Taiwan’s J&G Fried Chicken Is Opening First U.S. Location in LA | Eater LA

"I'm noting that J&G Fried Chicken, one of Taiwan’s most popular fried chicken restaurants with 500 stores worldwide, is opening its first U.S. location in Hacienda Heights at 1631 South Azusa Avenue this May in partnership with 85°C Bakery Cafe. The original operation began in 1973 as a street food stall on Jiguang Street in Taichung, and today the brand has 70 stores in Taiwan and 430 internationally with plans to open 150 U.S. stores in the next 10 years and over 1,000 worldwide. Headlining the menu is Taiwanese-style fried chicken cooked in custom-designed fryers, and the offerings include fried chicken sandwiches in flavors like original, spicy deluxe, yuzu, and sweet and sour; there’s also a smoked salmon sandwich for pescatarians, fried oyster mushrooms for vegetarians, plus fried sides and specialty drinks such as boba milk tea and taro pudding milk tea." - Cathy Chaplin