Didn't know there were any left: drove there next morning after seeing this, picked up a bucket and some gizzards. I'm happy! I live between the old locations at Echo Park and on Sunset/Fountain.
I used to frequent the Pioneer Chicken at Victory Blvd. and Vineland in North Hollywood. I was so bummed when they closed down. That was some good chicken 😋. I miss it. 😞😥
Man, I miss Pioneer! Not many of them here in San Diego, and the one I went to was in National City. Sad day when it went away. Need to make a trip to L.A. for some of that Orange Bird!
I tried both locations recently and I prefer the one in Bell Gardens. The one in Boyle Heights chicken was drier even though the crunch was still there.
@@mariem.1398 --- 5 minutes depending on what part of downtown you are in. It's just a matter of crossing the River and the train yard. I live in the Westlake District which is next to Echo Park. I'm 2 blocks West of the 110 freeway. The high rises start one block away from me but most are just on the other side of the freeway. I'm about a mile or less from where the 110 and 101 freeways collide. That's where Echo Park Park and Lake is. Glendale Blvd. at Sunset Blvd.
Used to visit the one in Anaheim on the corner of Magnolia and Lincoln as a kid. My pops really liked it. The sign (without the Pioneer) is still there.
Back in the 70s and 80s I used to patronize the Pioneer in Venice on the corner of Washington and Lincoln. Nothing better than biting into that orange-colored batter and having the grease just jump out at you.
Sure hope they bring Pioneer locations back. It's a shame that they only have two locations left. They have the best Chicken. I used to go the one in Santa Monica twice a week.
There used to be one on Western in Ktown. Now its a chinese fast food joint but that iconic building is still standing. They even filmed a scene at the location, in the movie Nightcrawler.
That was my local Pioneer Chicken. Lived just up the street from there. I was sad to see it go, sometime around the 1987 quake. The building is still there, but it's now a Mexican restaurant. I've been to the Bell Gardens one a few times and the memories came rushing back!
Mine was the one that used to be on Sunset and Fountain, back when Best Buy didn’t exist and everyone went next door to Circuit City! Yo Evan, you should check out Donahoo’s in Pomona, that one has a bit of a controversial story because there are a couple other locations that are NOT related (there seems to be some kind of controversy as to which one is the true OG). Best chicken in the area IMO
Pioneer was always very good. But with all due respect, Golden Bird was always the best chicken in LA in the 70s, 80s and 90s. And like Pioneer, there are only two Golden Bird locations left in LA. Try it out, and compare the two.
@@nismonotmugenGolden bird was delicious. Nowadays people open restaurants and say it's golden bird, but it's definitely not the same! There's one on western, it's ok! I remember they opened one on Manchester Blvd a few yrs back, it was horrible+ there biscuits was hard as bricks! They not even there anymore! Adams Blvd, and marlton/ Crenshaw were famous golden bird locations!😊
Pioneer was always better. Golden Bird is straight up trash nowadays. It's so bad they reheated all their sides in the microwave before serving it. If you want something better than both Jim Dandy's on Vermont and Imperial had always stayed consistent with the flavor and pricing.
The last time I had pioneer Chicken was in San Francisco on 24th and mission across the street from McDonald's thanks for the video brings back memories
I once moved in to a place because it was down the street from the Pioneer on Sunset. It closed before I even moved in. I hope they start growing from the two locations again.
LA is my back yard. I grew up in the LA and I remember eating once at Pioneer chicken. It was greasy as hell. I stuck with KFC. This was in the early 80s.
Pioneer was all over the South Bay back in the day. Chicken choices used to be Kentucky Fried Chicken, Pioneer, Church's & the fried chicken from the $1 Chinese fast food at the corner of Redondo Beach & Normandie. Good times!
As a kid, I used to visit my aunt and uncle who lived in Norwalk. Sometimes we’d go to the one in Norwalk Square. Good stuff. Since then, I’ve lived in other parts of the country. I have to say that Bojangles is probably my favorite fried chicken.
There used to be a Pioneer Chicken by where there used to be a Lucky's in Westminster, I think Magnolia and Bolsa. Didn't eat there often because my Dad hated fried chicken after two years in the army. Don't remember specifics other than I enjoyed it. This was the Seventies, I'm lucky I remember it at all. There was a Foster's Freeze nearby and Japanese farms, until they realized they could make more money selling to developers than farming.
We had one in the bay area. Chicken basket with fries was all we ever got because it was cheap. From what I can remember, it wasn't anything special. Decent for the price and all we could afford. The KFC in the Plaza across the street is still there so....
Their strips are what I go for… unmatched. And I am not even a chicken strip guy. Yet, that was my youth in the mid eighties. Summertime ☀️ After swimming for hours at the local high school Ma takes us to Pioneer Chicken for a strip basket with double fries 🍟 😋
Because people in more well to do areas are better educated on eating healthier foods, and wouldn't patronize these types of places. As an example, there are zero McDonalds in Beverly Hills.
There’s used to be a third one about 15 years ago, but I’ve been to the two remaining restaurants, mainly the Bell Gardens location. I still think it’s the best. I love the crust, although you gotta eat it the same day, in other words, it doesn’t hold up to refrigeration very well.
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I remember pioneer chicken! Brings my childhood back…
Didn't know there were any left: drove there next morning after seeing this, picked up a bucket and some gizzards. I'm happy! I live between the old locations at Echo Park and on Sunset/Fountain.
As a kid my grandma would take to Pioneer chicken on Soto after the last day of school every year. Oh how I miss my grams!
I used to frequent the Pioneer Chicken at Victory Blvd. and Vineland in North Hollywood. I was so bummed when they closed down. That was some good chicken 😋. I miss it. 😞😥
I used to go to the one in Long Beach, it was down the street from my house and was my favorite fried chicken when I was little.
I worked at a Lucky grocery store and we had a Pioneer Chicken and an HSalt fish and chips next door. It was great
Luckys in alhambra?
@@michaelcastillo364 South Gate,State St and Firestone. 467
Pioneer should have been where Chick-fil-A is today!
Going to drive from wildomar tomorrow and eat there. Thank you for this
I still eat at Pioneer.
Usually at the Bell Gardens store with the drive through.
Man, I miss Pioneer! Not many of them here in San Diego, and the one I went to was in National City. Sad day when it went away. Need to make a trip to L.A. for some of that Orange Bird!
Good News!! The 2 grandkids are going to try and bring back Pioneer!
I grew up in Venice and ate at the one on Lincoln.
Orange Bang is SFV-born!
Better chicken than KFC! Went to locations in the SFV
Was greasy but delicious. Got my chicken fries and a pickled Jalapeño
I tried both locations recently and I prefer the one in Bell Gardens. The one in Boyle Heights chicken was drier even though the crunch was still there.
I live in Downtown L.A. and I go to the Boyle Heights Pioneer once a month at least.
How far is Downtown L.A. from Boyle Heights ?
@@mariem.1398 --- 5 minutes depending on what part of downtown you are in.
It's just a matter of crossing the River and the train yard.
I live in the Westlake District which is next to Echo Park. I'm 2 blocks West of the 110 freeway. The high rises start one block away from me but most are just on the other side of the freeway. I'm about a mile or less from where the 110 and 101 freeways collide. That's where Echo Park Park and Lake is. Glendale Blvd. at Sunset Blvd.
Two minutes away. Just over the Six Street bridge.
LAin1 stepping up the production value! Love it! ❤213❤
Used to visit the one in Anaheim on the corner of Magnolia and Lincoln as a kid. My pops really liked it. The sign (without the Pioneer) is still there.
Back in the 70s and 80s I used to patronize the Pioneer in Venice on the corner of Washington and Lincoln. Nothing better than biting into that orange-colored batter and having the grease just jump out at you.
I did not know there was a pioneer at that intersection. Now you have Costco and 818 Brewery.
Use to go to the one in South Gate. Use to get a comic book or other toys as a child. Pioneer chicken was the best.
Sure hope they bring Pioneer locations back. It's a shame that they only have two locations left. They have the best Chicken. I used to go the one in Santa Monica twice a week.
The Pioneer Chicken in La Mirada was walking distance from my house. I loved the place!!!😎❤️
My dad always bought from that one !
There used to be one on Western in Ktown. Now its a chinese fast food joint but that iconic building is still standing. They even filmed a scene at the location, in the movie Nightcrawler.
I briefly worked at the one on the corner of Whittier Blvd. and Painter Ave. in 1980. . . . .
That was my local Pioneer Chicken. Lived just up the street from there. I was sad to see it go, sometime around the 1987 quake. The building is still there, but it's now a Mexican restaurant. I've been to the Bell Gardens one a few times and the memories came rushing back!
When we lived in pacoima back in the 80s we use to go do laundry and there was one right next to it. Loved it
LA in a Minute is GREAT!!! Keep up te good work. What I remember the most about Pioneer Chicken was the FISH and chips.Amazing with the malt vinegar.
Mine was the one that used to be on Sunset and Fountain, back when Best Buy didn’t exist and everyone went next door to Circuit City!
Yo Evan, you should check out Donahoo’s in Pomona, that one has a bit of a controversial story because there are a couple other locations that are NOT related (there seems to be some kind of controversy as to which one is the true OG). Best chicken in the area IMO
I went to the one in Cypress. My friends and family still talk about how much we miss it. I hope it makes a comeback!
That was our go to back in the day...80s and 90s
Dad used to sneak in 7 and 7 in a cup (if you know you know) and we’d have a great time !!!
See Grams 😅
When I was a kid, the original Pioneer Chicken was located in Echo-Park. They had 2 side-by-side stores.
I drive from Ontario ca to Bell gardens for it.
Pioneer was always very good. But with all due respect, Golden Bird was always the best chicken in LA in the 70s, 80s and 90s. And like Pioneer, there are only two Golden Bird locations left in LA. Try it out, and compare the two.
Golden bird is fire
@@nismonotmugenGolden bird was delicious. Nowadays people open restaurants and say it's golden bird, but it's definitely not the same! There's one on western, it's ok! I remember they opened one on Manchester Blvd a few yrs back, it was horrible+ there biscuits was hard as bricks! They not even there anymore! Adams Blvd, and marlton/ Crenshaw were famous golden bird locations!😊
Pioneer was always better. Golden Bird is straight up trash nowadays. It's so bad they reheated all their sides in the microwave before serving it. If you want something better than both Jim Dandy's on Vermont and Imperial had always stayed consistent with the flavor and pricing.
@@richterbelmont2 If I were going for something other than Golden Bird, but very much like Golden Bird, I'd go to Honey's Kettle in Culver City.
@@reneejohnson9256 damn that's what happened to the place? I remembered they opened one in Georgia a few years ago. Closed down though.
There was a Pioneer Chicken on Lincoln Blvd. in Venice near Santa Monica. Great tasting food!
Pioneers of chicken!!
The last time I had pioneer Chicken was in San Francisco on 24th and mission across the street from McDonald's thanks for the video brings back memories
I grew up near the location in Echo Park. This video takes me waaaaaaaay back.
Their Biscuits are amazing.
I once moved in to a place because it was down the street from the Pioneer on Sunset. It closed before I even moved in. I hope they start growing from the two locations again.
Lemonade was a popular drink
AND IT STILL IS
LA is my back yard. I grew up in the LA and I remember eating once at Pioneer chicken. It was greasy as hell. I stuck with KFC. This was in the early 80s.
I used to live & work in Honolulu back in the 1970's and they had a Pioneer Chicken out there.
i remember the one in Hawthorne i believe Rosecrans and Prairie
Pioneer was all over the South Bay back in the day. Chicken choices used to be Kentucky Fried Chicken, Pioneer, Church's & the fried chicken from the $1 Chinese fast food at the corner of Redondo Beach & Normandie. Good times!
Wow. Someone upgraded the video equipment! What camera are using now for this video?
As a kid, I used to visit my aunt and uncle who lived in Norwalk. Sometimes we’d go to the one in Norwalk Square. Good stuff. Since then, I’ve lived in other parts of the country. I have to say that Bojangles is probably my favorite fried chicken.
Where is Bojangles? I've never seen one in LA.
@@imagesinla8575 They’re in the South. We had one in the town I used to live in in Tennessee
@@semipenguin Thanks!
Used to go to one in Sunland.
They had a pioneer chicken in Montebello when I was growing up
There used to be a Pioneer Chicken by where there used to be a Lucky's in Westminster, I think Magnolia and Bolsa. Didn't eat there often because my Dad hated fried chicken after two years in the army. Don't remember specifics other than I enjoyed it. This was the Seventies, I'm lucky I remember it at all. There was a Foster's Freeze nearby and Japanese farms, until they realized they could make more money selling to developers than farming.
They had one in Pomona Holt /San Antonio man it was good, this one he’s at is on Soto in E-Los.
The BEST chicken!!!!!!
You guys made my mouth water!
Do they still have the corn on the cob in the yellow wrapper ?
I went to their website. You can do the same. They have corn on cob.
Forgot about this place.
Good stuff
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Mimber Pup N Taco ??
PC is the GOAT of fried 🍗 !!!
Bbq sauce and chicken tenders for me.. i always go to bell gardens. 20 mins drive from me off florence…🔥🔥
I live in Hacienda Heights and we han one on Hacienda Blvd and Gale Ave
It was all about the corn on the cob in those translucent yellow bags
I was always wondering why there are plenty of Florist Stores that have a particular Spanish style to their facade. Perhaps a new LA in a minute?
Kids used to steal Pioneer Pete and take him to high school for a senior prank.
We took the Big Boy once too.
We had one in the bay area. Chicken basket with fries was all we ever got because it was cheap. From what I can remember, it wasn't anything special. Decent for the price and all we could afford. The KFC in the Plaza across the street is still there so....
Im from Stkn, ca. used to live like 3 blocks from pioneer Chicken Havent had it oh gosh going on 40 Yrs, How many more left ?
I used to hit the one on Tweedy in South Gate when I was kid.
It was on Firestone and State Street, next to the Lucky Market.
Their strips are what I go for… unmatched. And I am not even a chicken strip guy. Yet, that was my youth in the mid eighties. Summertime ☀️ After swimming for hours at the local high school Ma takes us to Pioneer Chicken for a strip basket with double fries 🍟 😋
That sounds amazing! There’s nothing like those nostalgic summer memories. Pioneer Chicken really knows how to hit the spot! 🐔🍟
You need to try honey kettle in Culver city
Those prices for fried fucking chicken can best be described as ludicrous
Loved the flavor but gave me a headache. Weird right?
Funny, i just had 'Raisin Canes' today for the first time...nothing to rave about really...it was just bland chicken and batter.
There is one by my volunteer job. I went for lunch and found out they don't have white meat chicken. So strange to me.
It was the best
In the 70s, the Glendale Pioneer's chicken did not smell or taste fresh. Glenoaks and Grandview.
F*** me. Like I need another reason to go back to LA. I’ll be going here next time if it’s still there
I'm sure there's more than 2 locations of KFC in LA. 😅
Went to bell gardens not the same
I had no idea any were still around! Pioneer was always better than KFC and that's before the decline in quality KFC has had over the last decades...
Pioneer. Montebello.
OJ Simpson used to make the famous pioneer chicken commercials. 🤭
the cost to eat at these places makes for a good diet plan
Is Tommy's famous chili burgers falling off , below expectations?
@@tonystarks5569 No, but the original in LA is still the best one.
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Why are these types of restaurants found only in ghetto areas?
Rent is cheap so these are usually the last to go. But this one never went under as they have kept everything O.G.
Because people in more well to do areas are better educated on eating healthier foods, and wouldn't patronize these types of places. As an example, there are zero McDonalds in Beverly Hills.
There’s used to be a third one about 15 years ago, but I’ve been to the two remaining restaurants, mainly the Bell Gardens location. I still think it’s the best. I love the crust, although you gotta eat it the same day, in other words, it doesn’t hold up to refrigeration very well.
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