Ezell’s is still going strong — the famous, Oprah-endorsed regional fried chicken chain, officially called Ezell’s Famous Chicken, has 17 locations spread across the Seattle–Tacoma area ...

The franchise opened a Seattle location in 2023 and plans to open a restaurant in Tacoma later in 2025 ... serve him a painfully spicy plate of fried chicken. Unfortunately for her, he enjoyed ...

Some left notes of appreciation. Alicia Alarcon said her daughter bonded with her grandfather over chicken and fried okra. “He actually lives in Tacoma, and they would drive all the way up from ...