Looking for restaurants? Our top picks are Top Shelf Sports Lounge, Metro Diner and WEST GRILL, ranked by diner ratings. The full list below updates as menus change.
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30 restaurants in Best Fried Chicken in Tampa | Top Spots
- Top Shelf Sports Lounge: American.
- Metro Diner: American.
- WEST GRILL: American.
- HATTRICKS: American.
- LA LECHONERA RESTAURANT: Spanish.
- PRESS BOX SPORTS EMPORIUM INC: American.
- SALEM'S FRESH EATS: Seafood.
- SHOWTOWN USA: American.
- NEW CHINA: Chinese.
- PEABODYS: American.
- CHINA YUAN RESTAURANT: Chinese.
- WESTSHORE PIZZA: Italian.
- NICK'S GYROS & SUBS: Greek.
- SALEM'S FRESH EATS: Mediterranean.
- WING KING OF FLETCHER: American.
- GROVE SOHO: Mediterranean.
- MACKENZIE'S SPORTS TAVERN: American.
- BUBBAQUES: American.
- SALEM'S FRESH EATS: Seafood.
- JETS PIZZA: Italian.
- G PEPPERS GRILL & TAVERN: American.
- TIMES SQUARE PIZZA CO: Italian.
- CICI'S PIZZA #373: Italian.
- ISLANDS PIZZA: Italian.
- WOK N ROLL: Chinese.
- WORLD OF BEER: American.
- GLORY DAYS GRILL: American.
- PIZZA FAMIGLIA: Italian.
- GRAPE LEAF EXPRESS: Middle Eastern.
- SALEM'S FRESH EATS: Mediterranean.
How this list is built
Chefi analyzes each restaurant’s menu and tags every dish’s dietary suitability with an ingredient-based engine. Restaurants with at least three matching dishes on their current menu rank first, ordered by diner ratings, with the number of matching dishes breaking ties; owner-verified restaurants are highlighted at the top. Lists refresh as menus and ratings change.
