We were driving through Chattanooga (mostly to visit MoonPie General Store) when Champy’s World Famous Fried Chicken popped up. It turns out that Champy’s Fried Chicken has more restaurants in Tennessee (3 in Chattanooga, Cleveland, Murfreesboro, and Smyrna) and Alabama (Alabaster, Daphne, Madison, and Muscle Shoals).
The restaurant’s rustic shack look had me in the mood before I had even ordered one thing. It reeks of Southern comfort food.
The Champy’s Fried Chicken menu didn’t make it easy to choose what to eat. I thought we did pretty well, considering we started with fried jalapeños, smoked sausage, cheese and pickle plate, wings, and chicken fingers.
Those starters were all delicious. The portions were generous and tasty, which made it difficult to leave some space for the fried chicken. Those fried jalapeños and smoked sausages were particularly good.
Mississippi Delta Homemade Hot Tamales?
I was super excited to find out that hot tamales were on the menu. Marcela and I came to love hot tamales when visiting Clarksdale, Mississippi. Love is an understatement; it is more like an obsession.
These hot tamales were right on the money, so much so that we took some to go.
The Champy’s fried chicken was crispy, juicy, and seasoned perfectly. The mashed potatoes and baked beans rounded out my platter, which I loved.
I was still picking at the starters even when I got my fried chicken on. There really is nothing like a selection of Southern goodness.
I’m not sure how we did it, but we finished up the meal with some of their homemade strawberry cake. It was perfect.
While sitting there thinking about how much I enjoyed my meal, I realized that we’re a long way from Miami, Florida. The good thing is that they have a few locations closer to me.
I’m hoping to run into them on another road trip. But, in the meantime, if we could get them to send me some Mississippi Delta Homemade Hot Tamales, I’d be set.
Champy’s Chicken
526 E ML King Blvd
Chattanooga, TN
(423) 752-9198
Website – https://champyschicken.com
Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/champyschicken
Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/champyschicken
Monday 10:30 am – 10:00 pm
Tuesday 10:30 am – 10:00 pm
Wednesday 10:30 am – 10:00 pm
Thursday 10:30 am – 10:00 pm
Friday 10:00 am – 12:00 am
Saturday 10:00 am – 12:00 am
Sunday 10:30 am – 10:00 pm
MoonPie General Store
After our lunch at Champy’s Fried Chicken, we paid a visit to the MoonPie General Store. If you’re a fan of the marshmallow, graham, and chocolate sandwiches that are MoonPies, then you’ve found your heaven.
In addition to the giant selection of MoonPies, there is branded merch, candies, snacks, and a small soda fountain at the entrance.
Then, I found the one thing that made my day at the MoonPie General Store: the MoonPie + RC Cola combo. It’s a Southern Thing—it says so right on the packaging!
After loading up on MoonPies and RC Colas, we headed out to our next destination, Atlanta, Georgia.
MoonPie General Store
429 Broad Street
Chattanooga, TN
(423) 877-0592
Website – https://moonpie.com
Instagram – http://instagram.com/theoriginalmoonpie
Facebook – http://www.facebook.com/moonpie