🧡🤍 KOK’s Journey So Far 🤍🧡

In 2016, four students at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, members of the Theta Nu Chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc., started selling plates at house parties in Lafayette to pay bills and stay in school. We called it Kitchen on Klinton (KOK).

From the backyard food truck to brick-and-mortar locations, what started as a way to pay bills has turned into something that brings the community together, becoming more than a restaurant and growing into a third space where people gather, enjoy good food, and make memories with friends.

Today, we have grown from four owners to over 60 employees, donated over $200,000 back to local schools and organizations, and served over five million wings in the process.

📍 Our Timeline So Far:

2016 – KOK founded, house parties at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette
2017 – Food truck launched
2018 – First brick-and-mortar location opened
2019 – Mall location opened
2020 – Franklin location opened
2021 – The Coop Social Bar opened in Lafayette
2021 – Opened at Cajun Field
2022 – Named SBA Young Entrepreneurial Business of the Year by the U.S. Small Business Administration
2022 – KOK Cares nonprofit launched in partnership with Acadiana Food Hub and Second Harvest Food Bank
2022 – New Iberia location opened
2023 – Baton Rouge location opened at Electric Depot
2023 – Named Small Business of the Year
2023 – Keith Lee visit
2023 – Recognized by SBA Region 6 for growth
2024 – Three food trucks rolling
2024 – Opened inside Tiger Stadium
2024 – Traveled to New Orleans for French Quarter Festival
2025 – KOKaroke breaks the internet

We believe in community, entrepreneurship, giving back, and serving the best wings in Louisiana while creating opportunities for others.

Founders: Tre’Jan Vinson, Avery Bell, Corey McCoy, Jared Johnson
We are the company that promises to never stop improving.

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