Peruvian restaurant that started in Elizabeth has grown to 16 locations since 2013

At 11 a.m. on Feb. 20, 2013, VIVA Chicken opened its doors to its very first customer on Elizabeth Avenue in Charlotte. The fast-casual Peruvian rotisserie chicken joint was the first of its kind in the area, and that made co-founder Randy Garcia a little nervous.

Would Peruvian food work in Charlotte? Was this a mistake? Would VIVA Chicken last?

Garcia became convinced that the answers to these questions, and subsequently the fate of his restaurant, depended entirely on this first customer’s experience.

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