No trip to the Carolinas is complete without stopping at a Bojangles Restaurant. You can work up quite an appetite running around and checking out all the attractive communities the Carolinas have to offer, and there’s no reason to go hungry.
Based in Charlotte, Bojangles is famous all across the Carolinas for its Cajun-style fried chicken and buttermilk biscuits. Stopping at Bojangles has become a tradition for millions of families visiting the Carolinas on vacation and an addiction for many people who relocate to the Carolinas.
One of my favorite things about Bojangles is the fact that they serve breakfast all day. During my college tennis days at Wingate University (30 mins. outside of Charlotte) we’d make trips to Bojangles after practice for Bacon, Egg and Cheese biscuits.
History of Bojangles
The first Bojangles store was opened in 1977 by founders Jack Fulk and Richard Thomas. They believed that there was an opportunity for a quick service restaurant to sell high quality fried chicken and sides. They insisted that everything be made from scratch to ensure the quality of their product.
A year later, in 1978, the first Bojangles franchise store was opened. After that, it was off to the races. In 1984, the company opened its 200th restaurant. After catching its breath for a few years, Bojangles opened its 300th restaurant in 2002. The company hit 400 restaurants in 2008 and has since surpassed 500 locations, including an international location in Honduras.
Despite this incredible growth, Bojangles has managed to stay true to the core beliefs of its founders. While there have been a number of additions to the menu over the years, all of these additions met Bojangles’ high level of quality standards. After almost 40 years in business, Bojangles’ best sellers are still its original chicken and biscuits.
The Menu
Because of the high quality of their famous biscuits, Bojangles has become an excellent place to stop for breakfast, and as I mentioned they serve breakfast all day! You can get your biscuit stuffed with bacon, eggs, sausage, steak, spicy chicken, or ham. They also offer biscuits that are topped with sausage gravy, which is a southern favorite.
The lunch menu contains sandwiches and salads that feature the famous chicken in a variety of ways. There are Cajun chicken filet sandwiches as well as grilled chicken sandwiches. There are also three different styles of salads.
Of course, the main focus of Bojangles is their fried chicken. This is available in boxes of 12 and 20 pieces that come with or without biscuits. If you are just ordering for yourself, there are a number of dinner options that include chicken and biscuits.
One of the more recent additions to the Bojangles menu are the Chicken Supremes. This offers customers a boneless version of Bojangles famous chicken flavor. These Chicken Supremes can be ordered in a 12-piece box, or as a four-piece combo meal.
To go along with your chicken, Bojangles offers a number of excellent “fixin’s” as side items. You can choose from Bojangles’ famous Cajun Pintos or Dirty Rice, which are the most popular. They also offer Bo-tato Rounds, Coleslaw, Green Beans, Macaroni and Cheese, Mashed Potatoes and Gravy, Picnic Grits, and Seasoned Fries.
Bojangles puts their own twist on desserts as well. They offer a Bo-Berry Biscuit, Cinnamon Pecan Twists, and a Sweet Potato Pie.
Finding a Bojangles
With so many Bojangles Restaurants populating the south, it’s almost impossible to drive anywhere in the Carolinas without running into one. However, if you are looking for the closest one to your retirement location, the Bojangles website has an excellent search feature on their website.
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