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| '''Kennedy Fried Chicken''' is the name for many restaurants in the ] area and elsewhere in the northeastern United States that are located mostly in ] neighborhoods. | '''Kennedy Fried Chicken''' is the name for many restaurants in the ] area and elsewhere in the northeastern United States that are located mostly in ] neighborhoods. | ||
| The restaurants are traditionally owned and operated by immigrants from ] and are not formally connected, although their menus and prices are similar.<ref>The New York Times - </ref> This lack of centralized control has posed problems for ] |
The restaurants are traditionally owned and operated by immigrants from ] and are not formally connected, although their menus and prices are similar.<ref>The New York Times - </ref> This lack of centralized control has posed huge problems for ] in New York. Since the ], KFC has tried to enforce ] rules against the restaurants, which often use the KFC abbreviation and have been known to decorate their restaurants in red and white colors, similar to Kentucky Fried Chicken. | ||
| The cat-and-mouse game with |
The cat-and-mouse game with KFC has resulted in various other knock-off names such as ''Kennedy Chicken'', ''Kennedy Pizza & Chicken'', ''Kansas Fried Chicken'', and ''JFK Fried Chicken''. Many of these restaurants have opened in the states of ], ], ], ], ] and ]. Kansas Fried Chicken has even appeared in ], ]. For the most part the restaurants share the same Afghan heritage, if not the same menus. | ||
| Food at many of the inner-city restaurants is served from behind ]. Its specialties are its deep-fried chicken (described as "not too dry or too soggy") as well as ]s, ], ] and ]. Given its inner-city roots, chicken and food is quite often ordered a la carte. | Food at many of the inner-city restaurants is served from behind ]. Its specialties are its deep-fried chicken (described as "not too dry or too soggy") as well as ]s, ] , ], ], ]s, ] and ]. Given its inner-city roots, chicken and food is quite often ordered a la carte. | ||
| The restaurants have also worked their way into New York restaurant lore in much the same manner as ], which is also a collection of restaurants under the same name but not the same control. | The Kennedy restaurants have also worked their way into New York restaurant lore in much the same manner as ], which is also a collection of restaurants under the same name but not the same control. | ||
| == Trivia == | |||
| *The front of Kennedy Fried Chicken was shown in ]'s '']'' ] video, in which the members were ready to enter the restaurant. | |||
| *It is rumored that ] was an employee at the Kennedy Fried Chicken in ], NYC, before becoming a rap star. | |||
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Kennedy Fried Chicken is the name for many restaurants in the New York City area and elsewhere in the northeastern United States that are located mostly in inner-city neighborhoods.
The restaurants are traditionally owned and operated by immigrants from Afghanistan and are not formally connected, although their menus and prices are similar. This lack of centralized control has posed huge problems for Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) in New York. Since the 1990s, KFC has tried to enforce trademark rules against the restaurants, which often use the KFC abbreviation and have been known to decorate their restaurants in red and white colors, similar to Kentucky Fried Chicken.
The cat-and-mouse game with KFC has resulted in various other knock-off names such as Kennedy Chicken, Kennedy Pizza & Chicken, Kansas Fried Chicken, and JFK Fried Chicken. Many of these restaurants have opened in the states of New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Connecticut and Massachusetts. Kansas Fried Chicken has even appeared in Manchester, England. For the most part the restaurants share the same Afghan heritage, if not the same menus.
Food at many of the inner-city restaurants is served from behind bulletproof glass. Its specialties are its deep-fried chicken (described as "not too dry or too soggy") as well as burgers, corn on the cob , hot wings, fried fish, heros, ice cream and sweet potato pie. Given its inner-city roots, chicken and food is quite often ordered a la carte.
The Kennedy restaurants have also worked their way into New York restaurant lore in much the same manner as Ray's Pizza, which is also a collection of restaurants under the same name but not the same control.
Trivia
- The front of Kennedy Fried Chicken was shown in Wu-Tang's Can It Be All So Simple 1993 video, in which the members were ready to enter the restaurant.
- It is rumored that Jay-Z was an employee at the Kennedy Fried Chicken in Rockaway, NYC, before becoming a rap star.
See also
References
- The New York Times - KFC v. KFC
External links
- Kennedy Fried Chicken
- Kennedy Fried Chicken - Photo Gallery (Flickr)
- The New York Times - New York, Chicken City
- Satan's Laundromat: Imitation Chicken: Presidents
- Ghetto Pass: The Ghetto Chicken Spot
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