Whether you’re looking to grab a bite to eat while watching a sporting event with your closest friends or need an easy-to-grab meal from your favorite chicken brand, here are our top 11 favorite chicken franchises:  Wings & Rings Units: 80+ Startup costs: $1,110,200 Atomic Wings Units: 21 Startup costs: $155,900-$338,500 Layne’s Chicken Fingers* Units: 7 Startup costs: $769,000-$1,320,000 Slim Chickens Units: 130+ Startup costs: $841,900-$1,739,000 Buffalo Wild Wings Units: 1,286 Startup costs: $750,000+ Church’s Chicken Units: 1,588 Startup costs: $681,500-$1,603,300  El Pollo Loco Units: 412 Startup costs: $770,000 Pollo Campero* Units: 350 Startup costs: $887,250-$2,126,500 East Coast Wings + Grill Units: 34 Startup costs: $435,000 KFC Units: 24,000  Startup costs: $1,442,600-$2,771,550 Lee’s Famous Recipe Chicken Units: 189 Startup costs: $347,000-$528,000