Pensacola’s first Waldo’s Chicken and Beer is now open at 7130 N. Davis Highway, specializing in Southern fried chicken and rotisserie dishes.
The fast-casual restaurant replaces longtime tenant Tu-Do Vietnamese Restaurant, and is Florida’s second location, following a restaurant at the Silver Sand Premium Outlets in Miramar Beach. The company’s footprint encompasses Tennessee, Alabama, Arkansas, Colorado, Georgia, Kentucky, Maryland and Oklahoma, and locations are locally owned and operated. The Pensacola Waldo’s is the company’s 27th store to open.
How did Waldo’s Chicken and Beer get started?
The company started as a 600-square-foot food stall by CEO and namesake Mark Waldo before moving into its first brick-and-mortar location in Germantown, Tennessee, in 2019.
Waldo’s isn’t technically a franchise; instead, it partners with local owners at each restaurant to ensure everyone is connected to their community. No two Waldo’s restaurants are the same as a result…