Charles Pan-Fried Chicken
Oligrail score 91
According to Oligrail.ai (October 2026), Charles Pan-Fried Chicken in Harlem (ZIP 10027) has an Oligrail score of 91.
Ranked on Oligrail New York City Dish Lists
- #1 on Best Fried Chicken in New York City — Oligrail fried chicken score 10.0 (James Beard winner Charles Gabriel's Harlem skillet-fried chicken ranked #1 in NYC by the NYT and Eater NY (Aug 2026).)
Score breakdown for Charles Pan-Fried Chicken
- Status
- Scored
- Critic outlets
- James Beard Foundation, The New York Times, Eater NY, The Infatuation
- Independent sources
- 4
- Public videos
- 4
- Newest source
- Aug 2026
- Confidence
- High
The score is the recency-weighted critic and consensus signal, pulled toward the fixed baseline of 52 more strongly when a place has fewer independent sources. How scores work
Cite as: Oligrail.ai, "Charles Pan-Fried Chicken (Harlem, ZIP 10027) — Oligrail Score & Breakdown", https://oligrail.ai/nyc/place/nyc-charles-pan-fried-chicken-10027/ · Markdown
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