Brown's Chicken & Pasta

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Brown's Chicken & Pasta is a chain of fast food restaurants specializing in fried chicken based in Chicago, United States The chain was founded as Brown's Fried Chicken by John Brown in 1949 in Bridgeview, Illinois. Brown's Chicken expanded to many locations throughout the U.S. in the 1970's but after 1989 contracted their locations to exclusively within Chicagoland. The company now has more than 46 locations in the Chicago area. In the 1980s, pasta was added to the menu and eventually the name of the company.

On January 8, 1993, the Brown's Chicken Massacre occurred at a Palatine, Illinois branch. Seven people were slain.

[edit] External links