– HILTON HEAD WILL SEE ALL OF THEIR BEACHES RENEWED – ONE BY ONE. NEW THIS MORNING– ONE RESTAURANT IN THE HOSTESS CITY IS BEING NAMED ONE OF THE BEST IN THE NATION FOR FRIED CHICKEN. MRS. WILKES DINING ROOM ON JONES STREET WAS RANKED 5TH IN THE U.S. ACCORDING TO A YELP REVIEW. AND THIS MORNING WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU– WHICH RESTAURANT HAS THE BEST FRIED CHICKEN IN GEORGIA. YOU CAN VOTE NOW BY SCANNING THE Q-R CODE ON YOUR SCREEN OR BY VISITING WJCL DOT COM SLASH VOTE. YOUR OPTIONS THIS MORNING ARE– MRS’ WILKES DINING ROOM CHICK-FIL-A ZAXBY’S GENEVA’S FAMOUS CHICKEN AND CORNBREAD OR OTHER AND WHILE YOU VOTE, WE’LL FIND OUT WHICH RESTAURANTS TOPPED THE LIST NATIONWIDE. COMING IN AT NUMBER ONE IS A SPOT ON THE WEST COAST. HOWLIN’S RAYS IN LOS ANGELES WAS NAMED THE BEST FRIED CHICKEN RESTAURANT IN THE COUNTRY. AND IN NASHVILLE, MONELL’S DINING AND CATERING TOOK SECOND PLACE. TANIOKA’S SEAFOODS AND CATERING IN HAWAII CAME IN AT 3RD. THAT’S FOLLOWED BY EKIBEN, A BALTIMORE BASED RESTAURANT IN 4TH. AND FINALLY MRS. WILKES DINING ROOM CLAIMED THE 5TH SEAT. ANOTHER GEORGIA RESTAURANT, ALSO RECEIVED RECOGNITIO
Savannah restaurant ranks top five fried chicken in US
Mrs. Wilkes Dining Room gets high honors for fried chicken
Updated: 4:31 PM EDT Aug 14, 2025
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Mrs. Wilkes Dining Room is getting a big nod from Yelp.Yelp ranked the top 50 fried chicken restaurants in the country, and Mrs. Wilkes ranked in the top five. Mrs. Wilkes is one of only two southern restaurants to make the top five. Take a look at Yelp’s rankings below: Howlin’ Rays (Los Angeles, California) Monell’s Dining and Catering (Nashville, Tennessee) Tanioka’s Seafoods and Catering (Waipahu, Hawaii) Ekiben (Baltimore, Maryland) Mrs. Wilkes Dining Room (Savannah, Georgia) With more than 1,730 reviews on Yelp and a four-and-a-half-star rating, Mrs. Wilkes is a tried and true Savannah favorite. They offer sit-down dining only at their location on Jones Street in Savannah. Now, if you want to try this nationally ranked fried chicken, make sure to bring cash or a check, because Mrs. Wilkes does not take credit cards. WJCL’s morning crew asked viewers which chicken was their favorite. You can see how they ranked chicken in our area in the video above. TRENDING STORIESTropical Storm Erin on track to become a major hurricaneWidening and Improvements Project set to start on I-95 in Jasper CountyTracking the Tropics: The latest spaghetti models for Tropical Storm Erin
Mrs. Wilkes Dining Room is getting a big nod from Yelp.
Yelp ranked the top 50 fried chicken restaurants in the country, and Mrs. Wilkes ranked in the top five. Mrs. Wilkes is one of only two southern restaurants to make the top five.
Take a look at Yelp’s rankings below:
- Howlin’ Rays (Los Angeles, California)
- Monell’s Dining and Catering (Nashville, Tennessee)
- Tanioka’s Seafoods and Catering (Waipahu, Hawaii)
- Ekiben (Baltimore, Maryland)
- Mrs. Wilkes Dining Room (Savannah, Georgia)
With more than 1,730 reviews on Yelp and a four-and-a-half-star rating, Mrs. Wilkes is a tried and true Savannah favorite. They offer sit-down dining only at their location on Jones Street in Savannah. Now, if you want to try this nationally ranked fried chicken, make sure to bring cash or a check, because Mrs. Wilkes does not take credit cards.
WJCL’s morning crew asked viewers which chicken was their favorite. You can see how they ranked chicken in our area in the video above.
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