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Nanu's Hot Chicken Grand Opening

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Bensalem, PA - Nanu's Hot Chicken held its grand opening and cut the red ribbon for the first Bucks County location on Friday, September 6, 2024, at 1947 Street Road in Bensalem. Owners Muhammad Faisal and Ikram Rashid,who also own locations at Drexel and Chestnut Street, will host a giant food giveaway and Eagles tailgate party with comp chicken meals for hundreds of people starting at 4:00pm through 8:00pm, or while supplies last. Festivities will also include an opening ceremony with prize raffles, a food eating contest, DJ and more. The celebration will continue throughout the weekend for Bucks County neighbors who show their ID or a mailer/ proof of address, they will enjoy hal f off food on Saturday and 25% food on Sunday. Store hours will be Monday through Sunday, seven days a week, from 10:00am to 3:00am. For more information, visit nanushotchicken.com and follow @nanushotchicken on social media.

"We are bringing the heat to Bensalem," said Faisal. "I live in Bucks County near this location and love my local community. I know this area, I know our neighbors and I know my food - I am excited to bring this all together. This is a win-win as it lets me bring my own community the food that I love. This is living the dream and I am so thankful for this opportunity."


Nanu's Hot Chicken is crafted with love and care, offering a tantalizingly rich taste that promises to delight the palate with every bite. The menu features halal Nashville style hot chicken tenders, sandwiches, loaded fries, sides, desserts, smoothies and catering options. Guests are invited to test their taste buds with homemade spice-coated chicken tenders ranging from no spice to reaper, in regular or hot honey.

Nanu’s was created by four brothers who had a dream to make real change happen in the world and who had a passion for helping those in need, including Nanu, who was born with Down Syndrome. Imran, Ikram, Haroon and Nanu Rashid created Nanu's in 2023 and opened their first location at 2210 Cottman Avenue in July of that year.  

The brothers started the first location, then decided to expand the business, and began searching for partners. Muhammad Faisal was the first to join their team. Faisal now owns three locations - starting with 3301 Market Street aka Drexel University in Philadelphia, which opened in December 2023. He went on to open 4407 Chestnut Street in April 2024. He celebrates his third location with Bucks County this week, at 1947 Street Road. He has plans to open a fourth location in the near future. Including Faisal's restaurants, Nanu's has quickly grown to include eight locations throughout Pennsylvania, New Jersey and New York, with a ninth on the way!

For the Bensalem location, Faisal has teamed up with Ikram Rashid. Together, they will grand open Bensalem on Friday, September 6th, with a grand opening, ribbon cutting, and Eagles tailgate party from 4:00pm to 8:00pm. At the grand opening, hot chicken fans will enjoy Nanu's favorites, including a Chicken Sandwich with fries, served with pickles, cheese, coleslaw and Nanu's special sauce. Customers will, of course, be able to order their chicken spicy or with no spice. Festivities will include giveaways, prizes, DJ, food eating contest and more. Prizes will be given away to select guests who are bleeding green and showing off their Eagles pride to celebrate the night's big game of the Eagles vs. Packers in Brazil.

For the location, look for take-out, delivery and dine-in. The dining room has seating for up to 20 people at colorful tables and chairs to complement the giant 270 degree art murals, the finished product is an Instagram-worthy backdrop with nods to Philadelphia which include shout-outs to the Phillies, Eagles, and 76ers, LOVE Statue, Liberty Bell, iconic Philly smiley face, and more. Overhead, look for a solar system inspired ceiling because the food is out of this world!

For the menu, look for the following signature items, including:

Chicken Sandwich with Fries
Pickles, Cheese, Coleslaw, Nanu's Sauce.

Chicken Tenders with Fries
Served with house waffle, pickles, Nanu's sauce.

Loaded Waffle Fries
Crispy waffle fries with chopped Nashville style hot chicken tenders, cheese, pickles, drizzled with Nanu's sauce.

Chicken Tenders with Fries
Served with house waffle, pickles and Nanu's sauce.

Loaded Chicken Fries
Crispy fries topped with Nashville style hot chicken tenders, cheese and pickles with Nanu's sauce.

Chicken Tender Wrap with Fries
Our signature Nashville chicken tender topped with coleslaw, cheese, pickles and nanu's sauce. Served on a fresh white tortilla and with a side of our signature seasoned french fries.

Wings with Fries
Served with pickles, coleslaw and Nanu’s sauce.

Cauli Sando with Fries (Vegetarian)
Served with pickles, cheese, coleslaw and Nanu’s sauce.

Cauli Tenders and fries
Served with house waffle, coleslaw, pickles and Nanu’s sauce.

Shrimp Wrap with fries (Seafood)
White tortilla topped with jumbo shrimp, coleslaw, pickles, cheese and Nanu’s sauce.

Shrimp Loaded Fries
Crispy fries topped with Jumbo Shrimp, cheese, pickles and drizzled with Nanu’s sauce.

Spice levels include no spice, mild, medium, hot, extra and reaper. Hot honey or regular is available.

Smoothies
Classic or cheesecake (similar to a milkshake) in blueberry, caramel, chocolate, mango, mixed berry, piña colada, pineapple, strawberry, vanilla, or build your own.

DELIVERY

Nanu's Hot Chicken is available on DoorDash, Grubhub, and Uber Eats. Look for delivery radius and details inside the apps for each location.


LOCATIONS

Bensalem
Opens Friday, September 6th
1947 Street Road, Bensalem
10:00am to 3:00am

Ogontz
Opened June 2024
7434 Ogontz Avenue, Philadelphia
10:00am to 11:00pm

Camden
Opened May 2024
2100 Mt. Ephraim Avenue
10:00am to 11:30am

Chestnut
Opened April 2024
4407 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia
10:00am to 3:00am

Binghamton
7 Court St, Binghamton, NY 13901
Sunday and Monday, 11:00am to 1:00am
Tuesday and Wednesday, 11:00am to 2:00pm
Thursday, Friday and Saturday, 11:00am to 3:00am

Drexel AKA Market
Opened December 2023
3301 Market Street, Philadelphia
Thursday to Saturday, 10:00am to 2:00am
Sunday to Wednesday, 10:00am to 12:00am

Temple
Opened October 2023
1755 N. 13th Street, Philadelphia
Monday to Friday, 10:00am to 10:00pm
Saturday and Sunday, 12:00pm to 8:00pm

Cottman
Opened July 2023
2210 Cottman Avenue, Philadelphia
10:00am to 3:00am

With the Bucks County location, this means eight stores are open with a surprise ninth to be soon announced! Stay tuned for details and visit the website for franchise opportunities.

CONNECT

For more information, visit nanushotchicken.com and follow @nanushotchicken on social media.

NANU'S FAMILY STORY

Family is one of the most important things that we value in life and while growing up, our mother always feared who would care for our brother, Nanu, if anything ever happened to our parents. Nanu is our amazing little brother who was born with Down syndrome and is the source of our love and compassion. We never wanted our mother to fear so we came up with a plan to make sure our family and Nanu always had a successful business to help support us and him in the future.

Our mother never has to worry about who will care for Nanu, but we want to do more for everyone else in the world. Thus, Nanu’s Hot Chicken was born. In the future, we plan to start a Charity Foundation and donate a percentage of all our proceeds to helping those in need. We want to be able to help anyone like Nanu, anyone who may need help. We want to help feed and give aid to those less fortunate here at home or around the world.”

At Nanu’s Hot Chicken, we believe in the power of giving back to our community. That’s why we’re excited to announce the launch of our charity section dedicated to making a meaningful impact. Stay tuned as we prepare to unveil our charity initiative, where you’ll have the opportunity to support causes close to our hearts. Together, let’s make a difference and spread positivity. Coming soon – your chance to contribute and help us create positive change!

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