Finger-lickin' Good Chicken

If you are looking for the BEST fried chicken in the WORLD.... go to Willie Maes! I had seen this place spotlighted on the Food Network and the Travel Channel but forgot what state it was in. I was looking through a brochure in our hotel and recognized the place. My mom had heard about it too and said that someone really recommended it. Here is the story.....Willie Mae is 95 years old. She is still on the move and even comes to the restraunt to cook sometimes. Her son (who looks just as old as her) is in the kitchen every day and told us that he has been there since 1954. The restraunt is in the middle of a residential neighborhood that was flooded in hurricane Katrina. The neighbors wanted the restraunt fixed up so it could reopen and they all started to work to re-build. It was such an inspirational place...the BEST customer service EVER....and WONDERFUL food!Mom was tearing into her chicken.....Be prepared to see a group like this out front. These are people waiting to get in to eat. It is pretty small inside (12-15) tables and EVERYONE wants some chicken. It is WELL worth the wait though.