While the Megabite is mostly a pizza parlor, it also churns out some truly delectable wings and jojos. The regular jojos are a respectable choice, but there’s also the option of loaded jojos, which come topped with shredded cheese, sour cream, chopped bacon, and fresh chives. Jojos here are available by the pound, or the three-pound. And while pizza may not be the first pairing that comes to mind with chicken and jojos, if headed to the Megabite, it's worth grabbing a pie as well.

Sometimes referred to as Jack’s Chicken, it’s no secret that this corner market is legendary for its fried wings. And if one thing is certain, where there are wings, there are often jojos. The action is at the heated food case up front, which is a glorious blur of golden corn dogs, egg rolls, and usually a few trays of chicken by the piece and potato wedges to be eaten with plenty of ranch and hot sauce.

Like Alberta Market — and less than a mile west on the same street — Cullen’s Corner is also a convenience store with a strong fried chicken and jojos game, popular with Jefferson High School students and neighborhood regulars. Fair warning: if hitting this spot during off-peak hours, the heated food case might be woefully bare. With most of the hot food, including corn dogs and taquitos, being a bonafide bargain, this makes sense.

Chicken and jojos tend to be best enjoyed in their natural habitat, the dive bar. To experience a stellar version of this combo, head to Montavilla’s Hour Glass where the burnished wings and jojos are a perfect meal for perching on a barstool with a jukebox playing.

With counter service locations on both sides of the greater Portland area, Big’s Chicken is known for its smoked Alabama-style chicken with “white gold” barbecue sauce, a tangy mayo-based condiment. Both spots also fry chicken thighs and jojos; one noteworthy menu development, available at happy hour, are the plates of jojos and shredded smoked chicken, smothered in creole gravy, and garnished with green onion, cotija, and white gold sauce.

Up until 2018, this video poker bar near Mall 205 shared the same ownership as Reel M Inn, the inner southeast dive, famous for its fried chicken. Supposedly, Sadie Mae’s uses the same recipe, and there’s no question the chicken is well-seasoned with ultra-crackly skin. The massive jojos are so thickly cut, eating a wedge is practically like snacking on a whole baked potato.

With wood-fired whole birds and dips like chimichurri and habanero carrot sauce, this Hawthorne food cart doesn’t exactly do traditional chicken and jojos. But the “guns” in question — crispy potatoes, seasoned with lemon and sea salt, and served with pickled onions and creamy Peruvian aji sauce — are a welcome alternative to the usual.

When people in Portland think about their favorite spot for chicken and jojos, often the first name out of their mouth is the Reel’s. Division street’s iconic tchotchke-filled dive bar is beloved by Southern celebrity chefs, Texan restaurant owners, and Midwestern bartenders alike. The big secret: Reel M Inn refrigerates its chicken in its dredge for a few hours, which seasons the chicken and helps the skin adhere to the meat.