These Have Been Named the Best Local Fast Food Joints in Kentucky and Indiana

Are you a foodie? More to the point, are you a foodie road tripper? It's a term I invented, and it seems self-explanatory, but I'll shed some light. It's someone who travels to certain destinations because of the food.

Best Local Fast Food

I am a foodie road tripper, but I won't just go for a specific restaurant. I'll make sure to plan visits to other locales to complement my culinary journey. I've done it many times, and I have no doubt I'll do it many more times. And I love it when I find good tips, like one from lovefood.com that points out the best fast food restaurants in each state. Mind you, we're not talking about the big chains like McDonald's or KFC. These are all locally owned and look worthy of our time.

Since I'm in Kentucky and Indiana more than any other state, that's where I've narrowed my focus, so let's get started.

Garcia's Hot Dogs - Indianapolis

No arm-twisting will be necessary. No one will ever need to drag me to a restaurant that specializes in hot dogs. And when you have menu items like Ruben hot dogs, BLT dogs, chili cheese brats, Dorito dogs, famous Chicago dogs, dogs with everything, and a host of others, it's going to be me who does the dragging. There are items on the menu that aren't hot dogs, and I'm sure they're delicious, but I might never know what they're like. The full menu is available at the bottom of this post...

As you may have guessed, Garcia's Hot Dogs is a cart, not a brick-and-mortar. As it should be. You have no idea how bad I want a hot dog right now.

Chicken King - Louisville

I have driven long distances for chicken, so a quick trip to Louisville is not an issue. Their fried party wing boxes range from a 6-piece all the way up to a 120-piece. Are you hungry? Their fried chicken boxes range from an 8-piece to a 150-piece. How hungry are you?

Chicken King also offers specialty wings (tossed in signature sauces), barbecue, and fried fish, all of which are likely quite mouthwatering. This dude was quite pleased...

But I think I've found what could be my all-time favorite side dish, and I haven't even tried it.

That. Looks. Phenomenal.

Louisville is a great food city, anyway, and now I have another option to toss onto the pile. My only problem is not knowing what sauce I want or how many. I guess they call that a good problem.