IMAGES | KFC opens new flagship store in Hikes Point

Jun 19, 2019
Jun 19, 2019 Updated Jun 20, 2019

Ribbon-cutting ceremony for new KFC in Hikes Point

The ribbon-cutting ceremony at a new Kentucky Fried Chicken restaurant Wednesday in Hikes Point.

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LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- A familiar name is dishing up chicken in a whole new way.

Kentucky Fried Chicken cut the ribbon on a new flagship store at 2945 Breckenridge Ln. in Hikes Point on Wednesday.

The restaurant opens at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, and the first 50 guests in line will win free chicken for one year.

The new Breckenridge Lane location will include features that will soon spread to other KFCs across the country, such as a digital menu board on the outside of the restaurant, self-order kiosks on the inside and a chicken bucket chandelier.

Bucket chandelier at new KFC store in Hikes Point — A bucket chandelier at the new KFC restaurant on 2945 Breckenridge Lane in Hikes Point.

By the end of 2019, more than half of KFC restaurants will be renovated to look like the Breckenridge Lane flagship.

"This is truly a state-of-the-art restaurant, and it will often feature products you don't see anywhere in the U.S.," said Kevin Hochman, president of KFC U.S.