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title: "Edinburg Review: Slim Chickens Opens 50th Location"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/c6bbee5e-cc03-4502-bfa3-fe1925028c14
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/edinburg-review-slim-chickens-opens-50th-location-10627
category: "Chicken"
industry: "Restaurants"
segment: "Chicken"
topics: ["Development & multi-unit"]
published: 2017-02-23T22:17:01.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T03:13:46.588Z
image: https://newimage.1851franchise.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=85,format=webp,width=1280,height=720/story/featureImage/26a10dfd6601e2fed79c5cba91e504d3949.jpg
---

# Edinburg Review: Slim Chickens Opens 50th Location

**TL;DR:** Slim Chickens has opened its 50th location in Edinburg, TX, with franchisees Jamal and Abdul Hamideh giving away free food to the first 100 people in line. The father and son duo plan to open five locations in the Rio Grande Valley.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2017-02-23. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/edinburg-review-slim-chickens-opens-50th-location-10627).*

## Story

Slim Chickens opened a new location in Edinburg, while simultaneously celebrating the brands 50th opening. To celebrate, father and son franchisee duo Jamal and Abdul Hamideh gave away free Slim Chickens to the first 100 people in line.

This is Jamal and Abdul's second Slim Chickens location and they have nine IHOP locations.

"We decided we were going to go ahead with Slim Chickens because of the culture of the company," Abdul told the Edinburg Review reporter.

Choosing the Valley for the new location was a no-brainer once Abdul met the local community. The father and son duo have plans to open five locations in the Rio Grande Valley.

Sydney Creagh is a Senior Account Manager at No Limit Agency. She graduated from the the University of Iowa with a Journalism and Creative Writing major. Sydney has lived in Chicago for the last 5 years, but still loves walking the city and exploring new neighborhoods - especially during the summer months.

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- Restaurants (sector)
- unit expansion (topic)
- location opening (topic)
- Slim Chickens (company)
- franchisees (topic)
- IHOP (company)
- Rio Grande Valley (location)
- Edinburg (location)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/edinburg-review-slim-chickens-opens-50th-location-10627). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/c6bbee5e-cc03-4502-bfa3-fe1925028c14).