DOWNEY — The LA County restaurant chain, The Rooster Koop, plans to open their fifth location, in Downey, later this 12 months at 10000 Paramount Blvd.
House owners Misheal Leblanc and Jason Moreno opened their Whittier location in 2016 after getting married and leaving the true property enterprise.
“I grew up in Montreal. I’m French Canadian,” Leblanc mentioned. “My husband is Mexican American. So our hen is oven-roasted hen with a fusion of sauces. We obtained slightly little bit of all the pieces.”
Neither of the house owners has a cooking background, however they created every dish from home made recipes and experimented with completely different flavors.
“In Whittier, we’re at all times in search of lunches to go for a fast meal, and we’re at all times in search of hen and there was nothing,” Leblanc mentioned. “Ultimately, a chance so far as the placement introduced to us should you had been and we jumped in.”
Moreno mentioned the chance to open a location in Downey introduced itself, and the restaurant house owners seized it.
They invited their pals and colleagues to go to their areas. Raul Cruz labored with them in actual property and visited their Whittier location when it opened.
“I gave them a courtesy go to after which I mentioned, ‘Man, that is actually good,’” Cruz mentioned. “So then I introduced it house after which my spouse. Now we’re fairly massive followers.”
Downey resident Rick Garcia frequented the Rooster Koop location in Whittier and mentioned he was excited to study a web site would open in his space.
“My spouse and I reside proper by the elementary faculty. It’s strolling distance from our home,” Garcia mentioned. “I haven’t had a foul expertise with them. My household actually enjoys their meals.”
The Rooster Koop has a wide range of choices for wholesome or not so wholesome meals.
“If you wish to eat wholesome there, however should you don’t need to eat healthily, there are different choices that aren’t wholesome. So you may get Brussel sprouts in veggies, broccoli, and hen,” Garcia mentioned. “What I believe I get pleasure from essentially the most is the hen and waffles.”
