What Happened to Charles' Country Pan Fried Chicken? (New York, NY)
Best Thing I Ever Ate, All-Star New York, New York
Current status
As of October 2026, Charles' Country Pan Fried Chicken has closed — confirmed via Yelp, July 2026.
What the source shows: A Yelp listing for 2461 Frederick Douglass Boulevard, updated July 2026, marked the location CLOSED; The Curious Uptowner separately reported the storefront empty with its furniture removed. How we decide a status →
- Episode All-Star, Episode 3
- Address 2461 Frederick Douglass Boulevard, New York, NY 10030
- Website No current website found
- Show map
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What happened after Best Thing I Ever Ate?
On All-Star Best Thing I Ever Ate's 'Deep-Fried Decadence' episode, the seasoned, pan-fried chicken from Charles' Country Pan Fried Chicken was one of the fried dishes celebrated on the show. Chef Charles Gabriel had cooked in Harlem kitchens since the 1990s, and Edible Manhattan credited him with a James Beard semifinalist nod for his three-times-seasoned, pan-fried chicken. A Yelp listing for the featured address, 2461 Frederick Douglass Boulevard, updated July 2026, marked the location 'CLOSED.' The Curious Uptowner reported that the storefront sat empty with its furniture removed, and said Gabriel was expanding the business to new Harlem and Upper West Side addresses, including 340 West 145th Street and 144-146 West 72nd Street, rather than leaving the trade.
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Sources we checked
- Yelp https://www.yelp.com/biz/charles-pan-fried-chicken-new-york-2
- thecuriousuptowner.com https://www.thecuriousuptowner.com/post/charles-pan-fried-chicken-in-harlem-now-sits-empty-but-an-upper-west-side-location-is-coming-soon
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Record btiea-0926 · checked by Cal Marchetti.