Usher Opens Georgia’s First Dave’s Sizzling Rooster Location

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Usher is bringing Dave’s Sizzling Rooster to his hometown. The R&B star launched the restaurant’s first Georgia location in Conyers, a suburb of Atlanta, on Thursday (Aug. 30).

Though Usher didn’t attend the grand opening (he’s presently on tour), the celebration included a drone present put collectively by Sky Components. Usher owns the restaurant alongside together with his franchise companions Lawrence Kourie and Andrew Feghali, two of the longest-tenured Dave’s Sizzling Rooster franchisees.

“As soon as I attempted Dave’s Sizzling Rooster and spoke with the founders of the model, I knew I wished to be concerned with the corporate,” Usher stated in a press release. “I’m excited to open Atlanta’s first Dave’s Sizzling Rooster and stay up for everybody from my hometown attempting it.”

“Dave’s Sizzling Rooster continues to achieve traction from coast-to-coast, from our passionate company to worldwide superstars,” added CEO Invoice Phelps. “Our focus stays on making probably the most craveable, hottest and juiciest sizzling rooster on the planet, and we’re thrilled to companion with Usher to carry Dave’s to Georgia.”

The grand opening featured a reside DJ and free meals. Dave’s Sizzling Rooster’s menu contains Sizzling Rooster Sliders and Sizzling Rooster Tenders out there in seven spice ranges starting from no spice to Reaper, the most well liked degree, along with Kale Slaw, creamy macaroni and cheese and crispy, seasoned crinkle fries. The model additionally lately launched Dave’s Bites out there in no spice, medium and sizzling.

Dave’s Sizzling Rooster is accessible for supply on DoorDash, GrubHub and Uber Eats.

“The primary factor is the rooster is so good,” Dave’s Sizzling Rooster president Jim Bitticks informed Billboard on the grand opening. “And the spice, it’s I don’t know the way to describe it, aside from to say that it’s actually balanced. Generally you strive one thing that’s spicy and there’s an excessive amount of of this or not sufficient of that. [Dave’s Hot Chicken] it’s good, proper within the center.”

“The founders grew up consuming a number of In-N-Out Burger, so the inspiration for Dave’s is In-N-Out meets Howlin Rays [Hot Chicken],” Bitticks continued.

Dave’s co-founder Arman Oganesyan was additionally in attendance alongside Phelps and Conyers Retailer Proprietor Lawrence Kourie.

In the meantime, it’s been a busy month for Usher who launched his Previous, Current and Future tour in Washington D.C. final week. The tour stops in Philadelphia tonight and tomorrow, adopted by two nights in Toronto, Canada beginning on Sept. 2.