Bojangles Opened at 2:00 p.m.!

The first Bojangles in D.C. opened today in Union Station, and Penn Quarter Insider was there.  So were a lot of other people.

A small group of people were there about an hour early:

But by 2:00 p.m., a legitimate crowd had formed.  Black curtains covered the space with a red ribbon and bow in front.  There were speeches, and a lot of cheering.  People are excited about this Bojangles.

They have a lot of space in the lower food court level of Union Station, and the line weaved back and forth through kiosks and in front of other vendors.

The Bojangles chicken mascot walked around giving people high fives:

A tipster tells us that Anwan Glover, who played Slim Charles in The Wire was also on hand for the opening.

Update: Representative Mel Watt (D-NC) was also at the grand opening.