The wait is nearly over for the first Houston location of Bojangles. The Charlotte, North Carolina-based fried chicken chain will open its first Houston-area location on Tuesday, February 4, a representative tells CultureMap.
Located at 6719 N. Grand Parkway in Spring, it will be the first of several Bojangles locations to open across greater Houston in 2025, with other stores planned for Tomball, Richmond, Baytown, Webster, and League City. The restaurant already has a strong presence in the Dallas area. Overall, the restaurant has more than 800 locations in 17 states.
Located primarily in the Southeast, Bojangles was founded in 1977. It has earned a devoted following for its chicken sandwiches, chicken tenders, and scratch-made biscuits, which are made constantly throughout the day. It further distinguishes itself by serving breakfast until 2 pm. The restaurant’s Southern-inspired sides include dirty rice, mac & cheese, Cajun pinto beans, and Bo-Tato Rounds, a hash brown-style potato.
Part of Bojangles’ appeal is the way it prepares its chicken. Every piece is breaded by hand. In addition, its just Cajun spices for an appealing — thought not overwhelming — amount of heat. Notably, the Houston locations will not serve bone-in chicken. A representative provided CultureMap with the following explanation for the decision.
"As consumer demand for boneless chicken continues to grow, Bojangles is streamlining its menu in new markets with a hand-breaded boneless chicken platform that delivers the bold, Southern flavor that only Bojangles can provide. The simpler menu decreases complexity in the kitchen and helps us execute at a much higher level," the representative writes in an email.
"The expansion menu features the hand-breaded Bo’s Chicken Biscuit for breakfast and Bo’s Chicken Sandwich and Bo’s Chicken Tenders for lunch and dinner, with no bone-in chicken. We also have items such as premium salads, lemonade, brewed iced coffee, and milkshakes in new markets."
Count Joshua Weissman as a fan. The Texas-based chef-turned-YouTube star and cookbook author rated the Bojangles chicken sandwich as the second most-delicious fried chicken sandwich (out of 24 entries) and the second most-delicious chicken tenders (out of 19 entries).
“This is exactly what I’m looking for in a chicken tender,” Weissman says in the clip, which has almost 3 million views. “Seasoned beautifully. A little bit of spice but not it’s not too spicy … It’s juicy. The chicken’s not dry. The chicken is crunchy.”
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The article has been updated to clarify that Houston-area locations will not serve bone-in chicken.
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Bojangles is finally opening its first Houston-area location.
