July 15, 2016 - A large crowd gathered including Chamber of Commerce Ambassadors and members of the community to welcome Chicken Express on Wednesday, July 13, 2016 at their Chamber Ribbon Cutting.
Pam Phelps, Chamber of Commerce Executive Director, and Meg Camp, Ambassador President, congratulated owners Steve and Selena Windham on the new business. The Windhams thanked everyone for coming and for the support the community has given them since the restaurant opened April 18th.
The restaurant employs just under 40 employees and during the first week of opening took over 9,500 orders which set a record. After the ribbon cutting, Selena Windham reminisced about the opening week and how busy they were. She and other employees took turns trying to help direct traffic because of the number of customers coming into the restaurant. Steve Windham said the first week they had daily deliveries coming in to restock the restaurant. The second week was almost as busy as the first and now they have leveled out to two full truck deliveries each week.
The Windhams spoke about the startup process and how efficient Chicken Express Corporate was with the layout of the restaurant and training of the employees. The first week went very smoothly thanks to corporate having staff come in and work with them every step of the way which ensured the Chicken Express reputation of providing fast, friendly service of the best quality food!
Chicken Express is located at 323 Tenaha Street in Center and has a selection of items on the menu from fish, chicken, chicken tenders and hot wings. They have several sides including fried pickles, cheese sticks, corn nuggets and fried okra. Their serving sizes range from single servings to family size orders and a catering service reputed to be able to feed a small army.
