Kennesaw State University students now have easy access to Harold’s Chicken.
The restaurant will be located in Bixby, KSU’s off-campus apartment complex. The grand opening is set for Feb. 3, 2024.
The menu includes chicken wings and tenders, along with the brand’s famous mild or hot sauce and sides like fries, bread and coleslaw.
The team bringing the concept to Kennesaw includes two Chicago natives: filmmaker Morocco Vaughn and prominent club owner Skee Franchise. The new location will feature a sports bar, music and events.
“Harold’s is a Chicago tradition, and we are faces from Chicago that people recognize,” Vaughn said in a news release. “We care about the integrity of the brand, so while there are other Harold’s restaurants popping up, what separates us is that everything is original and comes straight from Chicago… no substitutions.”
Vaughn is also the co-owner of a location on Hollywood Boulevard in Los Angeles, and maintains a close relationship with franchise owners Vincent Sherrod and Kristen Sherrod-Pierce. He expects the Kennesaw restaurant to have the same success, becoming a fixture in the community among locals, students and visitors, according to the news release.
Skee Franchise echoes the sentiment.
“After being in the nightlife industry for almost 20 years, it has been my dream, as of late, to own a restaurant,” he said. “I saw this opportunity as a great stepping-stone to enter the restaurant business and also a great opportunity to represent my hometown and a very popular hometown staple. Our goal is to uphold the integrity of the franchise and to open up more doors for ourselves in the food service industry.”
Harold’s Chicken was founded by Harold Pierce in 1950. There are three existing locations of the concept in Georgia: Atlanta, College Park and Marietta.
