--- title: "Texas Operator To Bring 55 Golden Chick Restaurants To Houston Area" url: https://burnaze.com/article/b838e0ab-6d40-4ca0-a7a9-bcd270c3e5b9 source: "Franchising.com" original_url: https://www.franchising.com/articles/texas_operator_to_bring_55_golden_chick_restaurant_to_houston_area.html author: "Multi-Unit Franchisee" category: "Chicken" industry: "Restaurants" segment: "Chicken" published: 2019-11-28T07:00:00.000Z modified: 2026-11-01T03:05:48.736Z image: https://imgs.franchising.com/art/articles/4973_plate.jpg --- # Texas Operator To Bring 55 Golden Chick Restaurants To Houston Area **TL;DR:** James Griffis signed a deal to open 55 Golden Chick restaurants in the Houston area, in addition to his existing west Texas locations. Golden Chick has more than 180 stores operating in Texas, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida. *By Multi-Unit Franchisee, originally published in Franchising.com on 2019-11-28. [Read the original](https://www.franchising.com/articles/texas_operator_to_bring_55_golden_chick_restaurant_to_houston_area.html).* ## Story A couple of successful Golden Chick locations in west Texas isn't enough for James Griffis. The entrepreneur just signed a deal with the brand to open 55 locations in the Houston market. That's in addition to the remainder of his west Texas arrangement where he's set to top out at 35 locations of the quick-serve chicken brand. "I grew up in Georgetown, Texas, where I regularly ate at our local Golden Chick (formerly Golden Fried Chicken)," said Griffis, president of WTI Capital, LLC. "I'm very excited for the opportunity to partner with Golden Chick and continue to grow this amazing brand." Golden Chick has more than 180 stores operating in Texas, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida. - Get Started in Franchising - Franchise Rankings & Awards - Franchise Sales & Development - Featured Franchise Stories Franchising.com is produced by Franchise Update Media. Franchise Update Media has its finger on the pulse of franchising with unrivalled audience intelligence and market driven data. No media company understands the franchise landscape deeper than Franchise Update Media. 1201 New York Avenue NW, Suite 300A Washington, DC 20005 PH. (408) 402-5681 - Franchisee Financing & Lending - Site Selection & Real Estate - Supply Chain & Procurement - Annual Franchise Development Report - Multi-Unit Franchising Conference - Franchise Growth & Marketing Conference - Franchise Leadership & Development Conference - Multi-Unit Franchisee Magazine - Franchise Update Magazine - Franchise Update Franchisor Report - Franchising Express Report - International Franchise Report - Multi-Unit Franchisee Report The multi-unit franchise opportunities listed above are not related to or endorsed by Multi-Unit Franchisee or Franchise Update Media Group. We are not engaged in, supporting, or endorsing any specific franchise, business opportunity, company or individual. No statement in this site is to be construed as a recommendation. We encourage prospective franchise buyers to perform extensive due diligence when considering a franchise opportunity. ## Entities - Franchising.com (publication) - Restaurants (sector) - unit expansion (topic) - texas (location) - multi-unit development (topic) - houston (location) - Multi-Unit Franchisee (person) - franchise deal (topic) - Golden Chick (company) --- Originally reported by Multi-Unit Franchisee, Franchising.com (https://www.franchising.com/articles/texas_operator_to_bring_55_golden_chick_restaurant_to_houston_area.html). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/b838e0ab-6d40-4ca0-a7a9-bcd270c3e5b9).