Sur Restaurant
3601 The Barnyard, Carmel (831) 250-7188, surcarmel.com
There’s a lot to like about Billy Quon’s Sur, especially the fried chicken. Crispy and amber brown on the outside, juicy and tender on the inside, the calm white meat sweetened by a drizzle of honey that also carries a bitter edge. And as if that’s not enough, there’s a dusky paprika spice in the crust to contend with the honey. If KFC has a colonel and Chinese restaurants have a general, the chef at Sur must be a field marshal of chicken. Reach your friends on the ol’ pager and let them know about it.