30 Restaurant Chains You Didn't Know Started in the South

Every restaurant chain the South started has a story. And most of them were never told — until now. From the Kentucky motel where Colonel Sanders first fried chicken to the tiny Georgia diner that became Chick-fil-A, and the Atlanta suburb that gave us Waffle House — the South didn't just invent Southern food, it invented how America eats. From Whataburger and Sonic to Cracker Barrel, Popeyes, and Raising Cane's — these are 30 restaurant chains you eat at every week that were started in the South. Which one shocked you most? Let me know in the comments.