Traveling in Florida? This chicken chain is expanding. Here’s where and what’s on menu
Slim Chickens is expanding in Florida.
Next stop for the Arkansas-based national chicken chain is a second location in the Bradenton area. Slim Chickens opened for the first time in the area last year, and also has several other Florida locations in spots.
Slim Chickens doesn’t have a presence yet in South Florida.
Here’s what to know about the chain if you’re traveling in other parts of the state and feel the urge for fried chicken and fried pickles:
What’s on the menu at Slim Chickens?
Main meals The chicken chain is best known for its lightly breaded chicken tenders soaked in a buttermilk marinade. Also served are chicken and waffles, wraps, bowls with chicken and mac and cheese, wings, sandwiches, salads.
Sides: Offerings include fried pickles, fried okra, fried mushrooms, potato salad.
Dessert: A variety of milkshakes, and, served in a jar, chocolate brownie pudding, strawberry cheesecake and Oreo cheesecake.
Where are Slim Chickens restaurants in Florida?
Locations: There are 200 Slim Chickens restaurants open in 32 states and internationally. The chain has 14 restaurants in Florida, including Bradenton, Celebration, Lake Wales, Fort Walton Beach, Okeechobee, Sarasota, Pensacola, Tallahassee and Wesley Chapel near Tampa.
Future location in Florida
Site: Florida’s Best Chicken LLC has filed paperwork with Manatee County for a 4,252-square-foot restaurant with double drive-thrus on a 1.13-acre parcel at 8427 Moccasin Wallow Rd. in Parrish, near Bradenton. The Parrish restaurant would be similar in size and design to the one in Lakewood Ranch in the Braden River Shopping Center, 14529 State Road 70 E.
What’s the story of Slim Chickens?
History: Tom Gordon and Greg Smart, who struck up their friendship in high school, launched the first Slim Chickens in Fayetteville, Arkansas, in 2003.
Mission: “Our mission was (and is) simple: to make the best hand-breaded chicken tenders using only the freshest ingredients, served in a friendly atmosphere where people can relax and feel at home,” the company says. “From the onset, 100% all-natural premium tenders have been the building block for our entire menu.”
