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title: "KGBT- McAllen, Texas: McAllen Restaurant’s Biggest Fan Gets Surprise Visit from CEO"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/8151115d-e804-4153-8c73-1e8fb283f923
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/kgbt-mcallen-texas-mcallen-restaurants-biggest-fan-gets-surprise-visit-from-ceo-2703614
category: "Restaurants"
industry: "Restaurants"
topics: ["People"]
published: 2017-08-08T18:13:01.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T02:06:58.723Z
image: https://newimage.1851franchise.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=85,format=webp,width=1280,height=720/story/featureImage/30717200d70bd0763594f721323640483648.jpg
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# KGBT- McAllen, Texas: McAllen Restaurant’s Biggest Fan Gets Surprise Visit from CEO

**TL;DR:** Buffalo Wings & Rings CEO Nader Masadeh visited a McAllen, Texas restaurant to present an award and meet a local super fan, Jacob Rodriguez. Masadeh surprised Rodriguez's family at the local restaurant, where they were able to meet face-to-face and dine together.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2017-08-08. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/kgbt-mcallen-texas-mcallen-restaurants-biggest-fan-gets-surprise-visit-from-ceo-2703614).*

## Story

Buffalo Wings & Rings CEO Nader Masadeh visited the brand's McAllen, Texas restaurant to present the local owners with an award as well as have lunch with a local super fan, Jacob Rodriguez, a boy with special needs. Rodriguez and his family eat at their local Buffalo Wings & Rings restaurant three to four times a week—it's their favorite place to dine out. That's why Rodriguez made it his wish to meet the CEO behind the Cincinnati-based brand.

"He said that he would love to meet him and thought maybe we can work something out," said Buffalo Wings & Rings manager Dora Valdez.

Masadeh—who also starred on an episode of the CBS hit series "Undercover Boss" —surprised Rodriguez's family at the local restaurant, where they were able to meet face-to-face and dine together.

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- Restaurants (sector)
- CBS (company)
- McAllen, Texas (location)
- ceo visit (topic)
- restaurant award (topic)
- fan appreciation (topic)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/kgbt-mcallen-texas-mcallen-restaurants-biggest-fan-gets-surprise-visit-from-ceo-2703614). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/8151115d-e804-4153-8c73-1e8fb283f923).