Friday, October 23, 2009

Ezell's: A Seattle Small Business Success for 25 Years


Ezell's: A Seattle Small Business Success for 25 Years
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Seattlites are known for their smarts, innovation, commitment to principles and community, hard work, and love of fresh food. This is one Seattle small business that is "livin' the dream" every entrepreneur imagines for their enterprise. Ezell's Famous Chicken may seem like just another fast food restaurant as you pass by its flagship location on 23rd Avenue, but it has a history of determination and food that pleases. It first captured the palates of its neighbors in the Central District and now, after 25 years, people all around Puget Sound. Ezell's fried chicken isn't called "Famous" for nothing. Word has definitely gotten around about their comfort food menu.  They've built on that reputation to go on to open six other locations since they opened this shop in 1984. I've heard that Oprah enjoyed the chicken so much on a visit here that she has had it flown to her. It is one of Seattle's successful home grown businesses that goes by the first name of a founder, like Fran's, Ivar's, or Dick's, and has built a very loyal customer base by doing things in their signature way.

5 comments:

Stefan Jansson said...

Oprah sure is concerned with the environment!

Don and Krise said...

I pat them on the back. Sticking to your core beliefs, trying to be a good community citizen, and being a successful business is not an easy thing to accomplish. Here's to many more years.

brattcat said...

Now this is something to 'crow' about.

Pat said...

I have been past this place many times, but have never gone in...next time.

Maya said...

ohhhh, I can smell it from all the way across the Pond! It was pure torture coming out of a swimming class and smelling this chicken. You knew if you stopped and got some you'd ruin all those calories you just burned off (though I did it anyways a few times)!