Today is a day of celebration and joy as we mark the official Texas Chicken Fried Steak Day. The day’s founder, Jeffrey Yarbrough, said on this auspicious occasion, “I am honored to have worked closely with restaurateurs Tom Perini and Ralph Sheffield to elevate this savory southern dish that reflects our state history. Besides my wife and kids as the loves of my life, creating the official Texas Chicken Fried Steak Day has been a dream come true and makes me so proud to be a Texan.”
We detailed the storied history of the day here, and now we offer a few sizzling hot CFS plates and our personal recommendations for our favorites around the DFW area. A few years back we polled many chefs in the DFW area and unanimously they agreed that Babes Chicken Dinner House was their favorite. This is coming from the likes of Kent Rathbun, Jon Bonnell, and many more. You can also make your own!
We compiled a list of our favorites, so consider this a bucket list of Chicken Fried Steak. For those playing along at home and wishing to make this a drinking game, take a shot each time you see “Chicken Fried Steak” or “CFS”. Take a double drink if you find the word “double-fister”. Makes things a bit more fun. As Chef Mo Assi at Crush Taco said to us once, “Eat Responsibly”…