Big's Chicken
Chicken restaurant · North Tabor ·
Alabama-style fried chicken, jojos, and white gold sauce
Alabama-style fried chicken, jojos, and white gold sauce
"Served alongside giant jojos and gravy-drowned mashed potatoes, Alabama-style chicken is the headliner at this laidback, Southern food spot from Portland culinary legend Ben Bettinger. Available grilled or fried, the juicy house chicken starts off with a zesty Fresno pepper marinade before hitting the smoker, basted in Big’s “white gold” barbecue sauce. Dry spice-tossed wings and chicken sandwiches round out the menu, but really, it’s about the straight-up smoked birds. Grab a combo meal or plate to get the chicken with several sides for a full spread." - Zoe Baillargeon
"Described as a “good weekly staple” for carry-out with Akwai and his girlfriend: “Big’s Chicken, that’s a good weekly staple. We get some grilled chicken and salad and some jojos. It’s easy for us.”" - Thom Hilton
"With counter service locations on both sides of the greater Portland area, Big’s Chicken is known for its smoked Alabama-style chicken with “white gold” barbecue sauce, a tangy mayo-based condiment. Both spots also fry chicken thighs and jojos; one noteworthy menu development, available at happy hour, are the plates of jojos and shredded smoked chicken, smothered in creole gravy, and garnished with green onion, cotija, and white gold sauce." - Rebecca Roland
"I noted that Big’s Chicken announced it will be closed on Monday because of the heat wave." - Brooke Jackson-Glidden
"Big’s Chicken is one of the local chains with two locations, and its fried chicken sandwich ranks after Jojo’s and Basilisk’s in my book." - Brooke Jackson-Glidden