Kukuruku opens its third location in US — all of them in the Memphis area

By , Daily Memphian Updated: July 01, 2025 6:37 PM CT | Published: July 01, 2025 5:30 PM CT

Filipino fried chicken franchise Kukuruku — pronounced koo-koo-roo-koo — marinates its chicken in lechon, a spice blend traditionally used for roasting whole hogs. 

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Ellen Chamberlain

Ellen Chamberlain

Ellen Chamberlain is a global citizen who is happy to call Memphis her forever home. The Michigan native has worked in media for nearly 25 years as a radio broadcaster, journalist and ghostwriter. As The Daily Memphian’s food and restaurant writer, she gives readers inside perspectives of their favorite restaurants and the people behind them, suggestions for the best bites around town and the latest food news from in and around Shelby County.


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