Posted: 2/24/2012 8:46:25 PM EDT
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I know it well! The one in Leesburg where I live still makes it the original way, and is still owned by the family that started the franchise. Hot and made to order, yummmmmmmm!
In the early 1960’s, Albert Costantine and a partner of his, W.H. Truesdell, formed a company called Maryland Fried Chicken, Inc. (the “Company”) and began operating a fast food style fried chicken restaurant under the same name. A short time later, Albert's brothers, Richard and Angelo, moved to Florida from Delaware and bought out Mr. Truesdell’s share of the Company. For some time thereafter the Company was operated by the brothers Albert, Richard, and Angelo Costantine. Numerous Maryland Fried Chicken restaurants were opened as franchises in the 1960's and 1970's. After building a successful franchise system, the Costantine brothers sold the Company. Unfortunately, the Company was dissolved more than twenty years ago with Richard retaining ownership of a Maryland Fried Chicken restaurant in Orlando, Florida. You may still see a few independently owned and operated Maryland Fried Chicken restaurants from the old franchise system. Both Albert and Angelo eventually got out of the Maryland Fried Chicken business altogether, but Richard Costantine is the only one who continuously carried the family tradition and the same delicious Maryland Fried Chicken secret recipe to the people for nearly fifty years. Richard Costantine's Maryland Fried Chicken - now located in Leesburg, Florida - still provides authentic Maryland Fried Chicken to this day. Richard's two sons, Michael and Anthony Costantine, have operated his restaurant with him side-by-side for nearly thirty years and are now exclusively launching the authentic Maryland Fried Chicken Franchise to multiple areas. |
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There were two, at separate points in time, here in town - one that opened in the mid 60's and closed in the early 70's, the other opened in 1982 (I worked on the construction of it) and closed about 1990. I was at the Plant City MFC last month, the chicken tastes the same as it did decades ago. Broasted FTMFW!!  |
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Yup, I grew up with it. I'm from Plant City and stop in there about once a month or so. A lot of people don't like it, says it tastes funny and is too greasy.
F them I say...lol I saw another one once somewhere in North Georgia while on vacation years ago, can't remember where and I didn't stop to eat there, but it looked just like the old school 60s vibe that Plant City's has. |
| Having grown up on the eastern shore of MD I was really kind of confused when I saw one of those restaurants for the first time. The traditional eastern shore way is to pan fry it and serve with a white gravy, it was rare see that style on a restaurant menu anywhere, unless you where in a little mom and pop place. |
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Meet and Greet @ Plant City Marylands! +1 +1 too. Maybe on a Saturday after the strawberry festival is over. It will be crazy around there until then. Come to think of it, I'm not even sure they stay open during the festival. When they go on vacation they close up shop for a week. |
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I know it well! The one in Leesburg where I live still makes it the original way, and is still owned by the family that started the franchise. Hot and made to order, yummmmmmmm! In the early 1960’s, Albert Costantine and a partner of his, W.H. Truesdell, formed a company called Maryland Fried Chicken, Inc. (the “Company”) and began operating a fast food style fried chicken restaurant under the same name. A short time later, Albert's brothers, Richard and Angelo, moved to Florida from Delaware and bought out Mr. Truesdell’s share of the Company. For some time thereafter the Company was operated by the brothers Albert, Richard, and Angelo Costantine. Numerous Maryland Fried Chicken restaurants were opened as franchises in the 1960's and 1970's. After building a successful franchise system, the Costantine brothers sold the Company. Unfortunately, the Company was dissolved more than twenty years ago with Richard retaining ownership of a Maryland Fried Chicken restaurant in Orlando, Florida. You may still see a few independently owned and operated Maryland Fried Chicken restaurants from the old franchise system. Both Albert and Angelo eventually got out of the Maryland Fried Chicken business altogether, but Richard Costantine is the only one who continuously carried the family tradition and the same delicious Maryland Fried Chicken secret recipe to the people for nearly fifty years. Richard Costantine's Maryland Fried Chicken - now located in Leesburg, Florida - still provides authentic Maryland Fried Chicken to this day. Richard's two sons, Michael and Anthony Costantine, have operated his restaurant with him side-by-side for nearly thirty years and are now exclusively launching the authentic Maryland Fried Chicken Franchise to multiple areas. my parents live in wild wood. dad and i eat there sometimes when i'm in town. |