Carl's Corner

21378 1st St, Essig
(507) 354-4241

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michael wood

Great food, great service, open atmosphere

Food: 5

Service: 5

Ron Kuehn

We stopped in last night with a group of 10 from a bachelor party. The place looked busy from outside and it was pretty busy once we went in. No problem here’s a table. The waitress came over within a minute of us sitting down. We never had empty drinks. The food was very quick and delicious. Awesome place!!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

steventQ1817YN

A wonderful place!!!!!!!!!!!! Absolutely delicious fried chicken, everything was tasty, and the people were very friendly!

Janet Zinniel

The food is Amazing!!! The people working there are even More amazing!!😊❤

Kellie Johnson Brooks

Just had the Carls Combo pizza (no celery) and it was simply amazing!!!

gail3845

Great food, great prices on both food and drink, great staff…a “diamond in the rough” in Essig, MN. Oh, and be sure to have the 1919 Root Beer. It is the best!

Sandie Borth

Good food.people and friendly!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Hamburger Steak

Katie Peterson

Service was truly exceptional, and the broasted chicken was amazing! Loaded American fries with nacho cheese, cooked mushrooms, green peppers, and fried onions were something you don't see elsewhere.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Half Chicken Dinner

Sam Poquette

Still the best chicken around and always friendly workers even though I know I don’t look like most of the customers coming through. They are always great, always pleasant, place is always clean. And the place is rly old school classy. Not many establishments left like this one. Highly recommended by me.

Parking: Easy parking, well maintained exterior

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Fried Chicken

Werner Schäfer

Eating and drinking at a bourgeois level.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 3

Service: 3

Kris Sandmann

Minnesota's best chicken and pizza for sure

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Fried Chicken

Samuel Poquette

Best fried chicken around, highly recommended

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

K. Stamp

Hometown delightfulness

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Sausage, Cheeseburger, Onion Rings, Fried Chicken, Hamburger

Mark Wiger

Delicious chicken and pizza. Always the best dining destination compared to anything else for miles around.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Dat Nguyen

First and foremost, this is not fried chicken. It's broasted. If you barge into the place claiming that you heard they have the best fried chicken like I did, they're going to tell you 'no' and that they have broasted chicken. My ears heard roasted, and I thought to myself, 'that can't be right' but after researching I have learned about broasting:

"Broasting is a special cooking process that combines pressure frying and traditional shallow frying to produce juicy chunks of fried chicken with a crispy outer layer."

With that said, it looks and feels similar to frying. The definition of broasting includes a description on a variation of frying... but it is not fried chicken. I post this here as a jest to the owners/staff in all friendliness and an extended discussion we had with our friends about the topic.

Semantics aside, it's really good. Mind you that smaller pieces may seem overcooked but the larger pieces will retain their juiciness. So don't judge your experience if you choose only small pieces. The establishment is a standalone building just off the highway in the town of Essig and is so good we drove from New Ulm just to get it. The staff and even the patrons there are super friendly and there is a good amount of seating in the main and rear section of the restaurant. Clean and well maintained, the atmosphere is casual and friendly. Although seemingly out of the way for eats relative to our stay in New Ulm, it is worth the travel.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Fried Chicken

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