Pizza and Poultry Inspire New Restaurant

Planned site for Slice Bird, 5308 S. 27th St. Photo from Google Maps. Layan Kadadha learned the ins and outs of how to prepare and cook well-loved chicken as the manager of Champion Chicken, a storied restaurant on Milwaukee s northwest side that has been in operation since 1967. Kadadha flew the coop at Champion Chicken a few years ago, but is now pecking out his own path as he plans to open a new restaurant on Milwaukee s south side at 5308 S. 27th St. in the Clayton Crest neighborhood. Named Slice Bird, the restaurant will specialize in broasted chicken, New York-style pizzas, Philly cheesesteak sandwiches and burgers. Slice comes from the pizza and bird from the chicken, Kadadha told Urban Milwaukee. Everybody uses chicken in their name; I wanted to come up with something different. Where other restaurants use regular flour, said Kadadha, Slice Bird will use a specialty breading and seasoning mix to provide really good broasted chicken to the south side, an area he beli