Former Raising Cane’s executive Greg Williams, has made the world a better place with chicken, and now he’s making a comeback.
Williams’ new fried chicken and waffle restaurant, Willy’s Chicken and Waffles, opened Friday on 3285 Nicholson Drive.
Willy’s menu consists of four combos with various options such as waffles, tater tots, white meat or dark chicken, and offers bulk ordering for          catering events.
Williams said Willy’s would also implement the use of Tiger Cash within a month and would host monthly events on Wednesday nights. Other events such as Xbox Night, where customers will be allowed to play new game demos, or Elvis Night, where the customer with the best Elvis costume wins a free meal, are still in the planning process and will be implemented later.
One of the restaurant’s signature meals is the the “Willy-wich,” a fried boneless chicken breast with Willy’s signature sauce placed on top, between two waffles with syrup on top. The Willy-wich sandwich is served with tater tots. 
“It’s so massive and is quite an experience,” Williams said about the Willy-wich. “In fact, I’m actually thinking about putting a poster up with instructions on how to eat it.”
Williams’ concept of the restaurant began two years ago, when he initiated a “test run” with his friends and business associates in Dallas, Texas. Williams said, he asked them to observe local chicken and waffle restaurants’ websites, and tell him what they thought about the  concept in Louisiana.
“I just started getting a very good response,” Williams said. “A lot of people I talked to knew my background, knew that I have been in the business for a while and knew that I’ve been successful in it. Once we had got a lot of commitments, I started raising money.”
Williams said after he raised enough money, he began to focus on the site. His goal was to buy a stand-alone site so there could be a drive-through. Once he found the property on Nicholson, he said he “jumped on it,” and renovated it for about seven months. 
“To me, the experience is just as important as the product they eat,” Williams said.