American food to feed to a British friend?

[Peelee]

To be fair, those ideas are not unheard of in the UK. There are like a dozen different types of fried chicken shops in my hometown. I'm sure there are more varieties and better quality available in the US, but I don't think they would generate the kind of surprise the OP is looking for.

Edit: ah, I didn't see we'd gone onto a new page. Oh well.

Fried chicken shops, or chicken-fry shops? Because they are very, very different, and I've never heard of a place that only does chicken-fried dishes, unlike fried chicken places. Don't get me wrong here, fried chicken is absolutely delightful (the big chains do alright, but nothing compares to a good small restaurant, or even better, some ok ne who knows how to homemake it well), but chicken-fried steak is a whole 'nother ballgame. It's closer to wienerschnitzel.