Houston Hot Chicken, a fast‑casual fried‑chicken chain based in Southern Nevada, opened its first overseas location on Oct. 31 in Stevenage, England, about 30 miles north of London. The new eatery is the first of an intended 50 U.K. sites over the next three years.
The Stevenage restaurant serves the brand’s signature fried‑chicken sandwiches, tenders and nuggets, along with a Caesar salad topped with chicken, fries sprinkled with crispy poultry, slaw, pickles and the chain’s “Houston sauce.”
Houston Hot Chicken operates in nine U.S. states, with several outlets in the Las Vegas Valley, and offers a “spice‑meter” ranging from no heat to a level that requires a waiver. The U.K. rollout will be carried out under a franchise agreement with London‑based PizzaExpress.
The Stevenage location sits in the Stevenage Leisure Park strip mall, which also houses familiar American brands such as Five Guys, Starbucks, McDonald’s, a movie theater and a bowling alley. Other U.S. chicken concepts, Dave’s Hot Chicken and KFC, share the same plaza.
Sources: Las Vegas Review-Journal
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