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Ma Glockner's is gone, but its chicken lives on

By adamg on Mon, 03/26/2012 - 7:40am

On a random road trip yesterday, we ended up in Woonsocket, RI (OK, so, yeah, pretty random). It was getting late, we hadn't gotten lunch and we stumbled on a place called River Falls. Looked like your basic burger-and-steaks-in-an-old-mill restaurant. But then the waitress started to tell us their Sunday special was Ma Glockner's, but she couldn't finish because I basically yelled "berched chicken!" which kind of startled her because people don't generally yell out the day's specials.

Yes, the chicken steamed for several hours is back, and, yes, it's served with a fresh cinnamon bun, just like they did at the old Bellingham place that closed a few years back (also with fries and a salad). But they only serve it on Sundays.

Once you see the Bienvenu sign, you're only a minute away from berched chicken:

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Comments

By Sally on Mon, 03/26/2012 - 10:50am.

Have never heard of it!

By adamg on Mon, 03/26/2012 - 11:02am.

It's very, very soft. Nice spices, too, but by themselves not unique.

By merlinmurph on Mon, 03/26/2012 - 10:58am.

...and didn't get a New York system hot dog? ;-)

Another good thing in Woonsocket - Chan's for music. Lots of good blues acts. Skip the food.

By adamg on Mon, 03/26/2012 - 11:01am.

But only after coming out of the restaurant, and by then we were stuffed :-).

By MattyC on Mon, 03/26/2012 - 11:05am.

First off, they're weiners. :p Secondly, everyone knows the only real New York System is in Olneyville. Even the other locations of the same shop aren't the same. New York Lunch is for those poseur quebecois up in Woon-e-so-quette. Throw me down the stairs my lunch, mama.

By Dan Farnkoff on Mon, 03/26/2012 - 11:18am.

Another thing I totally loved about that place.
Even if not, we're going. Thanks for the heads up, Adam. :)

By Dave on Mon, 03/26/2012 - 5:32pm.

According to the menu, they do.

The full experience requires knotty pine paneling and waiters who take your drink orders and come back to slam your salad in front of you because there's only one menu item.

By adamg on Mon, 03/26/2012 - 5:36pm.

But the walls are all exposed stone and cement from when the place was a factory or something. And our waitress was very nice, didn't slam anything.

By fibrowitch on Mon, 03/26/2012 - 12:52pm.

Looks like I have a Sunday road trip in my future.

By ct on Mon, 03/26/2012 - 1:42pm.

I miss Woonsocket*. Broaster House Chicken is where my family went.

*Nobody misses Woonsocket

By cw in boston on Mon, 03/26/2012 - 3:00pm.

I love knowing that the recipe continues. My mother always wanted me to take her to Bellingham when she could no longer drive. I may have to go for old times sake.

By anon on Mon, 03/26/2012 - 5:40pm.

Cinnamon was one spice she used in flavoring the crispy skin. Story goes that one day Ma Glockner served the men working on the road in front of her house some of her home made chicken. It was so delicious, the workers called her "Ma" and the family restaurant grew from there.

By Alex_Toth on Tue, 03/27/2012 - 9:22am.

For newcomers like me (maybe not, been here since '98) who were confused by this post, here's a some backstory:
http://www.milforddailynews.com/business/x13620432...

Sounds pretty cool. Love these old-school types of places. Looks like it used to be a pretty huge restaurant.

By Udonymous on Tue, 03/27/2012 - 9:27am.

I want it back, too.

By Raised in Woonsocket on Tue, 03/27/2012 - 11:23am.

Right across the square is another great old school favorite of mine, Ye Olde English - best Fish-n-Chips anywhere.