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Frenchy's Chicken is a restaurant chain in Houston, Texas selling Louisiana Creole cuisine. It was established in 1969 by Percy "Frenchy" Creuzot Jr. In 2010 Allan Turner of the ''Houston Chronicle'' wrote that the original location, still operated by the founding family, and the chain-operated locations together have a "loyal clientele".〔Turner, Allan. "(Frenchy's founder Percy Creuzot dies at 86 )" (Obituary). ''Houston Chronicle''. June 7, 2010. Retrieved on April 21, 2014.〕 Houston R&B artist Beyoncé Knowles made references to the chain in her music.〔Shilcutt, Katharine. "(Bow Down, Chickens: Beyoncé Reps Frenchy's in New Songs )." ''Houston Press''. Monday March 25, 2013. Retrieved on April 21, 2014.〕 ==History== In 1969 Percy "Frenchy" Creuzot Jr., a New Orleans native who had traveled to Houston for sales work, and Sallie, his wife, established the restaurant.〔 The original restaurant, in the Third Ward area, is in proximity to both the University of Houston and Texas Southern University.〔Wicmandy, Michelle. "(A leg up )." ''Houston Business Journal''. December 18, 2006. Retrieved on April 21, 2014.〕 Creuzot's wife had operated the original location.〔Rodriguez, Lori. "GOP reaches out to Dallas minorities/Dem ties a hindrance in Harris County." ''Houston Chronicle''. Sunday December 11, 1994. Section A News, p. 1. Available from NewsBank, Record Number HSC12111243932. Available with a library card from the Houston Public Library website. "Like Shannon, Canales says minorities need a foot in both camps. And even African-American state District Judge John C. Creuzot, who was not on the ballot this year and is the lone surviving Democratic minority on the bench, says a party switch "is always a possibility."()Creuzot, who hails from Houston's Third Ward and whose mother, Sally, still operates Frenchy's Chicken on Scott and Wheeler, boils down the Harris County dilemma to a historical alignment of minorities to the Democratic Party that is hard to sever."〕 Creuzot opened the store by leasing a storefront in the Third Ward area with $2,000 ($ when adjusted for inflation). Creuzot originally planned to name the restaurant "Etienne" after a shortened form of the middle name of his daughter. Creuzot stated that a friend believed that potential customers would not know how to spell or pronounce it or find it in a phone book, so he suggested "Frenchy's Po-Boys" as a name.〔"(PERCY 'FRENCHY' CREUZOT: A CREOLE HIT )" ((Archive )). ''Associated Press''. April 30, 1985. Retrieved on May 1, 2014.〕 The original restaurant opened on July 3, 1969. On that day, the restaurant received $14 ($ when adjusted for inflation). Creuzot used a shoebox to store cash until he had enough money to buy a cash register. Over the summer, the business slowly increased. When university students began attending classes in the fall, business tremendously increased.〔 Initially Creuzot's restaurant sold red beans and rice, hot sausage, and oyster loaf. An automobile dealer adjacent to the restaurant, Jesse Hearns, suggested and persuaded Creuzot into adding fried chicken into the menu. Creuzot stated that Hearns went to the restaurant and cooked the chicken for him, and "If he hadn't, I probably wouldn't."〔 Hearns argued that Creuzot did not need to teach Houstonians how to eat fried chicken while he would have to teach them how to eat other kinds of Louisiana food, and that Houstonians were familiar with fried chicken; if the Houstonians liked fried chicken, Creuzot would be able to introduce them to other kinds of food.〔Billingsley, ReShonda Tate. Posted by Monica Coleman. "Remembering Percy Frenchy Creuzot Jr." ''Houston Defender''. June 14, 2010. p. (1 ) ((Archive )). Retrieved on May 2, 2014.〕 Creuzot received a recipe for fried chicken from a family friend in New Orleans and Creuzot himself slightly modified the recipe. The restaurant's name changed to "Frenchy's Creole-Fried Chicken". By 1985 the chicken made up over 75% of Creuzot's business. Creuzot gained the nickname "Frenchy" because people associated the name of the restaurant with him.〔 In order to compete with a Church's Chicken location across the street and less than one block away,〔〔"(CREUZOT, PERCY PENNINGTON, JR. (FRENCHY) )." ''Handbook of Texas''. Retrieved on May 1, 2014.〕 Creuzot made the closing time later, to 5 AM. In his late night operations he collected the money before making the food, and he only served fried chicken and french fries.〔 Creuzot often began frying chicken just after Church's closed.〔 The ''Handbook of Texas'' stated that the original restaurant became a "training ground" for members of the Creuzot family.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Frenchy's Chicken」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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