: M inn esota ▁Vik ings ▁players ▁Category : National ▁Football ▁League ▁announ cers ▁Category : National ▁Football ▁League ▁general ▁man agers ▁Category : West ern ▁Conference ▁Pro ▁Bowl ▁players ▁Category : S ports people ▁from ▁Detroit ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁Mad ison ▁He ights , ▁Michigan ▁Category : Play ers ▁of ▁American ▁football ▁from ▁Michigan <0x0A> </s> ▁Brown ' s ▁Ch icken ▁& ▁P asta , ▁also ▁known ▁simply ▁as ▁Brown ' s ▁Ch icken , ▁is ▁a ▁chain ▁of ▁fast ▁food ▁restaur ants ▁special izing ▁in ▁f ried ▁ch icken . ▁It ▁is ▁based ▁in ▁the ▁Chicago ▁metropol itan ▁area . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁The ▁chain ▁traces ▁its ▁orig ins ▁to ▁ 1 9 4 9 , ▁when ▁John ▁and ▁Bel va ▁Brown ▁opened ▁a ▁restaurant ▁in ▁Bridge view , ▁Illinois . ▁ ▁Brown ' s ▁expanded ▁to ▁many ▁locations ▁throughout ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 s . ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 s , ▁past a ▁was ▁added ▁to ▁the ▁menu ▁and ▁eventually ▁to ▁the ▁name ▁of ▁the ▁company . ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 0 s , ▁a ▁traditional ▁gr ill ▁named ▁" The ▁Chicago ▁Way " ▁was ▁added ▁to ▁all ▁Brown ' s ▁restaur ants . ▁After ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁the ▁company ▁contract ed ▁their ▁locations ▁to ▁exclus ively ▁within ▁the ▁Chicago ▁metropol itan ▁area . ▁ ▁Form er ▁company ▁president ▁Frank ▁Port illo ▁is ▁the ▁brother ▁of ▁Dick ▁Port illo , ▁founder ▁and ▁former ▁owner