Bojangles fried chicken will soon make a Texas comeback at this North Texas location
The first Bojangles location to open in Texas in sometime is nearing completion.
The newest Bojangles location in Texas will open in Euless on June 27 at 201 E. Euless Blvd. The restaurant will be located off State Highway 183 TEXpress toll road and Airport Freeway, just minutes from Dallas-Fort Worth Airport.
Bojangles has been around since 1977 and are famous for their Cajun-inspired fried chicken and buttermilk biscuits. The North Carolina-based company was created and named by Jack Fulk after the song, “Mr. Bojangles”.
Along with Euless, Bojangles is planning to open several restaurants over North Texas in the coming months and years. Construction is already underway for Frisco stores at 1631 US Highway 380 and in Lancaster at 790 I-35E.
While Bojangles plans its North Texas expansion, it isn’t the first time the fried chicken chain has staked claim here.
In 1984, Bojangles operated three stores in Fort Worth and one in Haltom City:
4355 East Lancaster Ave, Fort Worth — Now an Auto Zone
2621 Hemphill St., Fort Worth — Now Tacos La Banqueta
7419 Camp Bowie W. Blvd., Fort Worth — Now Cancun Mexican Restaurant
5600 East Belknap St., Haltom City — Now a vacant building
A coupon for a $9.99 combo that came with a 16-piece fried chicken box and 12 biscuits can be found in the pages of the Star-Telegram’s newspaper from December 27, 1984. At Bojangles today, a 12-piece fried chicken box with six biscuits costs $25.99.
By 1985, Bojangles had expanded to include three locations in Dallas and one in Arlington at 818 N. Collins St. But several years later, all of Bojangles Texas stores closed.
Its unclear why Bojangles pulled out of Texas, but the restaurant chain will soon be back in full force across the Lone Star State.
