There's a little known Chinese food place in Hazelwood called Mandah Lee. Their traditional Chinese food is par for the course but North County has a few decent places to get Chinese just like this. But that's not their claim to fame: they have some of the best fried chicken this mouth has ever eaten. If anyone remembers the old Charlie's Chicken they'll be able to call up the style of chicken I'm talking about. Thick breading, piping hot, extra juicy, just enough grease, big pieces. De-freaking-licious. Best part about it......the price. For less than $4 you can get 3 pieces of white meat and a legitimate helping of fries. Or you can get a 4 piece mixed with fries. Or you can get 5 wings, the biggest you've ever seen. Seriosuly.....they look like Sylvester Stallone if he were a chicken. Huge! All for under $4. Unreal. The white piece box comes with a breast and two "miscellaneous pieces." My best guess is that they're some sort of back piece. Whatever the hell they a they're pure goodness.
I haven't been to Mandah Lee in quite a few years. Yesterday I got a craving for some fried chicken, had to pick Lil Penny up from 1310 Flordawn, it was on the way, I called it in and was treated to a blast of flavor I couldn't comprehend. It was like my whole childhood was packed into every bite. Everything I remembered being great about being a kid in summer encased in breading and oozing with fried juiciness. All the joys of riding my bike until I couldn't stand. Swimming in pools until my hands and feet actually hurt from being so pruned. Watching Wimbledon for 5 hours straight on NBC for 2 straight weeks without ever feeling that anything else could be happening anywhere else in the whole world. It was everything I could ever want in a meal.......and it made me happy.......oh so happy.
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