{"id":3212,"date":"2024-11-08T20:53:02","date_gmt":"2024-11-09T00:53:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/santacruzfoodie.com\/?p=3212"},"modified":"2024-12-17T09:15:44","modified_gmt":"2024-12-17T17:15:44","slug":"spotlight-on-a-great-sc-county-dish-fried-chicken-at-bantam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/santacruzfoodie.com\/?p=3212","title":{"rendered":"Spotlight on a great Santa Cruz County dish: Fried chicken at Bantam"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Photo credit: Tara Fatemi Walker<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

How could I forget about this restaurant? Shame on me: I hadn\u2019t been to Westside Santa Cruz’s Bantam<\/a> in a long time, and I went last weekend. Wow, what I\u2019ve been missing! The fried chicken was out of this world. When I ordered it, the server said “just so you know the chili butter is very spicy tonight” and as I told her, that is a-ok by me (and it was yummy). I highly recommend you get this the next time you dine at Bantam.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Also, I shared a small piece of the chicken (with accompaniments of course) with one of my dining companions, and she kindly shared a small piece of her Margherita-with-added-rocket-and Calabrian chiles with me. This wood-fired concoction was delightful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

My husband ordered the Little Gems salad and gave me a few bites — I will definitely eat one of these in the future. Very fresh ingredients, including local radishes, all enhanced by a delicious vinaigrette.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Find Bantam at 1010 Fair Ave., 831-420-0101. Follow the restaurant on Instagram @bantam1010<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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