Ezell’s Famous Chicken Will Open Its First Oregon Location in Tigard February 4 | Eater Portland

"Known for collecting celebrity chicken stories—like Steve Harvey tucking into his green-room order before he even made it to the green room, George Foreman eating an eight-piece meal with four rolls in one sitting, and NFL tackle Walter Jones nicknamed “four now four later” for eating half an eight-piece while seated in the restaurant—Ezell’s will open its first Oregon location Feb. 4 within Washington Square Too, the development on Washington Square Road on the other end of the cemetery. The menu will mirror the Washington locations: specialty-cut white-and-dark-meat wings or tenders (Cajun-style spicy or not), sides such as mashed potatoes and gravy, macaroni and cheese, and slow-baked barbecue beans, plus a few nontraditional items like golden-fried okra and gizzards; the restaurant is particularly known for warm rolls baked fresh each morning, with sweet potato pie and peach cobbler coming out of the oven daily. Celebrated by everyone from the Seattle Times’ Bethany Jean Clement to Oprah Winfrey, the owners plan additional Oregon locations down the line and will celebrate the Washington Square Too debut by serving $1 pieces of fried chicken and a roll from 10:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. on opening day, donating the proceeds to Tigard High School PSO for teacher grants and student scholarships." - Brooke Jackson-Glidden