this article s tone or style may not reflect the encyclopedic tone used on wikipedia . see wikipedia s guide to writing better articles for suggestions . august 2012 learn how and when to remove this template message lee s famous recipe chicken industry restaurants founder lee cummings harold omer headquarters fort walton beach florida key people chuck cooper jim dooley products chicken services catering parent lee s famous recipes inc. website leesfamousrecipe.com lee s famous recipe chicken is a casual dining franchise founded in 1966 specializing in chicken homestyle sides and biscuits . there are currently 142 lee s famous recipe chicken locations in 13 states across america . the majority of lee s stores are in the midwestern and southern united states but lee s also has international locations in canada and jordan . headquarters are located in fort walton beach florida . contents 1 history 2 menu 3 see also 4 references 5 external links history edit lee cummings the nephew of colonel harland sanders founder of kfc spent much of his childhood in the kitchen of his henryville indiana home . lee hit the road with his uncle harland in 1952 selling their own special blend of spices along with their famous pressure cookers which later became part of kfc s secret recipe . in three years lee and the colonel opened over 800 kfc stores . after the sale of kfc in 1962 lee cummings started developing his recipe later to be known as famous recipe . in 1966 lee along with harold omer started harold s take home in lima ohio where lee first introduced his famous recipe chicken . the word spread about this great new recipe and later that year the first franchise unit was opened in columbus ohio . by 1967 the fifth franchise unit was opened in springfield ohio . later that year units followed in dayton ohio and cincinnati ohio as well as kalamazoo michigan . in 1970 lee s famous recipe went international with the opening of three units in trinidad and by 1972 there were more than 100 units in the thriving chain . by 1979 the number of units had doubled to 200 and in 1981 lee sold the chain to shoney s restaurants in nashville tennessee . shoney s continued to operate lee s along with their own captain d s and shoney s restaurants until 1995 when lee s was sold to rtm restaurant group in atlanta georgia . 1 in may 2003 the chain had 29 company owned locations and 125 franchised locations . in october 2003 lee s famous recipes inc. purchased the chain from rtm . in april 2013 famous recipe group llc purchased the chain from lee s famous recipes inc. citation needed frg has aggressive franchising plans for the brand . menu edit lee s menu consists of homestyle foods . the famous recipe chicken is the hallmark of the lee s brand . it gets its flavor from famous recipe spices and is hand breaded honey dipped and pressure cooked to seal in the famous flavor . chicken is prepared three ways famous recipe a more flavorful spicy variety and the more tender oven roast . in addition to the three major chicken varieties lee s also serves jumbo breast strips and jumbo boneless wings . the jumbo breast strips are big all white meat breast strips that are prepared the same way as their famous recipe chicken . they are served with a dipping sauce . the jumbo boneless wings are chunks of all white meat chicken breasts marinated in a spicy blend of seasonings then they are double breaded and pressure cooked . aside from the traditional chicken offerings lee s also serves chicken sandwiches chicken fried steak chicken pot pie and livers & gizzards . the sandwich offered at lee s famous recipe is the jumbo mini which is a breast strip dipped in your choice of sauce and served with a wheat bun honey barbecue chicken is pulled chicken on a bun jumbo breast strip sandwich includes two jumbo breast strips served with lettuce on a bun and a country fried steak sandwich served with one steak and dipped in gravy . country sides include mashed potatoes green beans baked beans coleslaw corn on the cob country rice red beans and rice potato salad macaroni and cheese potato wedges hot apples jalape o pepper broccoli pasta salad and buttermilk biscuits . sides are available in large 1 pint or individual sizes 6oz . . biscuits are available individually or by the dozen . chicken is served as a meal with sides and a biscuit or a snack with just chicken and a biscuit . liver and gizzards are served in a half pint cup or a pint cup . small meals are available with one two or three pieces of mixed chicken two individual sides and a biscuit . liver and gizzard meals are served as a half pint with two individual sides and a biscuit . large meals include an eight piece with two large sides and four biscuits a twelve piece with three large sides and six biscuits a sixteen piece with four large sides and eight biscuits and a twenty piece with five large sides and ten biscuits . a twelve piece strip meal with two large sides and four biscuits . catering is also available at participating locations . eight through twenty pieces of chicken can also be sold as a box which includes just the chicken alone . pepsi products are served along with sweet or unsweetened ice tea brewed fresh daily . 2 see also edit fast food list of chicken restaurants references edit rtm restaurant group . international directory of company histories . the gale group inc 2006 . answers.com 01 aug. 2011 . lee s famous recipe chicken . lee s famous recipe chicken . lee s famous recipe chicken . retrieved 4 may 2011 . external links edit official 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 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