Derek Cha News Today

Hangry Joe’s, a rapidly expanding fried chicken franchise, will be spreading its wings into Weatherford in December, according to its website. Although no permits have been requested from the city at this point, the Hangry Joe’s website lists the site of the new restaurant as the 1300 block of East Main Street.

The owners of the chain's Midlothian location have signed on to operate at Richmond Eats, a ghost kitchen in Scott’s Addition. 

Hangry Joe’s Hot Chicken is putting the finishing touches on its newest restaurants in Bergen County in New Jersey.

The menu warns that the spice level is "hotter than you think."

An eatery serving Nashville-style hot chicken appears to be coming to Ballston.

A new chicken restaurant with a Korean twist is now open in Manassas.

Join loveable mascots Scoop and Cookie to have a toadally awesome time.

New concepts were announced, local restaurateurs expanded their footprints, and plenty of old restaurant spaces were given new life.

Hot chicken fans have another option to satisfy cravings for a Nashville-style sandwich in Herndon. Hangry Joe's Hot Chicken plans to open up a 1,350-square

June 28, 2021 3 Derek Cha, left, and Mike Kim opened Hangry Joe’s Hot Chicken at 10040 Sliding Hill Road in Ashland. ( Noah Daboul photos) A lot has happened to Derek Cha in the six years since he sold Sweet Frog and it hasn’t been as smooth a path as the one he rode to becoming Richmond’s frozen yogurt king. He tried and failed with another franchise concept, a Chipotle-style Korean restaurant called Zzaam. Then came legal troubles when he moved from Richmond to Northern Virginia, where ...