It appears the Serop’s Express location on College Drive will become a chicken restaurant, according to a permit filed with the Planning Commission.
Owner Nidal Darkhalil filed an occupancy permit for the restaurant under the name Chicken Stop LLC.
Darkhalil and Ahmad Kayed, who own the Jubilee Express convenience store on the corner of College Drive and Corporate Boulevard across the street, purchased the property from Serop’s owners Sami Kobrossi and Serop Kaltakdjian for $1.2 million in May.
The Serop’s location closed in November 2021 so the Greek and Lebanese chain could focus on its other locations, as reported in Daily Report. The brand operates a Serop’s Express on the corner of Jefferson Highway and Capital Heights Avenue, less than 2 miles away from the closed shop, as well as four other Baton Rouge locations.
The business filing for Chicken Stop LLC was registered with the Louisiana Secretary of State’s office in March, and it lists Darkhalil, Kayed and Mohammad Darkhalil as its officers. The LLC’s ownership team could not be reached by this morning’s deadline to confirm whether Chicken Stop will be the name of the stand-alone restaurant.
