FIRST LOOK: Alabama's First Slim Chickens Opens in Tuscaloosa

Watch out, Chick-fil-A! (and Foosackley's, and Guthrie's, and Zaxby's, and Milo's...) Alabama's first Slim Chickens restaurant is open now on Skyland Boulevard in Tuscaloosa.

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In an interview with the Tuscaloosa Thread last week, the owner and operator of the Tuscaloosa location said it will be the first of 16 he and his partners open in the state.

With another location soon to come to McFarland Boulevard next to Red Lobster and more planned for Jefferson, Shelby, St Clair, Blount and Dekalb Counties, browse the gallery below for an inside look at what Slim Chickens has to offer -- you'll likely be seeing a lot more of the brand in the months and years to come.

FIRST LOOK: Tuscaloosa's New Slim Chickens Restaurant Open Now

The first of 16 Slim Chickens restaurants planned in the state of Alabama opened for business on Tuscaloosa's Skyland Boulevard Monday.

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