First Look: KFC eleven Opens its Fast-Casual Doors for a Sneak Peek

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• The paint was dry on the inside at KFC eleven (although we're still gonna check the seat of our pants when we get home).
• Get a sports fact or 11 while throwing away your trash.
• KFC eleven's commitment to avocados extends to the ceiling.
• Bawk. All art was supplied locally, including from the Zephyr Gallery and Kentucky Museum of Art and Craft.
• Some people like to eat at tables.
• While KFC eleven's logo is Col. Sanders-free, he hasn't been totally ignored.
• Chicken on the grill.
• Seven sauces await your meal.
• Digital soda ordering—flavor shots! A debut in the Highlands?
• This structure helps divide the restaurant into different eating zones. You're excused if you feel like a chicken in a cage though.
• A plaque with local supplies is next to the side entrance.
• A member of the media considers his order. To quote the great media ombudsman, Eric Cartman, "More people will come if they think we'll have punch and pie!"
• The preparation of a Southwestern Baja Flatbread.

After releasing its menu earlier this week, this afternoon KFC eleven opened its doors for a tour and tasting. KFC's fast-casual test concept—think flatbreads, salads and rice bowls (oh my!)—located at 1004 Bardstown Road, is set to open Aug. 5. Here's a sneak peek.
·KFC eleven Hatches Logo [~ELOU~]
·New KFC Concept Being Tested on Bardstown Road will go to 11 [~ELOU~]

[Photos: Zach Everson]

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• Col. Sanders in book form and three non-edible chickens reside next to the register.
• Square! It's not just for food trucks and coffee shops (although it wasn't in use today).
• Food porn is banned on Eater, but if you sneak a shot into the middle of a slideshow, maybe your boss won't notice.
• The restrooms are handicapped accessible.
• Remember that photo of Col. Sanders mentioned earlier? It's outside the restroom, where the Colonel apparently will wait throughout eternity for a pee that'll never arrive.
• No need to knock to see if the restrooms are occupied.
• A one-person-at-a-time restaurant restroom indicates faith in the quality of your cuisine.
• Cookie tray (seriously, there's no way to segue out of bathroom photos).
• A media food-porn feeding frenzy.
• Art.
• One of five sculptures protruding out of the wall above the entrance by Joel Pinkerton. They are constructed from objects he found around the neighborhood,
• WiFi!
• KFC eleven will have drive-thru, not always a given at a fast casual restaurant.
• This large bench resides outside the main entrance.
• The back patio seating overlooks Baxter Avenue.
• Like what you see at KFC eleven? Great. Just don't try to steal it.