Celebrate National Fried Chicken Day

INDIANAPOLIS, IN - Another 'National Day', another reason to celebrate - with food.

Only this time, with fried chicken. Today is National Fried Chicken Day, trending across social media as #nationalfriedchickenday.

Free fried chicken is the perfect way to celebrate, and Hollyhock Hill Restaurant, 8110 N. College Ave., Indianapolis, announced via Facebook staff will give each customer one free drumstick from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Can't make it to the family restaurant? There's plenty of businesses throughout the Indianapolis area with fried chicken tasty enough for your festivities.

• The Eagle, 310 Massachusetts Ave., Indianapolis: I can't get enough of their Fried Chicken sandwich, add spicy honey.
• Maxine's Chicken & Waffles, 132 North E. St., Indianapolis: A downtown fried chicken staple.
• Joella's Hot Chicken, 4715 E. 96th St., Indianapolis: The order-in-line service allows you to get the fantastic friend chicken straight to your table in no time.
• Mississippi Belle, 2170 E. 54th St., Indianapolis: It's on my list, and Yelp's reviews just made me move it higher up.

If you're tight on time but want to celebrate, there's always KFC.

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