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‘New Canaan Chicken’ To Open on Elm Street in Former Chicken Joe’s Space
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Great news here for fans of the recently closed Chicken Joe’s on Elm Street: The popular eatery is reopening under new ownership with a similar though expanded menu, as early as this Thursday. ‘New Canaan Chicken’ owner Pren Lleshdedaj said he’s excited to have hired three chefs from Chicken Joe’s to work the line while making plans to expand fresh offerings such as salads and even fresh made hamburgers from scratch. “I like this little town,” the Norwalk resident said Tuesday morning as his crew hustled to prepare the space at 151 Elm St. for launch. “I am glad that I am starting something in New Canaan and I hope that it will go well.”
A Croatia native who had owned his own restaurant in Kosovo, Lleshdedaj moved to the United States in 2002 with his wife and their children, and he’s worked in the food business here, recently managing Bronx restaurant Frankie & Johnnie’s.