Kenny Rogers Roasters is an oven-cooked chicken restaurant started in 1991 in the United States by country music musician Kenny Rogers and former Kentucky Fried Chicken owner and original developer John Y. Brown, Jr. The menu was originally centered on wood-fired rotisserie chicken. 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article includes a list of works cited but its sources remain unclear because it lacks in-text citations. ... Kenneth Donald Kenny Rogers (born August 21, 1938, in Houston, Texas) is a prolific American country music singer, photographer, producer, songwriter, actor and businessman. ... KFC (full name Kentucky Fried Chicken) is a division of Yum! Brands, Inc. ... John Young Brown Jr. ...

By 1995, the menu had expanded to include turkey, ribs, and various side dishes, and the chain had expanded to over 350 restaurants, including locations in Canada, the Middle East, and Asia. 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A map showing countries commonly considered to be part of the Middle East The Middle East is a region comprising the lands around the southern and eastern parts of the Mediterranean Sea, a territory that extends from the eastern Mediterranean Sea to the Persian Gulf. ... World map showing the location of Asia. ...

In 1998, the company went through a restructuring, which resulted in its acquisition by Nathan's Famous, Inc., completed on April 1, 1999. Today, according to Nathan's Famous corporate web site, there is only one U.S. Kenny Rogers Roasters operating at the Ontario Mills mall in Ontario, California. Some of the company's Miami Subs Grill locations feature Kenny Rogers Roasters menu items, along with Nathan's Famous hot dogs and Arthur Treacher's fish items. 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... The original Nathans Nathans Famous is a chain of U.S.-based fast food restaurants specializing in hot dogs. ... April 1 is the 91st day of the year (92nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 274 days remaining. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... Motto: (Out Of Many, One) (traditional) In God We Trust (1956 to date) Anthem: The Star-Spangled Banner Capital Washington D.C. Largest city New York City None at federal level (English de facto) Government Federal constitutional republic  - President George Walker Bush (R)  - Vice President Dick Cheney (R) Independence from... Ontario Mills is a large enclosed outlet shopping mall located in Ontario, California; it is one of the primary tourist attractions in the Inland Empire. ... Ontario is a city located in San Bernardino County, California. ... Miami Subs Grill is a restaurant chain owned by Nathans Hot Dogs. ... Arthur Treachers Fish and Chips is a fast food seafood restaurant chain with, as of 2003, 177 stores which serve fish and chips. ...

The Kenny Rogers Roasters brand is also used in ten other countries.

Television

The restaurant was featured in a 1996 episode of Seinfeld entitled "The Chicken Roaster." The episode, which became a glowing endorsement of the chain, features Kramer, who initially leads a boycott of the restaurant due to the neon sign affecting his sleep patterns but who becomes addicted to its product once he tastes it. The location closed at the end of the episode. Newman uses the line "it's the wood that makes it good" to describe the chicken. This article is about the sitcom. ... The Chicken Roaster is the 142nd episode of the hit sitcom Seinfeld. ... Cosmo Kramer is a fictional character on the United States based television sitcom Seinfeld (1989–1998), played by Michael Richards. ... Newman is a recurring character on the television show Seinfeld, played by Wayne Knight. ...

On the November 27, 1997, episode of Late Night with Conan O'Brien, Rogers failed a blind taste test to correctly identify his brand of chicken, choosing NBC Commissary chicken over Kenny Rogers Roasters. Late Night with Conan OBrien is an American late night talk show on NBC, that is also syndicated world-wide. ... NBC (an abbreviation for National Broadcasting Company, its former corporate name) is an American television network headquartered in the GE Building in New York Citys Rockefeller Center. ...

External links

• Parent chain site
• Asian franchise site