The first Texas-based fast-food chain to expand nationally, Church's Texas Chicken at 3495 El Cajon Blvd brings a fried-chicken recipe developed in San Antonio in 1952 to North Park's 92104 ZIP code through one of more than 1,500 locations spanning 25 countries. The El Cajon Blvd value-dining corridor also includes Colima's Mexican Food, which shares the same high-volume quick-service foot traffic along the boulevard's eastern stretch. All chicken is hand-battered and fried to order using the chain's proprietary marinade — a formula developed in 1965 to standardize flavor across every franchise location. Large-order and event catering along the boulevard also flows through operations like We Cater San Diego, LLC, which coordinates multi-vendor food service for neighborhood gatherings. The largest single order available is the multi-box party platter combining bone-in chicken, honey-butter biscuits, jalapeño peppers, and Southern-style sides for groups of twenty or more.