Tuesday, February 20, 2024

KFC lost its stripes (and it's NOT closing)

Above photo yesterday by William Klayer 

A fair number of people pointed out the paint job in progress on the SW corner of 14th Street and Second Avenue, home to KFC.
The red-and-white stripes on the Second Avenue side were painted over to make way for an ad for — per KFC insiders — the return of the brand's Chizza. ("The all-chicken, no crust Chizza consists of two zinger fillets of crispy chicken, topped with delectable pizza sauce, molten cheese, a smattering of onions and mixed peppers, finished with an herb sprinkle.") 

Anyway, scenes of the paint-over prompted some speculation that the place was closing... that is not true.
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9 comments:

  1. AnonymousFebruary 20, 2024 at 7:14 PM

    How is "chizza" pronounced?

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  2. AnonymousFebruary 20, 2024 at 7:53 PM

    One of the z’s is silent

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  3. GrieveFebruary 20, 2024 at 8:12 PM

    The first z is silent.

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  4. XTCFebruary 20, 2024 at 8:49 PM

    How is "chizza" pronounced?

    H-art-uh-tak

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  5. AnonymousFebruary 21, 2024 at 2:18 AM

    We could use that off brand KFC there.
    Noted, thanks grieve!

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  6. AnonymousFebruary 21, 2024 at 8:08 AM

    I remember when KFC was called Kentucky Fried Chicken, they also served dinner rolls before bisquits. And this corner had an OTB before KFC.

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  7. DrGeckoFebruary 21, 2024 at 9:12 AM

    Rhymes with 'jizza'. Don't ask about the molten cheese.

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  8. AnonymousFebruary 21, 2024 at 3:07 PM

    KFC pivoting from the name Kentucky Fried Chicken reminds me of MTV pivoting from Music TeleVision. Just a passive confession from a company that they no longer care about their original product.

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  9. GrieveFebruary 21, 2024 at 3:42 PM

    The KFC moniker was officially adopted in 1991.

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