Fried chicken restaurants

A fried chicken restaurant is a fast food restaurant, often a chain, that serves fried chicken.

United States

The concept of the fried chicken restaurant originated in the United States. KFC is the most well-known example.weasel word|date=October 2008 Others include:

* Church's Chicken
* Popeye's Chicken & Biscuits
* Mrs. Winner's
* Bojangles'
* Roy Rogers Family Restaurants
* Chick-Fil-A
* Harold's Chicken Shack

United Kingdom

Fried chicken restaurants are commonplace in inner city areas of the UK. cite news
title= Finger-lickin' Britain
url= http://lifeandhealth.guardian.co.uk/food/story/0,,2268045,00.htm
work= The Guardian
publisher= Guardian Media Group
location=London, UK
date= 2008-03-26
accessdate=2008-04-14 ] They are aimed at the late-night snacking market and mostly frequented by males in their 20s.The United Kingdom has one of the largest, fastest growing and most diverse fried chicken markets in the world, with about 1,000 individual brands and 1,700 outlets. cite news
title= Church's Chicken Expands to UK
url= http://www.reuters.com/article/pressRelease/idUS188799+07-Feb-2008+BW20080207
work= Reuters
date= 2008-02-07
accessdate=2008-04-14 ] Shop signs are commonly designed in a red, white and blue colour scheme, and include a drawing or cartoon of a chicken, as well as a reference to the Southern United States. Many British chicken outlets serve Halal meat and use a more spicy batter formula to differentiate themselves from KFC and appeal to young Muslim customers. Some have also diversified to sell Kebab,Pizza and Fish and Chips. Especially popular in poor and ethnic minority neighbourhoods, fried chicken restaurants have been criticised for contributing to urban blight. For instance, Tottenham MP David Lammy thinks the proliferation of chicken joints hampers prosperity in his constituency . Residents in Waltham Forest see them as "eyesores that encourage anti-social behaviour", according to a poll cite news
first= Shelley
last= Emling
title= Church's tries to capitalize on Brits' love of fried chicken
url= http://www.ajc.com/business/content/business/stories/2008/04/07/britainchicken_0408.html
work= AJC
date= 2008-04-07
accessdate=2008-04-14 ] , and council leader Clyde Loakes sees them as damaging to progress and achievement. cite news
first= Katharine
last= Barney
title= Take away our fast food shops
url=http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23469068-details/Take+away+our+fast+food+shops/article.do
work= Evening Standard
date= 2008-03-31
accessdate=2008-04-14 ] Other popular UK chicken brands include Chicken Cottage, Favorite Chicken, Miss Millie's Fried Chicken and Dixy Chicken.

Media

References

External links

* [http://badgas.co.uk/chicken/ Comprehensive gallery of chicken outlets at Bad Gas] ----