Pioneer Chicken
Overview
United States
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fried chicken
Fried chicken
Fried chicken is a dish consisting of chicken pieces usually from broiler chickens which have been floured or battered and then pan fried, deep fried, or pressure fried. The breading adds a crisp coating or crust to the exterior...
restaurant which was founded in the Echo Park area of Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
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in 1961 by H.R. Kaufman. There are three locations remaining in Los Angeles. It still exists in China
China
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as well.
During the 1980s, Los Angeles Lakers
Los Angeles Lakers
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announcer Chick Hearn
Chick Hearn
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and former football great O. J. Simpson
O. J. Simpson
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used to advertise for the restaurant. In the 1990s Popeyes Chicken & Biscuits
Popeyes Chicken & Biscuits
Popeyes Chicken & Biscuits is a chain of fried chicken fast food restaurants, owned since 1993 by the Sandy Springs, Georgia-based AFC Enterprises, which was originally America's Favorite Chicken Company...
owner AFC Enterprises
AFC Enterprises
AFC Enterprises is the Sandy Springs, Georgia-headquartered company that owns Popeye's Chicken & Biscuits. AFC Enterprises is a publicly traded company....
purchased the franchise and converted most locations into Popeyes.
It was named after Pioneer Market, a now-defunct small chain of supermarkets in Los Angeles.
