Chick'nCone is a
Lehigh Valley
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,
Pennsylvania
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-based
fast food
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chain, founded and owned by Jonathan Almanzar and Josh Lanier, specializing in a portable version of
chicken and waffles
Chicken and waffles is an American dish combining chicken with waffles. It is part of a variety of culinary traditions, including Pennsylvania Dutch cuisine and soul food, and is served in certain specialty restaurants in the United States.
De ...
.
Products
The
namesake
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History
The word is first attested around 1635, and probably comes from the phrase "for one's name's sake",
which originates in English Bible translations ...
food consists of breaded
chicken strips
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served in a
waffle cone. One of the main features that distinguishes it from traditional chicken and waffles is that it served without utensils such as
forks
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or
knives
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.
History
Before establishing permanent
retail
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locations in the
Lehigh Valley
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,
New York City
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, and in
Kentucky
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, Chick'nCone was primarily a
food truck
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and
catering
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service. Sometimes considered a hybrid food item following their transition to permanent locations, Chick'nCones have been referred to as "
hipster" food, "
frankenfood
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" and "fork-free chicken and waffles" by various media outlets.
In 2016, one of the founders declared "We wanna have 50 stores in 5 years. That's our goal."
See also
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List of chicken restaurants
This is a list of notable chicken restaurants. This list includes casual dining, fast casual and fast food restaurants which typically specialize in chicken dishes such as fried chicken, chicken and waffles, Chicken sandwiches or chicken and ...
References
External links
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Chicken chains of the United States
Fast-food poultry restaurants
Carbon County, Pennsylvania
Lehigh County, Pennsylvania
Northampton County, Pennsylvania
Restaurants in Pennsylvania