Frankenmuth, Michigan - Bavarian Chicken Rivalry

Two rival all-you-can eat Bavarian fried chicken restaurants, Zehnder's and the Bavarian Inn (the latter with Frankenmuth-style(TM) chicken!) owned by cousins in the same family who have a clear hatred for each other. Each restaurant can seat over 1000 people simultaneously. The restaurants are basically identical but each have their own local Bavarian-style beer, local girls as waitresses in revealing Bavarian bargirl costumes, and of course the all-you-can eat fried chicken menus that certainly contribute more than their fair share of that famous Midwestern cellulite found throughout the region in copious sagging buttocks. Both restaurants have websites where you can admire the costumes and results. [Harley Davis, 09/18/1998]