Why Is the South Obsessed with Bojangles' Fried Chicken?

Why Is the South Obsessed with Bojangles' Fried Chicken? - Cult Following

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6 жыл бұрын

Nearly everything Bojangles serves can also be had at KFC or Popeyes, so why are fans so obsessed?
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@joshua.johnson 4 жыл бұрын

It’s so sad that some souls have never experienced the greatness that is Bojangles!

@duckk8906 4 жыл бұрын

ikr

@yo_ant9900 3 жыл бұрын

Fr it’s the bomb I love it

@joegastly6166 3 жыл бұрын

They make some damn good egg and cheese biscuits

@bloodyr3ap3r87 3 жыл бұрын

Its really good especially the biscuits in bojangles here in NC

@IAmTrashhy 2 жыл бұрын

If it’s not from North Carolina it’s just not the same. Being from Greensboro, North Carolina I really am blessed and lucky to have such an amazing fast food chain. It’s better than both Popeyes and KFC in my opinion

@lolarose726 6 жыл бұрын

My sister moved from North Carolina to Oklahoma. Every time she comes to North Carolina to visit first thing she does is get her Bojangles fix. The sweet tea is amazing too

@ii_tfnwrmarmy7564 3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, i'm sad that theirs a Chicken shortage here in raleigh, NC. I just crave on it so much. And your right about the sweet tea.

@nickes1176 4 жыл бұрын

I havent had Bonangles in 10 years. Damn, i miss it so bad. Everything about it was delicious. Not just the chicken but the Dirty Rice and Chicken Sandwhiches (with some jelly inside) are just some of the best. They really need to spread this restaurant all around the world. Would do really well.

@ZackMorris1 Жыл бұрын

Everytime I have to travel for work, which is a lot. I get excited when I have a layover in Charlotte solely for the Bojangles. My God their steak biscuit is the most underrated item hands down. If not that, the 4 piece supreme with fries with extra seasoning (you can ask for extra seasoning on your fries!) and bbq sauce is absolute fast food perfection.

@rep1989 6 жыл бұрын

Cajun fillet biscuit and fries cant go wrong

@ziggystarbucks4542 6 жыл бұрын

Reaper it ain't Cajun at all. Stop lying

@valoandlovesaidno666 5 жыл бұрын

I work there. Its the only way you can go.

@Hiimreggie 4 жыл бұрын

Ziggy it is

@d.lawrence5670 4 жыл бұрын

@@ziggystarbucks4542 , It's a "Cajun concept." Like in New York, when some dumb ass restaurateur opens a "Southern concept" restaurant.

@btonyh5878 4 жыл бұрын

@King Savage I work at Bojangles'. The fresh never frozen only really applies to the chicken cuts. The supremes, cajun filets, roasted bites, buffalo wings, &c. is all frozen then deep fried(oven roasted in the case of the roasted bites). Hell even the cinnamon twists are frozen. Biscuits are taken pretty seriously in the kitchen here. "Master Biscuit Maker" is treated almost like a billet, with MBMs able to direct other kitchen crew in wrappijg biscuits/sandwiches, dropping chicken, making biscuits, &c. I've worked in dining room cleaning trays and whatnot and I also know people personally who do this, and a lot of biscuits are thrown away. Something I find ironic considering how seriously making biscuits is taken here. Also Boberry Biscuits use weird blueberry flavored pellets not actual blueberries. I have never ordered a Boberry after knowing this lol

@SAHMOMMAMANG 3 жыл бұрын

Love their fried chicken and borounds 🤤

@MoxieBeast 6 жыл бұрын

never been to one! i just learned about them a year or two ago. i really can't wait to try them!

@GoobHak 3 жыл бұрын

Have you tried it yet?

@JustinY. 6 жыл бұрын

It's because it tastes good

@IMWT 6 жыл бұрын

Justin Y. How

@SuperChickenMaster 6 жыл бұрын

Absolute Meme God stfu... Don't question the true God

@IMWT 6 жыл бұрын

ChickenBoy YT but I'm the absolute meme god

@ssssalt 6 жыл бұрын

@williamlaw5020 6 жыл бұрын

Like you

@Jeff-BrokenJaw 6 жыл бұрын

Two new ones opened up near me and there was a lot of hype about it at first. I bought a meal there, ate half of it and threw the rest in the garbage. Everyone else must have had the same experience because their parking lots are always empty.

@noreenskitchenchannel 6 жыл бұрын

Bojangles is the best fried chicken in the south. A close second is the Publix deli fried chicken. Either way you can't go wrong!

@carlessgay1776 6 жыл бұрын

Noreen's Kitchen if there’s one near you, try Church’s. Publix is 2nd best then Bojangles. I do like bojangles though.

@supercalifragic1551 6 жыл бұрын

Publix has fantastic chicken. Whenever I'm craving chicken it's either/or, and occasionally KFC's georgia gold. Not that I get fried chicken often.

@clee89 6 жыл бұрын

Hmmm maybe there is something wrong with my Publix then ‘cause I’m always plucking lingering feathers from my publix fried chicken

@darkheart5757 6 жыл бұрын

The best chicken in the south come from corner stores in the hood

@leannes.9859 6 жыл бұрын

clee89 There is something definitely wrong with your Publix deli...you shouldn't have to deal with that. Say something...they will speak with the employees. I used to work at a Publix deli.

@noutm9854 6 жыл бұрын

I live in South Georgia and I prefer it over any other chicken place near me. Mainly due to the biscuits and prices. Like, the cost of a huge family meal (I forgot the name but it was a 20 piece chicken and biscuits, 3 sides, and a 1/2 gallon of sweet tea) was like $38. Which is a deal considering KFC charges $35 for like 12 pieces of chicken...

@d.lawrence5670 5 жыл бұрын

The future "costs" of Bojangles family meals will be way more than $38. You gotta' include your future health care bills in that estimate.

@NikonChicFL 6 жыл бұрын

During the Irma evac I stumbled in a town in Georgia and saw a Bojangles. I saw other fast foods but this place stood out. I was kind of not in the mood for fried foods at the time but i have not had there food since I was little. When I tasted that chicken omg! The dirty rice omg!

@SanFranFan30 6 жыл бұрын

Bojangles is also everywhere down in Roatan, Honduras.

@SanFranFan30 5 жыл бұрын

did I say it was in california?

@spacecowboy2160 5 жыл бұрын

Interesting

@KingCarlofcarlWorld 4 жыл бұрын

I find that interesting, too.

@GoukiTehPwner 2 жыл бұрын

New one opened up 3 minutes from where I live and I love it!

@damohr69 6 жыл бұрын

i really enjoy this easy food video format

@dawge30 6 жыл бұрын

Staunton VA just got their first Bojangles, and our first Chik-fil-a is getting ready to open. I don't have to travel out of town for my favorite fried chicken and chicken sandwiches anymore! Great little video.

@lewiswarner-jones7173 6 жыл бұрын

Charlotte and NC represent! honestly the best thing, first thing I get when I get home

@luckdragongirl 3 жыл бұрын

Born and raised in North Carolina. I have a Bojangles that is 3 minutes away from my house. Two minutes if I don't get a red light. ;)

@TheKirbyT 6 жыл бұрын

Bojangles is the thing I look forward to most when I go back home to North Carolina. Cajun chicken biscuit and Bo-rounds with a large cheerwine!

@blackmachismo324 6 жыл бұрын

The Kirby T those no rounds are so good it sucks that you only get four.

@TheKirbyT 6 жыл бұрын

I know, right! I ended up getting a picnic sized one once, and it changed my life. It's the little bit of onion that makes them THE BEST fast food hashbrowns.

@rbakbrown 6 жыл бұрын

Something must have been lost in translation because the Bojangles near me was horrible when I went there.

@TheKirbyT 6 жыл бұрын

Not every restaurant is going to be great, but most that I've been to are good.

@rbakbrown 6 жыл бұрын

The Kirby T After my experience, I'd settle for mediocre or even blah, but this place took it to a whole new level of bad for any restaurant.

@lacruiser6618 4 жыл бұрын

Ahh ... South Blvd in CLT. I remember my first time. Loved that Cajun fried chicken! For breakfast I always ask for the gravy biscuit with sausage and egg. But, I can't help myself so I ask for a leg or 2 to go with it. Wionderful!

@JMKII 11 ай бұрын

About to go back to NC this fall after 3 years away. First meal off the plane is gonna be Bojangles!

@sampoole3434 6 жыл бұрын

I fell in love with Bojangles when I lived in Alabama. Please open up some in the west coast.

@MichaelCorleone562 6 жыл бұрын

Loved Bojangles back in the day. Those biscuits. We need one here in LA

@kouaxiong1033 6 жыл бұрын

Miss bonangles. My long lost love. Now I habe to make a stop for it during my layover in Atlanta.

@lifeinswells 6 жыл бұрын

I didn’t care for chicken or biscuits, never got the hype. And then I had bojangle’s and I suddenly understood.

@ryleighdonelson5606 Жыл бұрын

I swear if the people that rated the biscuits put Popeyes above Bojangles, I will literally personally go to their houses and do something that I won’t say on this app ( yes I’m from North Carolina )

@EclecticPotpourri Жыл бұрын

A new one is being built in my town. So happy!!!

@DecarloSTwiggs Жыл бұрын

I remember Bojangles back when I lived in Jacksonville Florida 90’s I miss. I was told they have one in the Poconos

@yaboi5047 6 жыл бұрын

I tried bojangles in mobile Alabama. Loved the option to toss tendies in wing sauce. Eat quick though, it gets soggy. I prefer canes chicken quality, but bojangles has a much bigger menu.

@grimreaperts1 3 жыл бұрын

I never had it do not have one here in Shreveport Louisiana but we do love southern classic

@edwardssistershands 6 жыл бұрын

Nothing like finishing a leg and thigh meal with a biscuit and honey. I love Bojangles.

@shakarussanders9911 6 жыл бұрын

I'm a sausage and biscuits junkie because of this place me and my Dad would get breakfast there before he took me to school! But they are not in Texas anymore that was back in the 80s

@duppercale 6 жыл бұрын

Being from Texas we tend to go with Chicken Express, which seems to be a very similar choice to Bojangles. Nothing like some gizzards and okra with sweet tea!

@Wsupjoe 6 жыл бұрын

I first had bojangles in tennessee damn i fell in love along with the booberry biscuit

@howardbangert4247 5 жыл бұрын

I lived in east Baltimore in the early 80s. There were a few Bojangles around town. within 5 years or so they all shut down in the Baltimore area. Never knew why. It is not like the local population wasn't patronizing the restaurants. I loved all of their food especially the dirty rice.

@DeltzerGamingandmore 6 жыл бұрын

I love eater

@jeanettestarling7181 3 жыл бұрын

I just heard about this Bojangles a wk ago and from my understanding they are opening several here in Texas in 2022.. Can't wait to see what the fuss is about..

@ScarlettLopezFreeman 6 жыл бұрын

And the BoBerry biscuits. Sooooo good!

@cupofmilk24 6 жыл бұрын

Down here in ATL, I always pass a Bojangles. But I couldn't tell you the last time Ive eaten there. If I'm eating fried chicken I will always go to Gus's fried chicken in Sandy springs!

@rocketman0634 6 жыл бұрын

I am from Kentucky and I can tell you Bojangles is 100% better than KFC.

@ziggystarbucks4542 6 жыл бұрын

rocketman06 Kentucky isn't the south so that's not important anyway

@rocketman0634 6 жыл бұрын

ziggy starbucks I think you need to check up on your American history en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern_United_States

@d.lawrence5670 5 жыл бұрын

@@rocketman0634, Kentucky is "quasi-South"

@spacecowboy2160 5 жыл бұрын

Agreed

@spacecowboy2160 5 жыл бұрын

ziggy starbucks you know that a lot of people including myself consider Virginia to be a southern state?

@juliedefee598 3 жыл бұрын

I am in Columbia, South Carolina. I am eating a breast dinner with one biscuit, coleslaw and cajun pinto beans. This is my go to treat when I need it. Once-weekly, perhaps. So good.

@anthonydavis1434 6 жыл бұрын

Born and raised in North Carolina this was the best chicken i have ever had and it still is to this day.

@RichKilla86ers 4 жыл бұрын

We West Coasters only have Popeye's & Chick-fil-a. 1st time I ate Bojangles was in Nashville & it was amazing.

@shygirlcomplex 6 жыл бұрын

I seen a bojangles in Atlanta I went nuts lol ... stoped and got a biscuit and chicken tender ♥️♥️♥️♥️

@helengrant379 5 жыл бұрын

Hi what kind of batter you are useing,for chicken

@samdavis5412 4 жыл бұрын

That 4 piece supremes combo with fries and a cheer wine can I get an amen !! 🙏

@ToddStafford 5 жыл бұрын

Had Bojangles one time... It was amazing.

@GotHoai 6 жыл бұрын

The bojangles at 18 seconds is in front of William Brice stadium. Home of the South Carolina Gamecocks!!!

@troy9477 6 жыл бұрын

Lived im Memphis for 4.5 yrs as a kid, Jan '79- Aug '83. A Bojangle's opened a couple of miles from our house somewhere in that time. The chicken was very good, as well as the variety of biscuit sandwiches. Good spicy marinated flavor. I like Popeye's a lot too, which we do have here in Kalifornia. No Bojangle's yet☹. I think they would do well. Test them in LA and Sac, then expand. So at least i could go to the Sac one sometimes. I'm abt an hr away from Sac.

@AdolfTrumpler Жыл бұрын

Hope you’ve managed to escape Commiefornia back to the safety of America and Bojangles by now

@troy9477 Жыл бұрын

@@AdolfTrumpler not yet. Maybe in a year or so. Will probably go to NV. Thanks for the hopes😊

@chriswalls5831 3 ай бұрын

Need this in Pasco FL and spring Hill hwy 50

@sundae6969 3 жыл бұрын

I wish they had them in the north. Been to one while visiting NC and it changed my life 🤤

@jbythunter4132 2 жыл бұрын

There only in top off south like North Carolina Virginia kentucky

@sundae6969 2 жыл бұрын

@@jbythunter4132 I know. I live in NYC

@dinhtran-ld4hz 6 жыл бұрын

Hmm I live in the Atlanta. Ate at bojangles maybe around 20x in GA and Ten. Its never really pack and mostly empty. The food is good though.

@concrete490 6 жыл бұрын

There hasn't been a Bojangles in Memphis since i was a kid. That was like the 80's

@chetstedman6395 3 жыл бұрын

I either get the filet biscuit combo or i get the supreme tenders and buffalo them when i get home and dip them in ranch :)

@maltesefan 5 жыл бұрын

Might be more. But, where I am located we have many KFC in the state. Possibly one Popeye's. And One Bojangles. Think i need to go and check out this food place some time.

@JKKillerB 4 жыл бұрын

I live within a couple of miles of (2) Bojangles. GREAT chicken (the best) but it's a little expensive if not on sale. But I'm a tightwad :)

@mukbangkba6427 4 жыл бұрын

I Live In Canada And We Visit Tennessee And Bojangles Is The Best Restaurant In The Whole Entire World

@ManningBuildings 5 жыл бұрын

I'm eating a porkchop w/ cheddar biscuit for Bo right now!

@TheForlornEidolon777 4 жыл бұрын

To bad we don't have Bojangles in Texas. The closest one to my location is in Mobile, Alabama, which is almost 700 miles away from my house.

@alanyoung2711 Жыл бұрын

I live in South Carolina and I love bojangles

@jesseforrest416 4 жыл бұрын

Had myself a Bo time once when I went to NC as a truck driver. I gotta admit their biscuits are the bomb. Not to mention their man thing the 🐔🐓😋

@lotz-o-muzic1608 6 жыл бұрын

I miss bojangles. They need to put one here in Rancho Cucamonga

@bavondale 5 жыл бұрын

no Bo in Arizona yet. I try to get a run to Bo everytime I'm out that way

@lamarandersonGorillaZuma 5 жыл бұрын

Bo berry biscuits go crazy.

@ajnowell8508 3 жыл бұрын

I’m from St. Louis, closest one is about 2.5 hours away, worth every penny spent in fuel

@iankillsv2v1 4 жыл бұрын

Rip I’m live in North Carolina but I don’t have one in range):

@oceannavagator 6 жыл бұрын

Got a Bojangles a block away from my house, my kitchen has cobwebs.

@henryadamsiii5226 6 жыл бұрын

WELL DANG,,, COME 2 HTOWN,,, WE'RE DOWN SOUTH

@Hey_its_Koda 3 жыл бұрын

I saw these in North Carolina. I should of eaten there. Dang!!

@speedyspooley 5 жыл бұрын

There's one in Reading, PA.....FYI

@2Much317_2 4 жыл бұрын

I have a bojangles around 3 minutes from my place.

@unclechipotle1934 5 жыл бұрын

It sucks living in NC when ur mom is from Boston and hates spicy food. Yesterday I just had bojangles for the first time in 3 years. :(

@jpowers55 4 жыл бұрын

Your dad married a Yankee?

@LadyOfSummer 5 жыл бұрын

From North Carolina (although born in SC), and I now live in Montana. If I fly home through Atlanta, my butt must go to the airport Bojangles or else I get so hangry and upset. Flew through Chicago this past summer (never again), but made sure to take two Bojangles trips the one week I was down south with the family.

@roshelltannen9698 6 жыл бұрын

Best Cajun fries, Bo Berry biscuits are great, biscuits to die for.

@bjv93 Жыл бұрын

Checks Google to find nearest location: DAMn, 30 minutes away!???? Checks Google again after finding out it's a regional chain: DAMn, right down the road 😍

@sakuraneko9972 6 жыл бұрын

I love bojangles my grandpa send me the seasoning.

@andreakumar2984 3 жыл бұрын

It’s a shame they haven’t opened in Texas yet!

@whatsmyname1288 6 жыл бұрын

It taste so fucking good, fast mart chicken, Royal farms, bo's . the southern gas stations always got the good stuff

@Person123665 3 жыл бұрын

Man havent been to the south in a year miss the bojangles.

@lavernewilliams1518 6 жыл бұрын

first thing I do when I get 2 Georgia go to Bojangles!

@YourLocalRealist 10 ай бұрын

The sad thing is that in Bojangles’ new markets, there’s no bone-in chicken. 😟

@fadhilramadhani1847 6 жыл бұрын

Ok 1:07 call me up hun lmao for real tho

@georgiabowhunter 6 жыл бұрын

Bojangles is definitely the best. Mine has an all you can eat buffet!

@SapBoy365 4 жыл бұрын

We need one in Miami

@theevangelist6178 5 жыл бұрын

Closest location to me is Princeton, West Virginia.

@imarealboy3657 Жыл бұрын

Bojangles needs to expand to the west coast ! All we got is Popeyes , kfc , and raising canes 😭 no zaxby or bojangles 😢

@walterstanford8162 Ай бұрын

There are 49 steps for the Bojangles biscuits

@aaronthomas2588 5 жыл бұрын

I tried it at Atlanta airport, and it was good, but not like amaaazing. Dunno if it was just a one off😕

@JoeE. 6 жыл бұрын

When is this coming to Canada?

@iankillsv2v1 4 жыл бұрын

Joe E. When it reaches the entire US

@NgEkNgee 6 жыл бұрын

KFC is pressure-fried, so you lose a lot of juiciness once the chicken is out of the pressure. i've tasted freshly cooked KFC chicken, after 5 mins, the meat turns from just juicy to dry dry dry.

@shopsshire9282 5 жыл бұрын

so good we need a few of these in Cleveland, but I have Popeye's at least.

@theForrestGalantey 4 жыл бұрын

This is waaaay better than nasty ass popeyes!

@davidmckesey7119 6 жыл бұрын

Ughhh. They stopped in Florida

@BridgesofMC 3 жыл бұрын

They didn't even mention the sweet tea!!!

@jaxcarp22 6 жыл бұрын

We need a Bo J's in Michigan 😢

@yubsbiggestfan.7295 2 жыл бұрын

One of us, one of us, one of us.

@luckdragongirl 3 жыл бұрын

I agree with the statement that they need their taste buds checked. Bojangles is famous for their biscuits. What does a Washington D.C. person know about biscuits anyway?