Sunday, September 18, 2016

The Chicken Coupe


This past Saturday, the 3rd annual Appalachain Festival returned here to the Frostburg State campus. The Chicken Coup is a new and up-n-coming food truck business hitting the Appalachain Festival scene this year. Jamie says “this definitely something she is looking forward to at next year’s festival”
The design of this new food truck is like nothing we have seen before. It is Bright red truck all around with yellow logo lettering. The truck has a total of two larger logos on either side and two smaller logos on the front and back. It is very hard to miss surrounded by the vast green in western Maryland. The logo that is seen on the truck numerous times, is a huge attention grabber with its proud fried chicken. The logo has somewhat of a different look when it comes to the “normal” chicken advertisement we have seen over the years. The iconic logo is a fired drumstick that has a bite taken out of it with two stars and a set of wings. This may not be a lot to work with but this company has done a great job with differentiating themselves from the other food trucks that occupied the upper quad. Danny Whittlock says The Chicken Coup is “the best place to find food that’s inexpensive and delicious”

*Fun Fact! The truck was almost sold 3 months prior to the official opening but the truck would not start when being shown to the potential buyer
 His fairly new business has been rocking the scene for over a month at the hands of Frostburg’s very own, Tyler Waren.  Tyler attended Frostburg State for 2 years playing football when he decided he wanted to go to school to cook and own his own business. Tyler is stated saying his food truck was influenced by his grandparents very own 55-year-old business.  Buck and Ginny (Tyler’s grandparents) opened a small business in 1961 on Bowery Street right here in Frostburg called the “Hen House”
*Fun Fact! The truck was originally parents old RV.                          Tyler(left) and one of his friendly staff members
This family business is what Tyler says pushed him to go into business for himself. After working at his grandparents “Hen House” for 6 years, Tyler put his plan in motion.

Fun fact: Tyler actually turned down a nice job so that he can work for himself and ultimately do what he has always wanted. The Chicken Coupe sells all things chicken, from chicken wings all the way to chicken nuggets with everything in between. The best part is that they caters as well. They also feature a variety of sides such as coleslaw and potato salad. Their menu is located here. Margret calls The Chicken Coupe “The best fried chicken in Frostburg”. You can find the booming business on multiple social media platforms such as their Chicken Coupe Facebook page. The Chicken Coupe also has their very own website where you can see what’s new with the menu and find out if they will be in city near you!

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