“$8.50 for a burger combo... Not a bad deal.”
It ain’t McDonald’s. In urban areas, you make money selling greasy food late at night or breakfast late in the morning. Sophisticated urbanites like chain restaurants. I knew a guy that had a chicken stand in Winston-Salem east of 52 (code). He said he would make money until a Church’s opened up nearby.
A clean, well-run Church’s is a great place for fried chicken. The challenge is finding one that is clean and well-run. They do exist. I enjoyed eating at the one on Spring Garden in Greensboro for years. Haven’t been there in quite a while so I can’t vouch for it now, but it was decent then.