Megan Thee Stallion opens her first franchise restaurant: "I'm so excited, so proud."

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Megan Thee Stallion opens her first franchise restaurant: "I'm so excited, so proud."

Story by Michael Saponara

Jan 05 • 2 min read • Updated 3h ago

Megan Thee Stallion traded champagne for a crispy chicken sandwich as the Houston Hottie opened her first Popeyes restaurant in Miami on New Year's Eve (Dec. 31).

What started as a partnership for Hottie Sauce in 2021 has led to her becoming a franchise owner. The brick-and-mortar South Beach location hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony, with Thee Stallion in attendance, as the rapper continues to diversify her business portfolio.

"Prepping Thee Hot Staff before THEE OFFICIAL FIRST EVER MEGAN THEE STALLION POPEYES OPENED. I'm so excited, so proud, and so grateful! Hottiessss I'm officially a franchise owner," she wrote on TikTok and Instagram. "Come to South Beach, Miami, and dine with us."

The accompanying clip followed Megan for the grand opening as she greeted the entire staff, interacted with fans, addressed the store, and even served up a few chicken sandwiches herself.

"This is going to be a great experience for me," she told the employees. "It's going to be a great experience for y'all because I'm gonna be here, I'm gonna be acting cool, I'm gonna see what y'all got going on in here. I hope this is a fun job. I hope everyone's having a blast."

Megan continued: "This is the first Megan Thee Stallion Popeyes. I just want to lead with love. I want everyone to lead with kindness. I don't like that mean s-t."

In April 2025, the Houston native teased that she was building a Popeyes from scratch, posting a clip of herself wearing a hard hat from the construction site. She promised that the "littest Popeyes" was on the way.

"I'm appreciative of Popeyes' commitment to empowering Black women and look forward to opening Popeyes restaurants," Megan said in a statement from her initial team-up with the company in 2021. "Teaming up with Popeyes is such a milestone in my journey and evolution as an entrepreneur."