For decades, Drake’s Duck-In has been a go-to spot in downtown Columbia for fried chicken.
Now readers of The State have contributed to the latest chapter in the local spot’s chicken legacy.
Drake’s, which is located 1544 Main St., finished at the top of The State’s 2025 Fried Chicken Poll. The poll, which ran on the paper’s website from Nov. 5-11, featured 13 restaurants from across the Midlands that are known for serving a mean bird…