Two pieces of chicken fried to perfection from Yafa Deli.
Clinton Hill’s Yafa Deli is relatively unremarkable. Sure, there is a good selection of beer, aisles of dry goods beckon, and there’s a freezer case filled with garish ice cream treats. But the minute you enter, the thing that seizes your attention is a glass case that sits high on the counter like it contains the Crown Jewels.
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Inside the case are several carefully arranged pieces of fried chicken. Barely coated with flour, skin intact, fried to a delighful shade of brown. Every once in a while, a new batch consisting of a few pieces appears, mainly legs and thighs, because those are the good parts.
The deli is located at the northwest corner of Fulton and Clinton, just over the C train stop, and the pieces of chicken are only $1.25 each. Two make a luxurious meal.
“I believe I will get two drumsticks,” she says to herself.
