Houston TX Hot Chicken will have six locations in Utah by summer’s end when it opens a store at 1085 E. Main St., in Lehi.
HHC, which serves hot chicken sandwiches, tenders, salads, soup, waffle shakes, loaded fries and seven signature sauces, features a modern design with a splash of Vegas and houses one-of-a-kind artwork by Donovan Fitzgerald. The brainchild of entrepreneur and founder Edmond Barseghian, HHC it has 14 locations across seven states. Utah-based Savory Fund, which owns Swig, Via 313, Hash Kitchen, Pincho and Mo’ Bettahs, invested in HHC in November 2023.
Five of the six HHC Utah locations will be owned and operated by the franchise group Running Roosters LLC, which is led by two father-son partnerships: Chad and Carson Curtis, and Dan and Taylor Watkins. The duo has over 18 years of experience in the restaurant franchise industry, and their sons have been involved in the business for the last six years.
They opened their first franchise in February 2023 at Traverse Mountain in Lehi, and nearly a year later, opened the Riverton location at Mountain View Village. Stores at Lehi Main Street, Fashion Place Mall and downtown SLC in the historic 9th and 9th neighborhood will follow. The St. George, Utah market will be owned and operated by franchisee Cody Steck.
“This rapid expansion has been a dream come true. When you have a product and team this exceptional, the only right choice is to keep growing,” said Chad Curtis said in a company press release. “There is nothing out there like HHC. The food is phenomenal, the branding is unmatched, and the buzz is built on a foundation of quality. Plus, working with the leadership teams at both HHC and Savory has been a top-shelf experience. They are smart, supportive, disciplined, and effective partners.”
