The best part of a Florida road trip is not always the destination.
Sometimes it is the next chicken dinner waiting along the highway.
Across Florida, family-owned restaurants, Southern diners, barbecue joints, and hidden local favorites are serving meals that make drivers happily take the long way home. Crispy fried chicken, smoky grilled specialties, spicy wings, and comforting homestyle recipes turn an ordinary lunch stop into one of the highlights of the entire journey…