the front porch stinks

I never say no to fried chicken, so when the BF suggested that we try out Front Porch, I said OK within about 0.25 seconds. You see, I have been hearing buzz about the fried chicken at front porch, and it seemed everyone was talking about this place. Of course I had to try it out and give it the real DICS test!

So first of all, you have to walk through an outdoor table area (the front porch, I'm guessing) to get into the restaurant, and this area smells crazy like an incense shop in the Haight. Ugh. Secondly, this place is UBER-hipster: dark, wierd decor, wait staff dressed in costumes from Buffalo Exchange. Thirdly, wind rushes into the dining area every time the front door is opened. Lastly, the signature fried chicken was not only nothing to write home about, but I would go so far as to say that it was kinda bad.

The lowdown on the chicken:
I was excited when they served it to us in a paper bucket, but eating it was not so fun. It was hella greasy. That's right, hella. All the good crispy coating slid right off the skin and landed in crumbly heaps on our plates. The bigger pieces of chicken were totally bloody in the middle, which is good when it's steak, but somehow not so good when it's chicken. Also, there were no white meat pieces at all. Just a bunch of wings, thighs and drumsticks. I understand that some people feel that dark meat is juicier and whatnot, but a good chef can whip up some mighty fine deep fried chicken breasts. And when you're getting a bucket of chicken for 29 dollars, and all that's in there are the cheap pieces, a girl can feel a little cheated.

Lastly, on the accoutrements:
The the drinks were decent, although of course they had to be all weird and obscure in order to be hip enough. The fries were tasty except that the amount of salt on them was burning my tongue. The grits were I guess about as good as you can make grits, which is still just about in the mediocre category for me.

So, this DICS member's opinion:
Definitely don't go here for the fried chicken. If you like getting chicken in a bucket, stick to Popeye's where it is like 5 bucks. And definitely don't sit out on the front porch, because it really stinks.