America’s Greatest Tasting, Rapidly Expanding, Fast Casual Chicken Tenders Brand Celebrates the Grand Opening of Its First Restaurant in Kentucky and 61st Store Company-Wide
Huey Magoo’s Morehead To Hold Official Grand Opening and Ribbon Cutting on April 24
Huey Magoo’s – the “Filet Mignon Of Chicken” – is proud to celebrate its newest franchise store and first restaurant in Kentucky now open in Morehead, President and CEO Andy Howard announces. Huey Magoo’s Morehead is the 61st restaurant opening system-wide spanning 12 states, with hundreds more franchises currently sold in 13 states. The 2,570 square foot free standing restaurant features an outdoor patio and double drive-thru. This is the first of 15 Huey Magoo’s restaurants to open in Kentucky under Franchisees JT Stephens and Tracy Stephens, who has 20 years of operations experience within the quick-service industry. Huey Magoo’s Morehead will offer dine-in/out, take-out, catering and delivery through third-party delivery services DoorDash and Uber Eats. Huey Magoo’s Morehead will hold an official grand opening and ribbon cutting on Wednesday, April 24 at 10am.
“We are excited to bring ‘the Filet Mignon of Chicken’ to the bluegrass state,” says Tracy Stephens. “With us being local to the area, myself a graduate of Morehead State University, there was no better place for us to begin our development of Kentucky than Morehead. We would like to thank the City of Morehead, along with our surrounding communities, for all the welcomed anticipation and excitement around the opening of our first Huey Magoo’s location and the first of more to come in our great state.” Howard continues, “We are overjoyed to celebrate our first Huey Magoo’s in Kentucky and continue the incredible momentum of the brand nationwide. It’s always extra exciting to have our first store opening in a state, and we wish JT and Tracy tremendous success.”
Huey Magoo’s fast casual restaurants offer dine-in/out, take out, catering, delivery through third-party delivery services, drive-thru and curbside pickup at participating restaurants. All guests will enjoy Huey Magoo’s signature grilled, hand-breaded or “sauced” premium chicken tenders, fresh-made salads, sandwiches and wraps. Each Huey Magoo’s tender is always made all natural with no preservatives.
Enjoy Huey Magoo’s Chicken Tenders now open at 450 Topside Trail, Morehead, KY 40351. Hours of operation are (dining room) 10:30am–9pm daily, (drive-thru) 10:30am-10pm daily. For more information and a complete list of all locations, visit HueyMagoos.com, and call 606-780-0628 for the Morehead restaurant. For franchising inquiries, contact Andy Howard at andy@hueymagoos.com.
Huey Magoo’s was founded in 2004 in Central Florida by Matt Armstrong and Thad Hudgens, two southern boys with a passion for quality chicken and a penchant for serving others. Voted “Best Fried Chicken”, “Best of the Best Chicken Tenders”, “Best-Rated Fried Chicken in Florida”, “Best Chicken Fingers in Florida”, “America’s Hottest Startup Fast Casuals”, among others, Huey Magoo’s is rapidly expanding and franchising across the country with multiple locations throughout Florida, in Georgia, Mississippi, Alabama, Tennessee, Ohio, North Carolina, South Carolina, Missouri, West Virginia, Kentucky and Las Vegas and coming soon to Arizona and many more. Huey Magoo’s prides itself on providing the greatest tasting chicken tenders in a clean, family-friendly environment, while showing their love for people. Huey Magoo’s delivers delicious, cooked-to-order chicken, and they do it to perfection. Huey Magoo’s gives back a portion of profits to not-for-profit organizations and community groups. Committed to building a culture of excellence in service and food quality by serving only premium hand-breaded or grilled chicken tenders dipped or “sauced” in uniquely flavorful signature sauces, Huey Magoo’s attracts a loyal following of Millennials, families and neighboring businesses craving quality, delicious food at reasonable prices.
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