Gus's World Famous Fried Chicken
Gus's World Famous Fried Chicken is a fried chicken restaurant based in downtown Memphis, Tennessee. It was founded in the town of Mason, Tennessee by Napoleon Vanderbilt an Afro American 62 years ago .[1] It has been featured on Food Channel television shows including The Best Thing I Ever Ate, $40 a Day with Rachael Ray and Man v. Food.[2] As of March 2020, there are 30 locations in 14 states across the United States, there are plans to start franchising locations in China . The business is known for the hearse out front advertising "chicken worth dying for", also travel channel rated Gus's as the 12th tastiest place to chow down and GQ Magazine rated it as the top ten restaurants in the world worth flying for.[3] A red rooster also frequented the business.[4]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "About Us". Gus's World Famous Fried Chicken » Gus Fried Chicken. 2014-11-09. Retrieved 2018-07-26.
- ^ Gus's World Famous Fried Chicken review Archived 2013-03-28 at the Wayback Machine About.com
- ^ Denney, Pamela (6 October 2012). "Gus's Fried Chicken: The Story Behind the Hearse".
- ^ Gus's Fried Chicken Huffington Post April 10, 2012