Private company

Koo Koo Roo

American fast casual restaurant chain

Koo Koo Roo was an American fast casual restaurant chain specializing in charbroiled chicken founded in 1988 by Los Angeles-based restaurateurs Mike and Ray Badalian. The name "Koo Koo Roo" was an onomatopoeic reference to the crow of a rooster.2 It ceased to exist in 2014.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 20, 2026.

Overview

1988Founded1
  • Industryrestaurant1
  • HeadquartersLos Angeles1
  • Legal formcompany1

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Koo Koo Roo was an American fast casual restaurant chain specializing in charbroiled chicken founded in 1988 by Los Angeles-based restaurateurs Mike and Ray Badalian. The name "Koo Koo Roo" was an onomatopoeic reference to the crow of a rooster.2

Subsidiaries and ownership

Former owners and parents

From Wikidata.1

Timeline

  1. 2014Dissolved Dissolved1
  2. 1988Founded Founded1

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