Chicken in the Rough

Chicken in the Rough
Company typeRestaurant chain and former franchise
IndustryFast casual restaurant
Founded1936; 88 years ago (1936)
FoundersBeverly and Rubye Osborne
ProductsFried chicken, shoestring potatoes, biscuits and honey
Websitechickenintherough.com/index.htm

Chicken in the Rough, also known as Beverly's Chicken in the Rough, is a fried chicken restaurant chain and former franchise.[1][2] It was one of the earliest restaurant chain franchises in the United States.[3][4][5] Chicken in the Rough was founded by Beverly and Rubye Osborne in 1936 in Oklahoma City, and the restaurant's specialty, half a fried chicken dish, was also created in 1936.[1][5][6] The dish itself was also referred to as "Chicken in the Rough", and consisted of half a fried chicken, shoestring potatoes and a biscuit with honey.[7] Three restaurants presently serve the dish today, located in Oklahoma City, Port Huron, Michigan and Canadian neighbor Sarnia, Ontario.[8] The chain's logo was an image of a rooster smoking a cigar and carrying a golf club.[5][9] The chain also used a logo of "Chicken's Caddie", which depicted a chick acting as a golf caddie, stating "I'll gladly be fried for Chicken in the Rough".

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