Over East | 503 E 47th St, Chicago, IL 60653 | 47th St & Martin Luther King Dr | 7.88 | 10.0 | 6.5 | 8.0 | 7.0 | 23 | 26 | |||||||||
34 | Harold's | 46 | Out West | 4709 W 95th St, Oak Lawn, IL 60453 | 95th St & Cicero Ave | 7.88 | 10.0 | 7.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 23 | 26 | |||||||||
35 | Harold's | 20 | Indiana | 1095 E Ridge Rd, Griffith, IN 46319 | Ridge Rd & Colfax St | 7.88 | 10.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 6.5 | 23 | 26 | |||||||||
36 | Harold's | 38 | Out West | 7200 S Western Ave, Chicago, IL 60636 | 72nd St & Western Ave | 7.88 | 10.0 | 7.5 | 8.0 | 6.0 | 23 | 26 | |||||||||
37 | Harold's | 50 | Up North | 6307 W 26th St, Berwyn, IL 60402 | 26th St & Ridgeland Ave | 7.88 | 10.0 | 8.0 | 7.5 | 6.0 | 23 | 26 | |||||||||
38 | Harold's | 47 | Up North | 1118 W Wilson Ave, Chicago, IL 60640 | Wilson Ave & Broadway | 7.75 | 9.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 8.0 | 29 | 32 | |||||||||
39 | Harold's | 3 | Out South | 2208 State St, Burnham, IL 60409 | State St & Torrence Ave | 7.75 | 10.0 | 7.5 | 6.5 | 7.0 | 29 | 32 | |||||||||
40 | Harold's | 16 | Out South | 3212 Vollmer Rd, Olympia Fields, IL 60461 | Vollmer Rd & Kedzie Ave | 7.75 | 10.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 29 | 32 | |||||||||
41 | Harold's | 28 | Over East | 8653 S State St, Chicago, IL 60619 | 87th St & East of State St | 7.75 | 10.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 29 | 32 | |||||||||
42 | Harold's | 51 | Up North | 1501 W Madison St, Chicago, IL 60607 | Madison St & Ashland Ave | 7.75 | 10.0 | 7.0 | 7.5 | 6.5 | 29 | 32 | |||||||||
43 | Harold's | 14 | Out South | 18044 S Halsted St, Homewood, IL 60430 | Halsted St & Ridge Rd | 7.63 | 8.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 34 | 37 | |||||||||
44 | Harold's | 27 | Over East | 1711 E 87th St, Chicago, IL 60617 | 87th St & East End Ave (Off Stony) | 7.63 | 10.0 | 5.0 | 8.0 | 7.5 | 34 | 37 | |||||||||
45 | Harold's | 15 | Out South | 1537 Western Ave, Chicago Heights, IL 60411 | Western Ave & 16th St | 7.63 | 10.0 | 6.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 34 | 37 | |||||||||
46 | Harold's | 11 | Out South | 16200 S Cicero Ave, Oak Forest, IL 60452 | 162nd St & Cicero Ave | 7.63 | 9.0 | 7.0 | 8.5 | 6.0 | 34 | 37 | |||||||||
47 | Harold's | 35 | Over East | 124 E 35th St, Chicago, IL 60616 | 35th St & Michigan Ave | 7.63 | 10.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 5.5 | 34 | 37 | |||||||||
48 | Harold's | 45 | Out West | 8738 S Kedzie Ave, Evergreen Park, IL 60805 | 87th St & Kedzie Ave | 7.50 | 10.0 | 7.0 | 7.5 | 5.5 | 39 | 42 | |||||||||
49 | Harold's | 31 | Over East | 7348 S Stony Island Ave, Chicago, IL 60649 | 74th St & Stony Island Ave | 7.25 | 10.0 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 6.0 | 40 | 43 | |||||||||
50 | Harold's | 41 | Out West | 917 W 87th St, Chicago, IL 60620 | 87th St & Sangamon St | 7.25 | 10.0 | 7.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 40 | 43 | |||||||||
51 | Harold's | 32 | Over East | 7114 S Yates Blvd, Chicago, IL 60649 | 71st St & Yates Blvd | 7.25 | 10.0 | 7.0 | 6.5 | 5.5 | 40 | 43 | |||||||||
52 | Harold's | 33 | Over East | 1208 E 53rd St, Chicago, IL 60615 | 53rd St & Kimbark Ave | 7.25 | 10.0 | 6.5 | 7.0 | 5.5 | 40 | 43 | |||||||||
53 | Harold's | 17 | Out South | 4527 Lincoln Hwy, Matteson, IL 60443 | Lincoln Hwy & Cicero Ave | 6.88 | 9.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 5.5 | 44 | 47 | |||||||||
54 | Harold's | 29 | Over East | 808 E 79th St, Chicago, IL 60619 | 79th St & Cottage Grove Ave | 6.88 | 10.0 | 6.5 | 6.0 | 5.0 | 44 | 47 | |||||||||
55 | Harold's | 22 | Indiana | 1994 Richard Gordon Hatcher Blvd, Gary, IN 46404 | 20th Ave & RGH Blvd | 6.75 | 10.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 6.0 | 46 | 49 | |||||||||
56 | Harold's | 2 | Out South | 1559 Sibley Blvd, Calumet City, IL 60409 | Sibley Blvd & Yates Ave | 6.50 | 10.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 3.0 | 47 | 50 | |||||||||
57 | Harold's | 23 | Indiana | 6690 Broadway, Merrillville, IN 46410 | Broadway & 67th Ave | 5.25 | 7.0 | 3.0 | 6.0 | 5.0 | 48 | 51 | |||||||||
58 | Harold's | 1 | Out South | 96 River Oaks Center Dr, Calumet City, IL 60409 | River Oaks Mall | Unavailable during visit; no score recorded. | |||||||||||||||
59 | Harold's | 5 | Out South | 15411 Cottage Grove Ave, Dolton, IL 60419 | 154th St & Cottage Grove Ave | Unavailable during visit; no score recorded. | |||||||||||||||
60 | Harold's | 8 | Out South | 12601 S Western Ave Unit F, Blue Island, IL 60406 | 126th St & Western Ave | Unavailable during visit; no score recorded. | |||||||||||||||
61 | Harold's | 9 | Out South | 13730 S Claire Blvd, Robbins, IL 60472 | 137th St & Claire Blvd | Unavailable during visit; no score recorded. | |||||||||||||||
62 | Harold's | 36 | Out West | 740 W Garfield Blvd, Chicago, IL 60609 | Garfield Blvd & Halsted St | Unavailable during visit; no score recorded. | |||||||||||||||
63 | Uncle Remus | 2 | Uncle Remus | 5611 W Madison St, Chicago, IL 60644 | Madison St & Central Ave | 9.13 | 10.0 | 8.0 | 9.0 | 9.5 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||
64 | Uncle Remus | 1 | Uncle Remus | 1801 Roosevelt Rd, Broadview, IL 60155 | Roosevelt Rd & 18th Ave | 9.00 | 10.0 | 8.5 | 9.0 | 8.5 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||
65 | Uncle Remus | 3 | Uncle Remus | 2537 S Wabash Ave, Chicago, IL 60616 | 26th St & Wabash Ave | 8.88 | 10.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 3 | 5 | |||||||||
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