Article: Fried chicken worth clucking about

Catfish Digby's, 68 E. Cermak. 842-7142. Jerry's Kitchen, 449 W. North. 280-9340. Dell Rhea's Chicken Basket, 79th and Frontage Road, Hinsdale/Willowbrook. 325-0780. The great fried chicken hunt is on. I'm on a quest to find the best fried chicken in the Chicago area. In this column I am listing three of my favorites. These are places that don't foul up a good fowl, places that know about and understand fried chicken.

It is pretty well known that there are as many recipes and methods for doing fried chicken as there are people who cook it. First, there is the question of the coating. What should it be: flour, milk, cornmeal, egg batter or bread crumbs? Should it be one of those ...

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