Brown's Chicken & Pasta, also known simply as Brown's Chicken, is a chain of fast food restaurants specializing in fried chicken. It is based in Chicago, United States. The chain was founded in 1964 as Brown and Portillo Inc., by John Brown and Frank Portillo, in Chicago, Illinois. Brown's expanded to many locations throughout the United States in the 1970s, and also changed their name to simply "Brown's Chicken". In the 1980s, pasta was added to the menu and eventually the name of the company. In the 1990s, a traditional grill named "The Chicago Way" was added to all Brown's restaurants. The Chicago Way sells Vienna Beef hot dogs, hamburgers, and Italian beef sandwiches. After 2005, the company contracted their locations to exclusively within the Chicago metropolitan area. Added on August 24, 2021 and last updated 2 years ago