Food & Wine

"The Best Fried Chicken in the U.S.: Son of a Gun - A perfect fried-chicken sandwich."

Michelin Guide

"The lunchtime favorite has nothing to do with the seas - their fried chicken sandwich is downright famous."

Delish

"At their buzzy sequel to Animal, chefs Vinny Dotolo and Jon Shook serve a perfect fried-chicken sandwich inspired by Georgia-based Chick-fil-A and Oakland's Bakesale Betty. Their version comes piled with spicy pickle slaw, shredded lettuce, and Sriracha aioli in a brioche bun."

S. Irene Virbila

"Served on a hamburger bun, it's a messy, completely delicious fried chicken breast sandwich heaped with spicy bread-and-butter pickle slaw and dosed with a fiery aioli."

Eater

"This behemoth of a chicken sandwich is a towering construction of audibly crispy and powerfully seasoned fried chicken, vinegary slaw, crunchy bread and butter pickles, and spicy mayo. It’s more than a little ironic that this chicken sandwich has become the most popular dish at Jon Shook and Vinny Dotolo’s seafood restaurant."

Besha Rodell

"Its deserved legendary status is built on a classically fried chicken breast, a mound of spicy bread-and-butter pickle slaw and lightly spicy rooster aioli. The chicken itself is actually kind of diminutive compared with the insane amount of poultry found in other sandwiches around town, but the balance of flavors is right on. Grabbing this sandwich with a glass of wine at Son of a Gun's bar is one of our favorite solo-lunch treats in town."

Restaurant Hospitality

"The superior freshness and care taken with Jidori chickens (cage-free, no hormones or steroids, slaughtered the day they are delivered) make them the Kobe beef of chicken."

Norris Danta Ford

"Listen, if you’re not ready for this thing please don’t order it because its pretty amazing and will definitely satisfy anyone’s hunger."

Bryan Sander

"I love a good FCS but this one was a notch above the rest. ORDER THIS! It’s a huge chicken breast expertly seasoned with a nice, crunchy coating that will probably slip off (into your mouth) and topped with a nice cabbage and sweet pickle slaw. I love that they put in plenty of pickles, you’ll never run out. The brioche bun is super soft and toasted in what I’m assuming is a ton of butter."

Nicole Isaacs

"SO yummy! The bread was buttery and soft, the fried chicken crispy, flavorful and cooked perfectly, and I loved the fresh jalapeno and the slaw. The aioli brought it all together to make the perfect sandwich. Amazing!"