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Breaks Ground on New Flagship Scott Street Location LEFT TO RIGHT: Percy “King” Creuzot, III and Sallie Creuzot

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Frenchy’s Chicken Breaks Ground on New Flagship Scott Street Location

BIG GROUP PHOTO FROM LEFT TO RIGHT: Larry Freeman, Representative from the Office of Congresswoman Shelia Jackson Lee John Scroggins, Senior VP Community Development Lender, Allegiance Bank Angele Creuzot, Frenchy’s Chicken Sylvester Turner, Mayor City of Houston Sallie Creuzot, Frenchy’s Chicken Percy “ King” Creuzot, III, Frenchy’s Chicken Anthony Gaynor, Frenchy’s Chicken Percy “PC” Creuzot, IV, Frenchy’s Chicken Gerald Womack, Womack Development & Investment Realtors Ernest Hunter II, Frenchy’s Chicken John Creuzot, Dallas County District Attorney By d-mars.com News Provider

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rom its humble beginnings as a small po boy shop in Houston, Frenchy’s Chicken has now become a fried chicken empire, serving their secret family recipe that has been a hit since day one.

Percy Creuzot, a New Orleans native, came to Houston in 1965 as a traveling salesman, but he quickly realized food was his true passion. And in 1969, Frenchy’s was born.

“Fried chicken was just coming on the scene as a fast food item,” Percy “King” Creuzot, son of Percy Creuzot, said. “A friend of my dad’s talked him into jumping on the chicken train instead of doing po’boys. Our chicken quickly became

very popular, and eventually he changed the name to Frenchy’s Chicken.”

The popularity of Frenchy’s is evident to anyone that sees the consistently long lines outside the restaurant. Even during the COVID-19 pandemic, when many

other businesses have struggled to stay afloat, those traffic stopping lines have remained steadfast.

After several decades of success at its original location on Scott Street, Frenchy’s has embarked on a new en-

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deavor with plans to move to a brand new location in late 2020.

“We were approached by Wheeler Avenue Baptist Church about selling our original location to make room for their new sanctuary,” Creuzot said. “My partner, Anthony Gainer, and I decided we would not be the ones to stand in the way of God’s work.

So, we sold them the land and have been working on the plans for our next step ever since.”

Frenchy’s new location will boast bigger and better amenities, including a larger facility with indoor and outdoor seating. The downstairs restaurant area will be 3,300 square feet, with an additional 2,200 square feet upstairs consisting of offices and conference rooms available for rent.

“This new location will be more spacious and give us a better flow for an efficient restaurant,” Creuzot said.

Despite the already impressive number of customers, Frenchy’s is expecting a boost in business at the new location. It will be directly across the street from the University of Houston’s football stadium, an area of heavy foot traffic and hungry Houston residents.

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