28-04-2025
- Business
- Belfast Telegraph
Canadian fried chicken restaurant opening new Belfast drive through
Mary Brown's Chicken is planning to move into a new drive through unit, which is being proposed for Balmoral Plaza Retail Park, with an application submitted by its owner Corbo Holdings Ltd.
It would be located just south of the existing Tim Horton's drive through.
Mary Brown's has opened a handful of locations here already, with restaurants in Lisburn and Odyssey Place in Belfast.
The brand had confirmed there will be other openings in Belfast, and across Northern Ireland.
Founded in 1969, the Ontario-based chain is one of the fastest growing food firms in Canada.
It has around 236 units worldwide, with its new store marking a milestone in the brand's expansion into the UK and Ireland.
The newly-proposed development is for a single storey drive though restaurant, alongside cold room, plant area, parking, outdoor seating and general, associated, ancillary site works, a fresh planning application says.
'The proposed operator is Mary Brown's Chicken. The restaurant is located just to the south of the existing Tim Horton's drive through. The retail park site is accessed directly from Boucher Road to the west and Apollo Road to the south.'
Speaking at the time of its first location in Lisburn, Hadi Chahin, chief executive of Mary Brown's Chicken, said: 'For over 54 years Canadians have made Mary Brown's Chicken their first choice for fresh, hand-cut, hand breaded delicious fried chicken and Taters. We are therefore excited to introduce our legendary fried chicken to the wonderful people of Lisburn.
'What makes MB Chicken special is our delicious, handcrafted menu and genuine hospitality; we have been a beloved tradition in Canada for generations, and we can't wait to share our passion for delicious, made-from-scratch quality food with our new friends in the UK.'
