Puritan Backroom Restaurant
Chicken restaurant · Manchester ·
Inventors of chicken tenders serve American & Greek comfort food
Inventors of chicken tenders serve American & Greek comfort food
"Located in Manchester, New Hampshire, this longtime local restaurant was named earlier in the year as one of six establishments honored as an "America's Classics" recipient by the James Beard Foundation." - Rachel Leah Blumenthal
"A century-old, family-style spot celebrated by the James Beard Foundation for its timeless appeal, this longtime Manchester institution serves American and Greek comfort food and even claims to have invented chicken tenders in the 1970s, anchoring its community with familiar, nostalgic fare." - Rachel Leah Blumenthal
"A longtime Manchester, New Hampshire restaurant recognized as one of the James Beard Foundation’s 2020 America’s Classics honorees, it is particularly known for its chicken tenders, which the establishment claims to have invented in 1974." - Rachel Leah Blumenthal
"A Manchester institution that claims to have invented the chicken tender in 1974, this restaurant blends American and Greek comfort food, offers homemade ice cream flavors such as a Baileys-spiked mudslide, and functions as a frequent political campaign stop." - Caleb Pershan
Family-run since 1974 and awarded a James Beard America’s Classics honor, this local landmark is celebrated for chicken tenders, mudslide frappes, and Greek-inflected comfort fare that’s defined campaign-trail dining for decades.