Let's get a Harold's in Midway Airport
Every time I leave Sweet Home Chicago, I wish that I could get a half for the flight. Frankly I wish that I could get four or five halves and take some home.Imagine a Harold's franchise at Midway airport -- you wouldn't even need bullet-proof glass! It would be the safest, most secure Harold's on the planet (where else can you get all potential customers to remove their shoes to be x-rayed before placing their orders?)
Anyone connected with the Midway Airport people? If we can get a Yes from them and from the good people at Harold's, I just know that money would be available for the project. . .
Where else would you like to see a new Harold's?
posted by Joeski @ 5:03 AM
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Long time reader, first time poster. May seem a little ridiculous, but how about 54th and woodlawn. You know, when walking to Kimbark is just too long to wait for 5 wings with extra hot. Besides that? I don't know, how bout on Michigan Ave next to the Gap.
I'm from Singapore and I've heard so much about this legendary fried chicken. But yet to taste it. Somebody open one in Singapore?
True story - a friend from college graduated and went on to grad school out in North Carolina, or somesuch. He actually sent cash + a roundtrip plane ticket to have a friend fly down with a duffel bag filled with a variety pack of halves.
It has been almost 20 years, but Ben V., I salute you!
Don't forget O'Hare, McCarron in Vegas, LAX, Kennedy in NY, and every other major airport. Well maybe not LAX, they don't like healthy midwest food out there. :)
Union station, please, for those of us who take the train home.
Union station, please, for those of us who take the train home.
Where would I like to see a Harold's? EVERYWHERE!In every city, mall etc. I would love to open my own chicken shack. I just can't seem to find any information on it though.
i lived in chi town 27 years of my life and 2 years in Eugene Oregon making me 29....and i miss the wings and fries i used to grow up to!!!!and dont forget the white bread on the bottom.....i know its a strech but open up here in the west coast!!!hook me up!!!
Call me crazy but i would love to see a Harold's in Jackson TN. I'm from Chicago and I grew up on all the good foods Garretts popcorn, Harold's Chicken, Hoggies, Polishes, Chinese Rice. And I'm getting home sick thinking about it. I would love to have the good eats of the City in the safe of the country.
I want to cosign on the idea of opening a Harolds in Midway Airport. That would eb a great idea.
i grow up in chi-town and would love to see a harolds chicken here in nap-town indianapolis, in for those of u who are not hip. hook's is here making money trying to steal your flavor and it just aint the same come on down
I am from Cedar Rapids IA. I always heard about Harolds but never had a chance to taste it until I meet my husband and we went home to meet the parents. Living in IA. my whole life I grew up on KFC, It is ok but It dosen't have anything on Harolds four wings fried hard and covered in mild sauce.
Apparently, from all the comments, it's time for Harold's chicken shack franchises. I am also from Chicago and miss it so much as well. I live in California and was searching for franchise information , but found none. I would purchase one to open out here in a minute!
Harold's in Midway would blow my mind. Does anyone know how to get in contact with the chain owners?
I TOO GREW UP IN ILLINOIS AND NOW AT THE AGE OF 41 NOW LIVE IN GEORGIA. SOMEONE TOLD ME THAT THERE IS A HAROLD'S HERE, BUT I CANNOT FIND IT. IS THERE ANYONE OUT THERE THAT MIGHT KNOW. PLEASE E-MAIL ME AT CLOSECUTS1965@YAHOO.COM
Harold's at Midway would rock! They've got all sorts of Chicago businesses there... Way more than O'Hare.
But in a way, it's nice that Harold's isn't that obvious to tourists ;)
Millenium Train Station in Chicago - Randolph & Michigan - oh yeah!!!!
Man, I'm from the east side of St. Louis, and they just opened up a harolds right down the street. Jesus Christ i have never tasted chicken like that. Man, it makes me hungry just thinking about it...
The person from the 3rd comment must have lived in Hitchcock Hall at the UofC. I too, remember the story of Ben Venator and the chicken delivery via airplane. I don't remember who it was that went, but there were a few guys that seemed to make the trip to 53rd street every night and then eat their Harold's in the common room down in the basement. All you would smell down there was Harold's after about 10pm. Happy memories!
I am Ben Venator and am enjoying my 15 minutes of Harold's fame. The true story is a little different but even more fun to tell. I was in grad school at UNC Chapel Hill and one of the students in our department who shared office space with me was interviewing for a job at the UofC. He mentioned that Chicago had sent him two round trip tickets, as it was cheaper that way. The legs he was not using were from Chicago to RDU and right back to Chicago. The lightbulb went off in my head and it occurred to me that I could get someone from Hitchcock to bring me a couple of dark halfs, livers and gizzards (salt, pepper, extra hot and extra barbecue sauce). I called Hitchcock and the Dorm Council resolved to recruit a mule to deliver the chicken. I believe the Council even paid for it.
On the delivery day, my anticipation was almost too much to process. After a long day of telling the story of the impending delivery, I met my girlfriend and stopped by my apartment before heading out to the airport. There was a message on my machine. The currier missed the flight. My heart sank. We went out for dinner. When we came back there multiple messages. The heroic representative of the 'Cock had caught another flight and was trying to get in touch with me. Then the phone rang and it he was at RDU, but had to get on the flight back. I then came up with the plan. He was to leave the Chicken in an airport locker and leave the key for the locker with someone at the airport.
We drove out to the airport, had to ask whoever it was for the key to the locker and then had the happy ending of all great treasure hunts, found the goods.
Man, was that chicken good! I still love Harold's (if there a choice of cities for training I take for work, I always pick Chicago and now that there are Harold's downtown I always eat lunch, dinner and grab two or three for the plane ride back) and have been gratified by the deserved national attention it received. I never once went to Ribs N Bibs, because I could never get that close to Harolds and not get my dark half and liter of RC.
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