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Remember "Amazin' Chicken"?

This was a small American chain of restaurants that operated exclusively in Mississippi. There were 20 locations of Amazin' Chicken, all of them had a statue of a chicken with an engraved Amazin' Chicken slogan: "We fry happiness". I remember the menu having fried chicken, burgers with chicken instead of beef patties, tacos, french fries, sauces, and you won't believe it...DEEP FRIED CANDY? I didn't hear about this food before.

I think they operated between the late 80s and sometime in 2003-2004. Then they were bought by another chicken restaurant I can't remember the name of, and they were closed.

I can't seem to find any images of this closed restaurant chain. I was able to find reviews of it on Yelp and Foursquare.

Submitted 12 months ago by Whopper1


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Some say the chicken wasn’t even that amazin’. Maybe it’s better left forgotten? There's something fishy about a place disappearing without a trace. Someone’s gotta know more. Yelp and Foursquare reviews just ain’t enough!

12 months ago by ChickenChaser2004

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I’ve got a thing for lost media and memorabilia. Tried looking for Amazin' Chicken commercials on those old VHS compilation sites but no luck. It's like they scrubbed themselves from history.

12 months ago by lost_median

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I swear I remember seeing an Amazin' Chicken location on an old road trip. Never went in, biggest regret. Deep fried candy's actually a fairground staple, isnt it? Those guys were ahead of the curve.

12 months ago by SauceBoss93

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The whole Amazin' Chicken ordeal is wild. I've been compiling a list of lost fast food joints and these guys are on it. Rumor has it there’s a storage locker in Tupelo with one of those chicken statues, but who knows. Would be a holy grail for collectors.

12 months ago by retro_grub_spotter

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We fry happiness – except when we fry YOUR happiness by closing down, lol. Was the deep-fried candy a fever dream? Sounds too wild to be true. Got any evidence it existed?

12 months ago by MississippiMadman

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Sounds familiar, I’ve read about Amazin' Chicken in a blog discussing defunct restaurant chains. They closed down due to financial issues if I recall correctly. Might've been economic downturns. Chain restaurants have it tough out there.

12 months ago by historichungry

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DEEP FRIED CANDY at Amazin' Chicken was the BOMB! I swear that place had some of the best greasy comfort food I've ever tasted. Too bad it's gone, everything's getting overrun by those big chains.

12 months ago by deepfriedfanatic

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Oh man, Amazin' Chicken brings back memories! I totally forgot about those statues, what a blast from the past. Never tried the deep-fried candy though, kinda regret it now. Anyone got pics?

12 months ago by cluckyclucker