By Mark Albright, Times Staff Writer
Monday, November 7, 2011
Chick-fil-A fans: There's a new upstart with a well-known pedigree angling for your business.
Short for "pretty darned quick," PDQ is a new fast-food chain specializing in Chick-fil-A staples like chicken tenders, chicken salads and chicken sandwiches cooked up by an Outback Steakhouse co-founder.
"We bring good-tasting food made from scratch to the quick serve chicken arena," said Bob Basham, who spent a year and $3 million creating the startup. "The only freezers on premises are icemakers for drinks."
After a week, the first PDQ is off to quick start. Despite the MacDill Air Show nearby and the Bucs being on TV, the PDQ lot at 2207 S Dale Mabry was full at 1:30 p.m. Sunday, cars lined up seven deep at the drive-through and the crew needed four minutes to fill orders in a jammed 84-seat ...