Leghorn

Kirkwood · **Posted:** Fri Mar 07, 2014 1:44 pm

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It took Leghorn all of 90 minutes to sell out of everything on opening day. The socially-conscious chicken shop with chef pedigree sold around 600 sandwiches, ran out of chicken tenders in 30 minutes, and was completely cleared out just an hour and a half after opening for the first time. There was a line down the street 10 minutes after opening.

Leghorn chef Sieger Bayer and chef/partner Jared Van Camp sell locally farm-raised chickens in house everyday and the restaurant warned customers that they would close when they run out. They've ratcheted the hype over many months and gained a serious following on social media. Still, did they expect the chicken to only last 90 minutes?

"We prepped enough chicken thinking it would get us through the evening hours, maybe 8 or 9 p.m. Instead we got run over—in a good way," Element Collective partner Chris Dexter says. "We're so happy to see that our little idea of a chicken shack with a message resonated with Chicago."

They hope to stock more chickens in the future so they can stay open longer.

Great, sounds like a cool addition to Ukrainian Village area. Perfect place to go after church lets out along with my guys at Bite Cafe.

Take a look at their menu and pretty much chick-fil-a in Chipotle/Blaze model. Fine. But then then the 2nd page:

Jesus, you're a fucking chickenshack. Pass.

bigfan · **Posted:** Fri Mar 07, 2014 1:45 pm

People are starving in this city for COOKED food....and of course....The NEXT HOT Thing.

This is why guys pop up new places every 2 years

good dolphin · **Joined:** Thu Feb 17, 2005 2:35 pm **Posts:** 82242

I really despise the understocked food artist shop craze that seems to have started.

You own a business. Sell as much of your product as you can.

Hatchetman · **Posted:** Fri Mar 07, 2014 2:30 pm

You don't eat leghorns. They are egg layers.

Kirkwood · **Posted:** Fri Mar 07, 2014 2:43 pm

good dolphin wrote:

I really despise the understocked food artist shop craze that seems to have started.

You own a business. Sell as much of your product as you can.

That's because you love corporate bullshit you capitalist pig.

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We abhor corporate bullshit

But....

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We offer Leghorn branded birth control free at the counter

Minooka Meatball · **Posted:** Fri Mar 07, 2014 3:00 pm

good dolphin wrote:

I really despise the understocked food artist shop craze that seems to have started.

You own a business. Sell as much of your product as you can.

I guess you can only get so much socially-conscious chicken at once.

Good on them for their stances, but fuck them for the snarky, hipsterish, better-than-most attitude they are presenting - been seeing just a bit too much of that, too.

Hank Scorpio · **Posted:** Fri Mar 07, 2014 4:15 pm

I'll never be socially conscious because for the most part society sucks. I dont like 99% of people I meet, they are dimwitted assholes. Eat the weird ass KFC mutant chicken, who gives a shit. The organic farm raised chicken wont make you or your kid less of an asshole.

EDIT: I have become an old cranky man...

bigfan · **Posted:** Fri Mar 07, 2014 4:21 pm

good dolphin wrote:

I really despise the understocked food artist shop craze that seems to have started.

You own a business. Sell as much of your product as you can.

Its like they jumped on the BBQ (OUT OF FOOD) thing.

BBQ runs out and they shouldnt be able to just pop in another slab of ribs!

In texas, its common for places to cook enough for the day and when they are done, they are done.

Seems a few other places are looking for that hip theme

Hatchetman · **Posted:** Fri Mar 07, 2014 4:22 pm

I don't think it takes very long to fry chicken.

good dolphin · **Joined:** Thu Feb 17, 2005 2:35 pm **Posts:** 82242

bigfan wrote:

good dolphin wrote:

I really despise the understocked food artist shop craze that seems to have started.

You own a business. Sell as much of your product as you can.

Its like they jumped on the BBQ (OUT OF FOOD) thing.

BBQ runs out and they shouldnt be able to just pop in another slab of ribs!

In texas, its common for places to cook enough for the day and when they are done, they are done.

Seems a few other places are looking for that hip theme

It started in this city with that douchebag Donut Vault and that pizza place in Andersonville

Regular Reader · **Posted:** Fri Mar 07, 2014 5:16 pm

I just came from a McDonald's that ran out of Coca-Cola. Bastards.

Douchebag · **Joined:** Tue Aug 19, 2008 3:03 pm **Posts:** 43576

bigfan · **Posted:** Fri Mar 07, 2014 5:22 pm

good dolphin wrote:

bigfan wrote:

good dolphin wrote:

I really despise the understocked food artist shop craze that seems to have started.

You own a business. Sell as much of your product as you can.

Its like they jumped on the BBQ (OUT OF FOOD) thing.

BBQ runs out and they shouldnt be able to just pop in another slab of ribs!

In texas, its common for places to cook enough for the day and when they are done, they are done.

Seems a few other places are looking for that hip theme

It started in this city with that douchebag Donut Vault and that pizza place in Andersonville

GREAT LAKES PIZZA....My $32 cheese and chorizo? pizza! And I dared try and order 3 minutes before they were open, so she wasnt sure if she could take my order.

http://score670.com/phpBB/viewtopic.php?f=43&t=76370

Colonel Angus · **Posted:** Fri Mar 07, 2014 6:41 pm

Hatchetman wrote:

You don't eat leghorns. They are egg layers.

Douchebag wrote:

Foghorn Leghorn wrote:

I say, boy! Call me an egg layer again & I'll lay this 2x4 across your backside!

He's by far one of the most under appreciated characters in the cartoon universe.

Rod · **Posted:** Sat Mar 08, 2014 12:14 am

good dolphin wrote:

bigfan wrote:

good dolphin wrote:

I really despise the understocked food artist shop craze that seems to have started.

You own a business. Sell as much of your product as you can.

Its like they jumped on the BBQ (OUT OF FOOD) thing.

BBQ runs out and they shouldnt be able to just pop in another slab of ribs!

In texas, its common for places to cook enough for the day and when they are done, they are done.

Seems a few other places are looking for that hip theme

It started in this city with that douchebag Donut Vault and that pizza place in Andersonville

Great Lake Pizza assholed himself right out of business.

a retard · **Posted:** Sun Mar 09, 2014 11:01 am

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chicken shack with a message

It is not clear to me what the message is? Gay rights, sustainable farms, anti-corporation, free birth control and anti-organized religion. Sounds like many messages to me.

Local chicken farms? Where is the nearest chicken farm?

bigfan · **Posted:** Sun Mar 09, 2014 11:39 am

Joe Orr Road Rod wrote:

good dolphin wrote:

bigfan wrote:

good dolphin wrote:

I really despise the understocked food artist shop craze that seems to have started.

You own a business. Sell as much of your product as you can.

Its like they jumped on the BBQ (OUT OF FOOD) thing.

BBQ runs out and they shouldnt be able to just pop in another slab of ribs!

In texas, its common for places to cook enough for the day and when they are done, they are done.

Seems a few other places are looking for that hip theme

It started in this city with that douchebag Donut Vault and that pizza place in Andersonville

Great Lake Pizza assholed himself right out of business.

Always remember the time I walked in at 5:27 and was told they dont take orders until 5:30, as the owner, Mr Pizza, was standing maybe 10 feet away....MAKING A PIZZA...and I asked "Whats that guy doin?"

I Guess it was the owner, I may have insulted him. Uh Oh...$33 later for a decent Pizza, would never go back. Would order a Dominoes before this place.

And I wonder what the guys rent might have been, it's a shit space on a side street and I am guessing he cant find cheaper space.

He should reopen as PRETENTIOUS HIPSTER PIZZA. Open from 5:30 to 7:29 PM, Cash only, 4 Ingredients and Must not look at me when ordering.

Probably the most over rated eating experience in my life.

Seacrest · **Posted:** Sun Mar 09, 2014 4:57 pm

a retard wrote:

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chicken shack with a message

It is not clear to me what the message is? Gay rights, sustainable farms, anti-corporation, free birth control and anti-organized religion. Sounds like many messages to me.

Local chicken farms? Where is the nearest chicken farm?

Near Mendota.

newper · **Posted:** Sun Mar 09, 2014 10:53 pm

Hatchetman wrote:

I don't think it takes very long to fry chicken.

It takes a tough man to make a tender chicken.

spmack · **Posted:** Tue Mar 25, 2014 11:16 am

Forgot there was a thread for this, my bad.

Anyway, I tried this place yesterday. I got the chicken breast sandwich with the hot sauce and biscuit.

Sandwich was good, fries were decent but not worth the $3.

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Also, there were playing uncensored rap music. Of course, I didn't care as I was bobbing my head to it, but I'm not sure if the others in the Ukie Village will like it. Then again, it was 11ish in the morning and not busy so maybe the music changes during certain times of the day.

spmack · **Posted:** Thu Apr 03, 2014 10:08 pm

spmack wrote:

Also, there were playing uncensored rap music. Of course, I didn't care as I was bobbing my head to it, but I'm not sure if the others in the Ukie Village will like it. Then again, it was 11ish in the morning and not busy so maybe the music changes during certain times of the day.

Bump, I knew that someone would complain before long. :lol:

http://www.chicagotribune.com/features/ ... 3273.story

Leghorn's

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loud music vexing for some

11:37 a.m. CDT, April 2, 2014

When the group behind Leghorn began conceptualizing their chicken sandwich restaurant years back, part of its founding ethos was to be the philosophical opposite of Chick-fil-A's founders. This meant: Operate without religious connotations, open on Sundays, support gay rights and, most conspicuous of all, blast explicit hip-hop from its loudspeakers.

Music has become one of Leghorn's touchstones — walk into its Ukrainian Village storefront and get hit with a bass-thumping, earwax-dislodging medley of Wu Tang Clan, Mobb Deep, Black Star and the like (yes, their hip-hop tastes veer '90s East Coast).

And so the reaction online has been as much about the soundtrack as its chicken sandwiches. One commenter on the local food message board LTHForum wrote: "It's just stupid. Just plain stupid. Change the music, no one likes it — not even a little bit."

Said Leghorn chef Jared Van Camp: "We've gotten reactions on both ends. Some parents who say, 'that's what I listen to and I don't care.' Others who say, 'I love it but I can't bring my kids.' Some were a bit angry. But we've done a decent job notifying the parents."

In fact, you really can't miss it. On the front window, a sign in large red lettering reads: "Loud and explicit music." It's a warning for some and an incentive for others.

Leghorn is at 959 N. Western Ave., 773-782-3936

— Kevin Pang

Bagels · **Posted:** Fri Apr 04, 2014 7:01 am

so is this place actually good or what ?

i'm was going to try it on Wednesday since i was at empty bottle, i saw it was still open but i was running a bit late so i didnt

good dolphin · **Joined:** Thu Feb 17, 2005 2:35 pm **Posts:** 82242

It seems like a good business plan to not stock enough food to serve people willing to give you money and draw a line in the sand with your customers on the music you play.

spanky · **Posted:** Fri Apr 04, 2014 8:23 am

spmack wrote:

Also, there were playing uncensored rap music. Of course, I didn't care as I was bobbing my head to it, but I'm not sure if the others in the Ukie Village will like it. Then again, it was 11ish in the morning and not busy so maybe the music changes during certain times of the day.

Bump, I knew that someone would complain before long. :lol:

http://www.chicagotribune.com/features/ ... 3273.story

Leghorn's

Quote:

loud music vexing for some

11:37 a.m. CDT, April 2, 2014

When the group behind Leghorn began conceptualizing their chicken sandwich restaurant years back, part of its founding ethos was to be the philosophical opposite of Chick-fil-A's founders. This meant: Operate without religious connotations, open on Sundays, support gay rights and, most conspicuous of all, blast explicit hip-hop from its loudspeakers.

Music has become one of Leghorn's touchstones — walk into its Ukrainian Village storefront and get hit with a bass-thumping, earwax-dislodging medley of Wu Tang Clan, Mobb Deep, Black Star and the like (yes, their hip-hop tastes veer '90s East Coast).

And so the reaction online has been as much about the soundtrack as its chicken sandwiches. One commenter on the local food message board LTHForum wrote: "It's just stupid. Just plain stupid. Change the music, no one likes it — not even a little bit."

Said Leghorn chef Jared Van Camp: "We've gotten reactions on both ends. Some parents who say, 'that's what I listen to and I don't care.' Others who say, 'I love it but I can't bring my kids.' Some were a bit angry. But we've done a decent job notifying the parents."

In fact, you really can't miss it. On the front window, a sign in large red lettering reads: "Loud and explicit music." It's a warning for some and an incentive for others.

Leghorn is at 959 N. Western Ave., 773-782-3936

— Kevin Pang

I cannot believe they quoted some random post on LTH forum for that article.

That would be like taking a post from here in a sports article. :roll:

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