Indiana Fried Chicken bet. Cincy and Greensburg, IN

Re:Indiana Fried Chicken bet. Cincy and Greensburg, IN (rmmk)

Sun, 03 Jan 2010 16:12:53 GMT

GREAT NEWS!!!!! Fireside Inn BACK OPEN under NEW ownership now open Jan 2010

Re:Indiana Fried Chicken bet. Cincy and Greensburg, IN (artmo)

Tue, 22 Dec 2009 20:40:37 GMT

been to all of the ones mentioned as my wife and i are certified indiana fried chicken junkies. bummer about the fireside-one of our favorites. wagners if fine,just prefer the brau haus in oldenburg. old brick a disappointment since kenny took over. inconsistent. some others of note: klumps in new alsace. a friendly family place . excellent chicken.way off the beaten path near greensburg is a tavern whos name escapes me in milhausen (help me folks!) been a while,but always good in the past.now for our current favorite: the st.leon tavern-formerly pauls. in "downtown"st.leon a mile north of the rt. one exit off I-75.a vibrant place with the best chicken we have found in the s.e. indiana corridor. been there for years. a terrific family place,with a good bar also. a "must try" in my opinion. hope this helps.

Re:Indiana Fried Chicken bet. Cincy and Greensburg, IN (surrycounty)

Mon, 17 Aug 2009 20:28:35 GMT

This is really sad news. I've wanted to try the fried chicken at the Fireside Inn for some time now; guess I'll have to make a quick roadtrip down to southeastern Indiana next week for my one and only meal there.

Re:Indiana Fried Chicken bet. Cincy and Greensburg, IN (rmmk)

Mon, 17 Aug 2009 20:17:23 GMT

Any one that wants to go to the Fire Side INN for chicken needs to go before August 28th 2009 they are closing for good we just ate there on the 15th and found out this realy sucks they have been there for many many many years

Re:Indiana Fried Chicken bet. Cincy and Greensburg, IN (KenK)

Mon, 27 Apr 2009 18:41:50 GMT

Ah , yes. Here is the Fireside INN.

fireside inn enochsburg indiana - Google Maps

Re:Indiana Fried Chicken bet. Cincy and Greensburg, IN (CajunKing)

Mon, 27 Apr 2009 17:54:38 GMT

It is still the Fireside Inn

google it using

Fireside Inn Enochsburg, Indiana

You will pull up the map and the phone

The little crossroads it is located is called Enochsburg, there is the fireside inn and a catholic church.

Re:Indiana Fried Chicken bet. Cincy and Greensburg, IN (KenK)

Mon, 27 Apr 2009 17:07:10 GMT

BTB

Does anyone have any knowledge or information about the Fireside Inn north of Rossburg that Miami Don referred to above? I googled, but could find no information or opinion on it at all. I see that it is north of Exit 143 which is right down the road (i.e. 6 miles) from the Oldenburg exit, which has 2 great fried chicken places located therein. This area for some strange reason seems to be one that has some great, great hossier fried chicken that is unique to the region.

The "chickenfest" that is held in London, KY (near the Colonel's Corbin home) in the fall (think Sept) is near a worthless experience IMHO. They trade heavily on the Colonel's theme, but fry their chicken in a huge container unlike the pressure fried system that the Colonel used. Not saying that it's bad, it's just massed-produced fried chicken and nothing special at all.

Could it be that it is no longer called the Fireside Inn ? I did a google search for restaurants in Greenwood, Indiana. And I found a Fireside Brewhouse.

Fireside Brewhouse: Contact Us

Re:Indiana Fried Chicken bet. Cincy and Greensburg, IN (BTB)

Mon, 27 Apr 2009 16:23:46 GMT

Does anyone have any knowledge or information about the Fireside Inn north of Rossburg that Miami Don referred to above? I googled, but could find no information or opinion on it at all. I see that it is north of Exit 143 which is right down the road (i.e. 6 miles) from the Oldenburg exit, which has 2 great fried chicken places located therein. This area for some strange reason seems to be one that has some great, great hossier fried chicken that is unique to the region.

The "chickenfest" that is held in London, KY (near the Colonel's Corbin home) in the fall (think Sept) is near a worthless experience IMHO. They trade heavily on the Colonel's theme, but fry their chicken in a huge container unlike the pressure fried system that the Colonel used. Not saying that it's bad, it's just massed-produced fried chicken and nothing special at all.

Re:Indiana Fried Chicken bet. Cincy and Greensburg, IN (MiamiDon)

Mon, 27 Apr 2009 15:50:59 GMT

The Zinzinnati Septemberfest is the one for me, then! Probably better for me in September, since I've been in the sub-tropics for so long.

Re:Indiana Fried Chicken bet. Cincy and Greensburg, IN (CajunKing)

Mon, 27 Apr 2009 15:46:51 GMT

MiamiDon:

Main Strasse Oktoberfest is September 11-13, 2009 (Covington, KY across the river)
Oktoberfest Zinzinnati is September 19-20, 2009 (America's Largest)

Wagners and Brau Haus have good chicken.

Re:Indiana Fried Chicken bet. Cincy and Greensburg, IN (surrycounty)

Mon, 27 Apr 2009 09:19:51 GMT

I just looked at www.kopperkettle.com and they are closed on Monday, but they're open for lunch and dinner every other day.

Re:Indiana Fried Chicken bet. Cincy and Greensburg, IN (BTB)

Mon, 27 Apr 2009 09:02:29 GMT

My wife and I have often stopped for fried chicken when traveling through that area, generally for lunch, at either the Brau Haus in Oldenburg, Wagner's in Oldenburg also, or the Old Brick Tavern in Sunman. The Old Brick Tavern use to be my favorite but the last few times that we stopped there it had been a big disappointment. Very greasy chicken and greasy tables to eat it on. It did seem like they changed ownership (for the worse). Wagner's is always good, but if you haven't tried the Brau Haus, I would highly suggest it. The "locals" steered us to it instead of Wagner's one time when we were in town and we thoroughly enjoyed it. See http://www.oldenburgbrauhaus.com/

We will have to try the Fireside Inn or Kopper Kettle if they are open for lunch.

Re:Indiana Fried Chicken bet. Cincy and Greensburg, IN (surrycounty)

Mon, 27 Apr 2009 08:29:24 GMT

MiamiDon, the Kopper Kettle in Morristown is a wonderful restaurant, and, IMO, worthy of a detour. Everything I've eaten there is great, especially the fried chicken. The decor is, for lack of a better word, "genteel"; rather classy, but you can still go in wearing blue jeans. Very friendly and professional service, too. It's on US 52 ( downtown Morristown ) between Indianapolis and Rushville.

Re:Indiana Fried Chicken bet. Cincy and Greensburg, IN (deeoh01)

Mon, 27 Apr 2009 08:21:36 GMT

You could always drive a little further up I-74 (or a few miles off I-74, to be exact) to the Kopper Kettle in Morristown. According to Google Maps it's about another 36 miles.

Re:Indiana Fried Chicken bet. Cincy and Greensburg, IN (MiamiDon)

Mon, 27 Apr 2009 06:55:09 GMT

CajunKing:

I'm not sure, maybe in time for the September Oktoberfest in Cincinnati (or is it in Covington?). I plan to drive west to Storie's in Greensburg one day, and I read in another thread about the Indiana fried chicken. A few of the recommended locations were more or less along the route (although it's so rural, that Google Maps had trouble with the locations).

Re:Indiana Fried Chicken bet. Cincy and Greensburg, IN (CajunKing)

Sun, 26 Apr 2009 19:31:43 GMT

I was at Wagner's last weekend and the chicken is stil AWESOME!

Fireside is not too bad either, I havent been to the old brick in a couple of years, so can't offer an opinion there.

When are you headed through?

Indiana Fried Chicken bet. Cincy and Greensburg, IN (MiamiDon)

Sun, 26 Apr 2009 09:36:22 GMT

Where is the best place to get Indiana Fried Chicken off of I-74 between Cincinnati, OH and Greensburg, IN?

Three suggestions I have found are:

Fireside Inn north of Rossburg

Wagner's Village Inn in Oldenburg

Old Brick Tavern in Sunman

Anyone been to any of them recently? The online reviews I found were mixed; two mentioned changes of ownership.