Harold's Chicken #88

What Harold's Chicken #88 does

Harold's Chicken #88 is a single-location quick-service restaurant operating as an independently owned franchise of Harold's Chicken Shack at 124 E 35th St in Chicago's Bronzeville neighborhood. The restaurant serves classic American soul food centered on fried chicken — including bone-in chicken dinners, wings, chicken buckets, catfish and perch combos, organ meats (liver, gizzards, giblets), and Southern-style sides — alongside a small beer selection and a value-priced lunch special (3 wings and fries at $6.99). Menu items are individually priced, with chicken dinners in the $10-$16 range and a top-end Chicken Wings Bucket at $64.79.

The business operates daily from 10:30 AM to 9:00 PM for takeout and dine-in, and extends its reach through third-party delivery aggregators Grubhub and Seamless, which are integrated directly on the restaurant's website. There is no proprietary technology, mobile app, or loyalty platform; ordering, fulfillment, and customer acquisition are channeled through the physical storefront and aggregator listings. Customer reviews on these platforms describe the location as 'the best Harold's in the city,' noting faster preparation times and a less salty chicken coating versus other franchise units.

Revenue is generated entirely through transactional food and beverage sales, with no subscription, licensing, advertising, or B2B revenue streams disclosed. The unit employs approximately five staff and serves a long tail of individual consumers drawn from the surrounding Bronzeville/South Side trade area and from Grubhub/Seamless delivery customers citywide.

Name

Harold's Chicken #88

Legal name

Harold's Chicken #88

Website

https://haroldschicken88chicago.net

Company type

Private

Founded year

1950

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Harold's Chicken #88 is a single-location fried chicken and soul food franchise in Chicago's Bronzeville neighborhood, serving dine-in, takeout, and Grubhub/Seamless delivery customers from 10:30 AM to 9:00 PM daily.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Quick-Service Soul Food Restaurant

akta.pro primary industry

Chicken Concepts (Fried/Grilled/Hot Chicken) (THAFABAI)

akta.pro secondary industry

Chicken & Wings QSR (THAFAAAC)

Keywords

• Fried chicken restaurant
• Soul food dining
• Quick service restaurant
• Chicken wings
• Southern comfort food

Headquarters

HQ city

Chicago

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Supply Chain, Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Dine-in and Takeout Sales: Direct food sales to customers ordering at the restaurant counter for dine-in or takeout. Revenue is generated through immediate point-of-sale transactions at menu prices.
2. Third-Party Delivery and Takeout Commissions: Revenue generated through online ordering platforms Grubhub and Seamless, where customers place orders for delivery or takeout. The restaurant fulfills orders placed through these aggregator platforms, earning revenue net of any platform commissions.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Harold's Chicken #88 is a quick-service fried chicken and soul food restaurant serving Chicago's Bronzeville neighborhood. The restaurant prepares bone-in fried chicken dinners, chicken wings, fish (catfish and perch), organ meats, salads, Southern-style sides, desserts, and beverages using conventional kitchen equipment. Customers can order via dine-in counter service, takeout, or through third-party delivery platforms Grubhub and Seamless.

Product overview

Harold's Chicken #88 is a single-location fried chicken and soul food restaurant offering a diverse menu of classic American comfort foods. The restaurant operates as a unified quick-service dining concept with menu categories organized by protein type (chicken, fish, organ meats) and meal type (dinners, combos, buckets). Core offerings include bone-in fried chicken dinners available in various portion sizes, chicken wings with multiple sauce options, seafood combos featuring catfish and perch, and Southern-style sides. The restaurant integrates with third-party delivery platforms (Grubhub and Seamless) for online ordering. Signature items include the Chicken Wings Bucket, Mixed Chicken Bucket, and various combo dinners pairing chicken with catfish or perch.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Wing Dinners Fried chicken wing dinners and buckets coated in sauce or seasoning, including individual Wings Dinner ($10.79) and Chicken Wings Bucket ($64.79) for individual consumers seeking quick-service fried chicken.

Quantifiable outcome

• Multiple customer reviews rate this as the best Harold's Chicken location among all franchise locations in the city

Named customers4 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights2 records

Broad incumbents

• Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen: National QSR chain specializing in fried chicken and wings. Comparable as a chicken QSR competing for similar fried chicken takeout and delivery occasions, but with significantly greater scale, supply chain, and marketing reach.
• Raising Cane's: National chicken QSR chain focused on chicken tenders with rapid urban expansion. Comparable as a chicken QSR competing for similar takeout/delivery occasions, with a more limited menu but strong delivery and digital infrastructure.
• Chick-fil-A: Largest U.S. chicken QSR chain with strong urban Chicago presence. Comparable as a chicken-focused QSR competing for the same takeout/delivery occasions, though with a broader menu and corporate-owned operating model.
• KFC (Kentucky Fried Chicken): Global fried chicken QSR chain with extensive Chicago footprint. Comparable as a heritage fried chicken brand targeting similar value-conscious customers, though operating at significantly larger scale.

Direct peers

• Honey Butter Fried Chicken: Chicago-based fried chicken quick-service restaurant with dine-in, takeout, and delivery. Directly comparable as a single-market Chicago fried chicken concept competing for similar local customer demand.
• Uncle Remus Sausages: Historic Chicago fried chicken and soul food quick-service restaurant. Comparable as a South Side-rooted, counter-service fried chicken concept targeting similar neighborhood customers.
• Lem's Bar-B-Q: Iconic Chicago South Side soul food and rib QSR. Comparable as a counter-service neighborhood soul food institution with multi-decade heritage and similar customer base.
• Gus's World Famous Fried Chicken: Multi-unit fried chicken QSR specializing in hot, spicy fried chicken with sit-down and counter service. Comparable as a heritage fried chicken concept competing in the same dish category.
• Harold's Chicken Shack (Wicker Park location): Another Chicago franchise location of the same parent brand, Harold's Chicken Shack, serving the same fried chicken and soul food menu. Most directly comparable because of identical brand, menu, and operating model.
• Brown Sugar Chicken & Fish: Chicago-based chicken and fish QSR with counter service and soul food sides. Comparable as a Chicago neighborhood fried chicken counter concept with overlapping menu and price points.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/harold's-chicken-88

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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