COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Less than a week after closing its Gahanna and Grandview restaurants, Hot Chicken Takeover has closed another central Ohio location.
The chain's Westerville eatery at 435 Polaris Parkway is no longer welcoming chicken enthusiasts, Craveworthy Brands, Hot Chicken Takeover's parent company, confirmed to NBC4. The closure means the brand is down to just one Columbus-area location in the North Market, after the company said on Sept. 6 that the Gahanna and Grandview Heights eateries have also shuttered.
Craveworthy CEO Gregg Majewski said on Tuesday that "the statement we previous shared still stands and reflects the care and purpose behind these decisions as we honor the spirit and legacy of the brand as was."
The chain's Westerville eatery at 435 Polaris Parkway. (Courtesy Photo/Hot Chicken Takeover)Majewski had said "closing our Grandview and Gahanna locations was an incredibly difficult decision, but one made with care and purpose," and that Craveworthy is "honoring the spirit in which Hot Chicken Takeover was created, protecting the heart of the brand and ensuring its legacy lives on with the same warmth and hospitality that first captured Columbus' love."
The Westerville restaurant opened in early 2021, while the Grandview location launched in late 2022 and the Gahanna restaurant began welcoming customers in 2023. Craveworthy also shuttered Hot Chicken Takeover's eateries in Clintonville in July, in Easton Town Center in March and in Lewis Center in January.
Untamed Brands, Hot Chicken Takeover's former parent company, was purchased in May 2024 by Craveworthy, which also owns BD's Mongolian Grill, Dirty Dough, Flat Top Grill, Genghis Grill and more.
After the acquisition, Craveworthy announced plans to merge Chicago-based chicken concept Budlong and Hot Chicken Takeover together, creating a refreshed brand called "HCT: Southern Chicken." However, throughout the Columbus area, the brand chose to keep the original Hot Chicken Takeover name.
Known for its chicken sandwiches, the chain also serves chicken tenders, plant-based nuggets, and sides like mac and cheese, fries and coleslaw.
Last fall, Hot Chicken Takeover rolled out a new menu, featuring hand-breaded chicken made similar to how its chicken was made when the brand first launched in 2014. Among the new menu items were chicken-fried steak, homemade hushpuppies, cornbread and sweet hand pies.
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