A popular Southern-style fried chicken chain is expanding into deep South Texas with two restaurants planned in the Rio Grande Valley and Coastal Bend.
Bojangles, the self-described “Carolina-born restaurant chain specializing in craveable Southern chicken, biscuits and tea made fresh daily,” is planning its two first-ever restaurants in Weslaco and Corpus Christi, according to recent business filings with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation (TDLR). Such filings are subject to change; however, the two proposed restaurants will be the company’s first locations south of San Antonio as Bojangles closes in on 900 restaurants across more than a dozen states.
Construction will begin first on the Corpus Christi location, TDLR records show. Crews will begin building the $1.8 million restaurant at 2809 Cimarron Blvd., Corpus Christi, TX 78414, in January 2027, TDLR records show. The Bojangles will be located just north from the bustling intersection of Airline Road and Saratoga Boulevard. Construction is expected to be completed by midsummer. The restaurant will stretch just over 2,800 square feet…