4/5 stars
Star Wars VIII: Bakersfield Boys Strike Again.
Their record remains perfect, aside from some personal preferences. There's a lot to like about this place, starting with the name The Eagle and ending with an eagle's close family-friend in your mouth, Fried Chicken.
1) This is the best fried chicken I've ever had, including fried chicken from my dreams. That honey dipping sauce could be the secret sauce, though I didn't have the balls to try the chicken without a skinny dip in the honey pool. And I thought I'd get skinny on the 1/4 Chicken, but it ended up being almost the perfect size for my stomach. The IDEAL portion for 1 person would be a 3/8 Chicken, even if they make it BYOR (Bring Your Own Ruler).
2) You heard it here first - The Eagle's Mac & Cheese is better than Keystone's, and MAYBE better than Kraft's. I'm still waiting for some survey results from any 6-year old who can eat and think at the same time.
3) The beer selection is ALSO better than Keystone's, with a nice touch of listing IBUs next to each beer. In a perfect world, they'd divide the alcohol content by the price, so I could see a measured "bang for my buck."
One thing that Keystone does better is marking on the menus which beers are out of stock. It was only after the waiter here came back that we found out that 2 of the 4 beers we ordered were not available.
4) Music fits with the theme, though it's not as good as Bakersfield, and it has nothing on my iTunes Top 25 Most Played.
4) Lighting is like Nada but pricing is like Dollar General. The low mood lighting feels contradictory with everything else about this place. One thing Bakersfield does well is that it makes you feel comfortable to come back more than 1x/week. The Eagle's lighting makes me feel the need to tidy up, which is difficult for me to do more than 1x/week, though this fried chicken could be done sometimes all the time every day.
Summary: The Eagle = Keystone lighting/beer x Bakersfield pricing/furniture
Further Summary: Kentucky Fried Eagle