""Good things come to those who wait," the saying goes. "Nothing worth having comes easy" is another famous idiom, and it seems like both apply to Lee's Famous Recipe Chicken. This restaurant chain is nowhere near as big as KFC or Popeyes, but fans of Lee's Chicken are hardcore and dedicated. You'd be hard-pressed to find someone who drives an hour to get KFC, but people will do it for Lee's Chicken."
"Sure, that was for a video review, so maybe it makes sense that he would go out of his way, but you can also find reviews on Yelp and TripAdvisor from people who drove well out of their way to get to Lee's because they like the chicken that much. A Redditor claimed to have worked with someone who drove from Danville to Lake Bluff in Illinois to get Lee's Chicken, which is around 175 miles."
"Lee's Chicken is named after the founder, Lee Cummings, who was actually the nephew of Colonel Sanders, so you could say chicken is in his blood. His special recipe is different from what his uncle created and is unique in the world of fast-food chicken. Lee's marinates its chicken in a secret seasoning blend, hand breads it, and then pressure fries it. The final step is to dip the finished chicken in a honey glaze for a truly unique and flavorful bite."
Lee's Famous Recipe Chicken attracts extremely dedicated fans who regularly travel long distances to eat the chicken. Fans include a YouTuber who drove 40 minutes, a Redditor's acquaintance who drove about 175 miles, and a Facebook user who reported a 100-mile round trip. The chain operates 137 locations across 13 U.S. states and one Canadian province, with most restaurants in Ohio and Kentucky and single locations in many states. Lee Cummings, Colonel Sanders' nephew, founded the chain. The restaurant marinates chicken in a secret seasoning, hand-breads it, pressure-fries it, then dips pieces in a honey glaze.
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