Restaurants & Bars

Popular Southern Chicken Chain Opening First MI Location In Februray

The southern fast food restaurant is best known for its fried chicken, biscuits and sweet tea.​​​​​

WYOMING, MI — A popular southern chicken chain has finally set an opening date for its first Michigan restaurant.

Bojangles will open its first Michigan restaurant at 1730 28th Street in Wyoming on Feb. 3. The restaurant was originally scheduled to open before the end of 2025 but experienced delays.

The North Carolina based chain is best known for its fried chicken, biscuits and sweet tea. Popular menu items include Bo’s chicken sandwich, which is a fried chicken breast hand-breaded with a crispy buttermilk coating and topped with two thick-cut dill pickles and a creamy mayo.

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The restaurant was founded in 1977 in Charlotte. Since then, it has grown to more than 850 locations across 17 states, according to its website.

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