Harold's Chicken Shack

Harold's Chicken
Company typePrivate
IndustryRestaurants
GenreCasual dining Take out
Founded1950; 74 years ago (1950)[1]
HeadquartersChicago, Illinois, United States
Key people
Harold Pierce (founder)
ProductsFried chicken
Seafood
OwnerKristen Pierce
Number of employees
over 3,000
Websitewww.haroldschickenscorp.com

Harold's Chicken Shack (also referred to as The Fried Chicken King,[1] Harold's Chicken, or simply Harold's) is a popular fried chicken restaurant based in Chicago, Illinois. The chain operates primarily in Chicago's predominantly black communities but has additional locations in Carbondale, Illinois; Springfield, Illinois; Northwest Indiana; Indianapolis, Indiana; Phoenix, Arizona; Atlanta, Georgia; Las Vegas, Nevada; St. Louis, Missouri; Houston, Texas; Brooklyn Center, Minnesota; and Los Angeles, California.[2]

  1. ^ a b "The First Family of Fried Chicken" (PDF). Chicago Reader. 14 April 2006. pp. 1–2. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 October 2016. Retrieved 29 April 2017.
  2. ^ staff. "Locations". haroldschickenscorp.com. Retrieved 19 May 2021.