Bojangle's Chicken

I became a fan of Bojangle’s Restaurant many years ago. I was stationed in North Carolina as a young Marine and found the joys of a Bojangle’s just outside the main gate. After a stint in Hawaii I separated from the Corps and returned to North Carolina where I rediscovered the spicy goodness of Bojangle’s chicken and the buttery decadence of their fluffy baked from scratch biscuits.

Bojangle’s started in 1977 and spread rapidly across the South. By the time I discovered the chain in the early 1980s they had spread all the way to the coast of North Carolina. Concentrated primarily in the South, you can find restaurants from Florida all the way up to New York state. There are also international locations in Honduras, Roatan Island and Mexico. However, the chain is most prolific in the Carolinas.

I have eaten at dozens of Bojangles locations over the years and have had a mixed experience. The bad experiences I have had primarily occurred at the Greer, South Carolina location where long waits and undercooked rubbery chicken seemed to become the norm rather than the exception. I actually reported the lack of quality control at that restaurant because the bad service was so common. However, the other locations around South Carolina and North Carolina have been consistently good. I consider the Greer restaurant to be more of an exception to the overall quality maintained by the Chain.

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