[3] He and his restaurant[4] were featured on a Texas Country Reporter episode; the web video has been watched hundreds of thousands of times on YouTube.

[8] The café's chef, Andrew Niemeyer, said he "played around with the idea" while a student of the Cooking and Hospitality Institute of Chicago (he graduated in 2005).

Since the dish is rich in saturated fat, the majority of health experts who favor low-fat diets suggest consuming it in moderation or not at all.

[9] Sally Squires of The Washington Post acknowledged chicken fried bacon's appeal to the palate, but suggests moderation.

"[3] Jane Hurley, senior nutritionist at the Center for Science in the Public Interest in Washington, D.C., stated she's "never heard of anything worse.