Episode

The future of Ezell's Famous Chicken may be outside the family that built it

Podcast: Seattle Now
Published: May 4, 2026
Duration seconds: 807
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Summary

Ezell’s Famous Chicken is a decades-old Seattle institution. It’s also family run. But its next chapter might look a little different – nationwide expansion steered from outside of the family. We’ll talk about it with owner Lewis Rudd and reporter Egan Ward in a minute.