The chicken box is Baltimore’s everyday comfort food: fried wings packed over fries, usually in a foam clamshell, finished with salt, ketchup and hot sauce. Locals argue about whether the fries should be plain or seasoned “Western” fries.
Fried chicken carryout · Downtown and Lexington Market · $
Chicken box: wings and fries. A carryout near Lexington Market that The Banner rates among the city’s best for a Baltimore chicken box: fried wings over fries with ketchup and hot sauce.
Fried chicken counter · Downtown and Lexington Market · $
Crispy wings and fries. A Lexington Market counter for a classic chicken box, crispy wings and fries, with sweet tea or lemonade.
Southern kitchen and biscuits · Remington · $
Biscuits, biscuit sandwiches, chicken box. Damian Mosley’s small Remington kitchen, famous for buttermilk biscuits.
Most chicken box shops are cash-friendly carryouts with short menus. Ask for the wings “fried hard” if you like them extra crispy.
Every place here was checked as operating in October 2026. Hours change, so check before you go. Ratings come only from readers.
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