The undisputed heavyweight champion of fried mountains of meat, Babe's has been serving plates of golden brown and delicious things in the Dallas area for decades. If you want a chicken-fried steak that is guaranteed never to disappoint, Babe's is your place if only because they plate up orders by the hundreds every day. That much practice has to have a positive effect, and here it's realized in a CFS that is crisp, just salty enough and never oily despite a lengthy baptism in bubbling fat.