Cluck-U Chicken College Park - History

The Cluck-U Chicken® concept began at Rutgers University in New Brunswick, New Jersey when a college student decided that his campus needed more than just pizza and burgers, and set out to create the best fried chicken wings available. The unique recipes and sauces that were developed created a devoted following for food made from only the finest ingredients, including fresh chicken, “grilled or fried, you decide.”®

In 1990 the concept was brought to Maryland by JP Haddad, who had operated the original location in New Brunswick, when he opened the first Maryland unit. In 2000 JP decided the Cluck-U Chicken® concept should be taken into a new direction. He created Cluck-U, Corp. and bought the rights to franchise future Cluck-U Chicken restaurants.

Since the first Cluck-U store opened in 1985, over one billion Buffalo Wingers have been sold, along with hundreds of millions of chicken tenders, sandwiches and sides made with our secret recipes. Cluck-U, Corp. franchised restaurants serve exclusively Cluckster’s® brand sauces.

There are now over 25 Cluck U Chicken® units in the US and abroad. Cluck-U Chicken® hopes to eventually have a restaurant near every college campus so that future generations of students will be schooled the Cluck University® way.