casual founded 1965 ; 51 years ago 1965 founder hal guthrie headquarters auburn alabama u.s. number of locations 26 locations and growing . products chicken fingers french fries coleslaw texas toast signature sauce website guthrieschicken.com guthrie s is a fast casual franchised restaurant chain headquartered in auburn alabama united states . the first restaurant was opened in haleyville in 1965 by hal guthrie . by 1978 the menu would consist primarily of chicken fingers signature sauce french fries coleslaw and texas toast the first to largely center its menu on chicken fingers . today the chain has grown to include 26 locations across 6 states with plans to expand further . contents 1 history 2 menu 3 see also 4 references 5 external links history edit the original guthrie s was opened in haleyville alabama in 1965 by hal guthrie . 1 the restaurant originally served a full menu of southern food but in 1978 it was changed to focus primarily on chicken fingers . 1 this switch resulted in guthrie s becoming the first restaurant to have a menu largely center on chicken fingers . 2 by 1982 a second location would open in auburn and a third in athens georgia by 1984 . 1 by 1997 eight locations were open and all were under the ownership of the guthrie family . 1 the initial stores were constructed adjacent to major universities auburn university university of georgia university of alabama and florida state university . expansion outside of college towns did not commence until the opening of the gardendale location in 1997 . 3 by 2005 the 26 restaurants in the chain were all under the ownership of the guthrie family . 4 in april 2005 it was announced that the company was looking to expand further out of alabama into florida georgia louisiana and mississippi and that they were also looking to franchise the brand for the first time . 4 by 2015 the restaurant expanded into kentucky . menu edit http www.guthrieschicken.com menu see also edit list of fast food chicken restaurants references edit a b c d williams roy l. july 30 1997 . guthrie s not just college food now . the birmingham news . evans chuck july 21 1997 . move over colonel guthrie s is coming . the birmingham news . staff reporters august 13 1997 . guthrie s brings its chicken to town . the birmingham news . a b williams roy l. april 8 2005 . guthrie s eyes southeast expansion that would include first franchises . the birmingham news . external links edit guthrie s website v t e chicken based restaurant chains global chester s chicken cottage church s texas chicken dixy chicken kenny rogers roasters kfc nando s pollo campero popeyes southern fried chicken wienerwald regional africa chicken licken za chicken republic ng tastee fried chicken ng asia al baik sa al tazaj sa bacolod chicken inasal ph bonchon chicken kr california fried chicken id the chicken rice shop my dicos cn home original chicken cn jollibee ph klg tw kyochon kr marrybrown my max s of manila ph mang inasal ph pelicana chicken kr scr my tkk fried chicken tw europe chicken cottage uk dixy chicken uk morley s uk sam s chicken uk southern fried chicken uk north america boston market bojangles us brown s chicken & pasta us buffalo wild wings buffalo wings & rings bush s chicken us chefette bb chick fil a us chicken express us chicken out rotisserie chicken salad chick us cluck u us dixie lee ca el pollo loco us foosackly s us golden chick us golden skillet us guthrie s harold s chicken shack juan pollo us kyochon lee s famous louisiana fried chicken mary brown s ca mrs. winner s pioneer chicken pollo palenque pollo tropical us quaker steak & lube raising cane s us ranch1 roscoe s royal castle tt roy rogers us scores st hubert ca smithfield s us swiss chalet ca tip top wild wing wingstop wingstreet pdq us wing zone us zankou chicken us zaxby s us oceania chicken treat au chooks fresh & tasty au henny penny au kingsley s chicken au oporto au red rooster au south and central america pollos frisby co 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