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Palms Krystal Bar & Grill has been serving fine family dining since 1936. Located in the heart of Port Huron, it has a been an area favorite known for serving the famous Chicken in the Rough©.

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History

In 1936 Beverly and Ruby Osborne were driving west from Oklahoma to California. They had no reason to be joyful. They were middle aged and the Depression had wiped out their savings.

On this particular afternoon it seemed that everyone in the state was attempting to escape the famine of the Oklahoma dust bowl. With not much more than their meager belongings and a basket of fried chicken, Beverly Osborne coaxed his Ford pickup across the barren prairie. Suddenly, a bump in the rutted road scattered the chicken and basket. Picking it up, Rubye complained "this is really Chicken in the Rough®." With that chance remark, a fortune was born. Beverly turned his truck around and headed back home.

A man who, on instinct, had made a modest fortune and lost it - Beverly reasoned that "fingers were made before forks" and that chicken could be a cheap source of food at a time when incomes were sparse. Beverly learned from his previous business experience and failures that every business must provide customer satisfaction by identifying customers' needs and how to satisfy those needs better than anyone else. Soon, with the money he had received from the sale of his wife's wedding ring, he had an operation serving fried chicken with shoestring potatoes, hot biscuits and honey. That was the delectable meal that started "Fast Food - Fried Chicken Franchising" - long before McDonald's or Kentucky Fried Chicken. .

Address: 1535 Pine Grove Ave, Port Huron, MI 48060, USA
Phone: (810) 985-9838
State: Michigan
Zip Code: 48060


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Reviews
I have been eating here for over twenty years as we travel to Canada every summer. The food is always quality. It has an old timey dinner feel giving it a fun and unique dinning experience. They offer a delicious perch with shoestring french fries along with a wide variety of other menu items. One of my other favorites is their homemade chicken noodle soup. It is full of veggies, chicken and noodles with delicious flavor. My dad loved they fried chicken livers. It is definitely a unique spot to brag a delicious lunch or dinner.
8 years ago (12-08-2017)
Very good fried chicken, extremely crispy, hot and fresh. It is a busy restaurant and the seating area is a bit crowded. The restaurant has a cool retro funky interior as well. The bathroom is extremely tiny but it's clean. Service is quick and friendly in general. One thing's that the food quality is not consistent, which is important to me because I drive over an hour to come here.
8 years ago (10-07-2017)
Great food and great service. I've eaten here a couple of times. 1st time, of course I had the fried chicken. It was excellent. Today I tried the combo liver/gizzard platter. I'd never had gizzards before but 3 doubles gave me courage. Wow, they were amazing. So good! Be brave, just try 'em. ;)
8 years ago (05-07-2017)
Delicious, hot, fresh and filling! Unique entrees (I had the Nashville Hot sandwich). Excellent, attentive service, great retro atmosphere, and it was inexpensive! I wish I could give it more stars!
8 years ago (25-08-2017)
Loved this place until we stopped for a carry out on April 13, 2017, after I had surgery at the local hospital. My husband witnessed the cook rubbing her nose and scratching her crotch area while working. Never once stopping to wash her hands. Turns my stomach even today. Used to be our favorite place to stop when in PH
8 years ago (12-07-2017)
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