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Does anyone here recall the former Kentucky Fried Chicken shop in Firth Park, which I believe is presently a Southern Fried Chicken establishment?

 

I used to go there every Monday evening between c. 1978 and the end of 1979 as the proprieters (or rather franchees) were relatives of our neighbours, the Patels. They came to England in 1976 and left in February 1980. Anant and Illa ran the shop around this time and my father, brother and myself used to visit once a week to enjoy free KFC (as we were good friends).

 

I just wondered if anyone remembers eating from KFC around 1978/1979 from Firth Park. Did you work there? Did you visit often, have any problems etc? Do you remember Anant and Illa?

 

Finally, I recall visiting the nearby sweetshop to buy Monster Munch crisps and they seemed huge compared to the fiddle little things you get nowadays. Also, the Job Centre on the corner had card after card displayed in its windows offering jobs to all and sundry - seemed there was a lot of all and sundry back then!

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:thumbsup:I used to live on Crowland Road and the Kentucky shop was an absolute treat to us as kids. Mum asked what I'd like to do one birthday and I asked to have a big take out of Kentucky, which I got. The coating was fabulous it doesn't taste the same now.

And I also think the Monster Munch crisps have shrunk to half the size, surely this isn't just the fact our fingers have grown bigger.

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Does anyone here recall the former Kentucky Fried Chicken shop in Firth Park, which I believe is presently a Southern Fried Chicken establishment?

 

I used to go there every Monday evening between c. 1978 and the end of 1979 as the proprieters (or rather franchees) were relatives of our neighbours, the Patels. They came to England in 1976 and left in February 1980. Anant and Illa ran the shop around this time and my father, brother and myself used to visit once a week to enjoy free KFC (as we were good friends).

 

I just wondered if anyone remembers eating from KFC around 1978/1979 from Firth Park. Did you work there? Did you visit often, have any problems etc? Do you remember Anant and Illa?

 

Finally, I recall visiting the nearby sweetshop to buy Monster Munch crisps and they seemed huge compared to the fiddle little things you get nowadays. Also, the Job Centre on the corner had card after card displayed in its windows offering jobs to all and sundry - seemed there was a lot of all and sundry back then!

It was part owned by Dr Patel of Southey Green Surgery, both owners got prosecuted for handling stolen goods!!!!!

on a saturday night, I would have a KFC & the rest of the familly would have a chineese from next door, it was "carryout heaven" back then, or was it just the novelty factor???

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