"Another of Salem’s truck-to-restaurant success stories, the Easy Otter has quickly become a favorite downtown spot for hand-breaded chicken tenders and fried chicken sandwiches. Owner Lindsay Anderson’s love for otters features in the whimsical framed portraits of otters on the walls. The Southern-inspired menu is primarily variations of fried chicken sandwiches, one smothered in Nashville hot sauce, another on the lighter side topped with slaw. The menu items are named for TV and film references. Don’t leave without trying her beignets; puffy, deep-fried pillows of squishy dough blanketed in powdered sugar, filled with lemon, or drenched in marionberry sauce." - Emily Teel
