Lee's Famous Chicken at Redfish Village

[SGB]

The chicken place opens on Friday! If you like fried chicken, I've heard that theirs is good.

[John R]

Lee's Famous Recipe

[Franny]

I am so freakin hungry now!! I guess I will go eat my cold cereal!! Thanks John!!!

[Smiling JOe]

It's about time we started to get some franchised restaurants on 30A, other than the two Subway stores.

[30abob]

Few things excite me as much as FRIED CHICKEN! I only live a "stone's throw away" so this could have negative consequences.

[JUL]

I like KY FRY better than Lee's

[Santiago]

The chicken place opens on Friday! If you like fried chicken, I've heard that theirs is good.

Is this some kind of a joke? "If you like fried chicken" What liar on this board wants to say they don't like fried chicken?

[rdelong43065]

Few things excite me as much as FRIED CHICKEN! I only live a "stone's throw away" so this could have negative consequences.

Same here. About a 2 minute drive. I'll just start a tab now!

[savvytangerine]

Is this some kind of a joke? "If you like fried chicken" What liar on this board wants to say they don't like fried chicken?

Me! Oh! Pick me! Hey Romeo come be a liar with me. She don't like fried chicken either.

[MaxxandMe]

Not open yet. Tried to go at lunch

[LightWorker]

Me! Oh! Pick me! Hey Romeo come be a liar with me. She don't like fried chicken either.

GO TO YOUR ROOM !!!!!
sorry had to do it

Chicken Lovers Unite (CLUck)

[30abob]

Rumor is tomorrow (Saturday) for the NEW opening day.

[swantree]

I've had some test pieces! Yum! the biscuits are Awesome!

[SWGB]

Apparently it will be next weekend. They are waiting on some sort of go ahead.

[elgordoboy]

I'd like to get mad and hold a grudge..but it is fried chicken. I hope there is no new new new opening day.

[elgordoboy]

Well?

[30abob]

Well?

I think they are at the mercy of their landlord closing the real estate transaction. I've heard that they are ready to open, and have been for a couple of weeks, but can't open yet.

[Smiling JOe]

I think they are at the mercy of their landlord closing the real estate transaction. I've heard that they are ready to open, and have been for a couple of weeks, but can't open yet.

That's interesting. I also heard that they were waiting on the unit to close, but that seems like a weird reason, seeing as how they already built it out.

[30abob]

That's interesting. I also heard that they were waiting on the unit to close, but that seems like a weird reason, seeing as how they already built it out.

I'm not sure how it works here... (SoWal), but typically the certificate of occupancy gets held up until the closing on a "new" construction project. I have no idea about the details of this particular deal but have heard through "the grape vine" that the closing was the only hold up for the chicken place. I think they have had the place stocked for a couple of weeks. I ride by real slow every couple of days hoping they'll throw a box of fried chicken in my truck!

[Miss Kitty]

That's interesting. I also heard that they were waiting on the unit to close, but that seems like a weird reason, seeing as how they already built it out.

Ahhhh...Redtape Village.

[elgordoboy]

[SWGB]

Ahhhh...Redtape Village.

[Smiling JOe]

30aBob, that makes sense. Kitty, you are funny.

[jodiFL]

Maybe the C.O. (Certificate of Occupancy) was held up due to something with a sub contractor or something like that. And I am sure that there are tons of folks trying to get a C.O. before the holidays and it could very well be that the county is backlogged right now. But when I worked in the construction industry the lack of a C.O. would hold up a closing, along with having the property lien-free, meaning they had not received all release of liens at the time of the closing. So it could be something as mundane as the bank/lender hasnt checked the mail lately or that FEDEX/UPS is running slow.
Or that the fire dept hasnt come out to check the sprinkler systems, they havent received their copy of the licenses, the employees dont have the proper training/documentation for food safety... the list could go on for a while without the owners being able to do anything about it.

[Jdarg]

I want some Lee's fried chicken!!!

[Beach House 25]

I heard that KFC filed an injunction on them because they used the words "Fried Chicken"

Now who would do that and in the South no less!

This is a J/K folks....

[elgordoboy]

They have little signs stuck in the ground saying they are open and......balloons!

[30abob]

They have little signs stuck in the ground saying they are open and......balloons!

I saw people eating fried chicken outside on patio furniture in the cold... unfortunately I had just eaten lunch at home.

Also, I saw a code enforcement officer removing one of their "now open" signs from the median @ US98 & CO83.

[srroth]

It's open and delicious!

[30abob]

The fried chicken meets my exacting quality standards; which have been established over many years, and thousands of actual field trials conducted under controlled conditions.

In short, I'm hooked!

[Smiling JOe]

Also, I saw a code enforcement officer removing one of their "now open" signs from the median @ US98 & CO83.

Hwy 98 is a Scenic Corridor, and those signs violate the sign ordinance. Gotta play by the rules. I just wish Code Enforcement would take down more signs on the right of way.

[rdelong43065]

I wanted to try them yesterday and they were closed when I got there. They close at 7pm by the way. They have a "Hot Biscuit" sign that reminds me of the "Hot Doughnut" sign at Krispy Kreme.

[Donna]

Oh, noooooo! The last thing I need is yet another source for my all-time fav, fried chicken. I have never had Lee's chicken. KFC is good and Popeye's will do in a pinch, although I've never forgiven Popeye's for taking chicken livers off their menu. I am a big fan of the fried chicken at the deli at Publix (Seagrove). This girl's "last meal" would definitely be fried chicken with a side of deviled eggs, garlic cheese grits, field peas with snap beans, banana pudding. And a glass of watered down Welch's that I could pretend was a good pinot noir! Oh second thought, better stay out of trouble.

[elgordoboy]

Popeye's is the shiznit!!

[swantree]

I just think everyone should stop by (redfish village) and get some lunch or take home from Lee's Famous Recipe. The owners are local and the food is very good. hours are 10-7 right now. they will be serving breakfast after the new year. try all of the types they have......good stuff!

[kurt]

From an older thread.

as a white trash southern baptist fatman, i feel i should way in on the fried chicken discussion. lee's is fast food. plain and simple. it isn't that bad, but it does come out of a drive- through. now, having said that, let me say this. fast food sucks, yes that's true; however, if the people preparing and serving it follow the instructions of the evil coorperations that employ them, the chicken will be completely edible. hell, even pretty tastey. but seeing how it will most likely be your teenage kids working there...you tell them, that if my chicken sucks, i hold the parents personally responsible for their children's poor work ethic and inability to follow instructions.

i just wonder if they will have almond encrusted chicken wings, or hazlenut wrapped potato logs since they'll be on 30-a. maybe a 30-a roll.(it's a chicken leg dipped in ranch, wrapped in bacon and iceberg lettuce)

stupid illuminati

RR - it's a fact that brand new fast food joints have tasty food when everything is clean and they bring in well-trained staff to teach the newbies. As soon as they leave town everything goes down hill from there.

Maybe Lee's won't since headquarters is in town.

[swantree]

sorry kurt. missed that one! thanks for the merge.