Chase Center expects to sell 500 Bakesale Betty sandwiches per game

Chase Center expects to see 500 fried chicken sandwiches at their three Bakesale Betty stands per game. Chase Center expects to see 500 fried chicken sandwiches at their three Bakesale Betty stands per game. Photo: Bart Nagel Photography Photo: Bart Nagel Photography Image 1 of / 30 Caption Close Chase Center expects to sell 500 Bakesale Betty sandwiches per game 1 / 30 Back to Gallery

Bakesale Betty is no stranger to selling chicken — lots and lots of chicken.

On a typical day, the Oakland bakery, best known for its legendary fried chicken sandwich, sells about 500 to 600 sandwiches during the three hours the shop is open. As the business gears up for its Chase Center debut, another 500 chicken sandwiches are expected to sell per game.

“Hopefully our lines won’t be as long since we’ll have three of them at Chase,” said Fedele Bauccio, CEO of Bon Appétit Management Company.

Bon Appétit and Levy Restaurants have partnered with Chase Center to run its food operations, and Bauccio says Bakesale Betty was one of their first choices.

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“I’d heard of these incredible fried chicken sandwiches, I knew everybody in Oakland loved them including the Warriors, so I went and had one,” Bauccio said. “I had to stand in a line that was around the block, and it was worth it because they really were so good.”

About three years ago, Alison Barakat, owner of Bakesale Betty, was approached by Bon Appétit with a bid to include her business as one of the local restaurant lineups at Chase Center. A licensing agreement was reached to allow the arena to replicate the fried chicken sandwich.

“The menu is not as big as our shop, but the goal is that Bon Appetit wants to offer the sandwich so that it tastes just like our shop,” Barakat said. “They’ll be using the same ingredients, same brands of everything, same quality — they’re committed to high-quality foods.”

The Bakesale Betty stands at Chase Center will include both the chicken sandwich and buttermilk fried chicken salad like at the original location, but they will also offer chicken tenders and French fries on the menu. Barakat is also known for rocking a blue wig, and the Bakesale Betty signs at Chase Center will also include it.

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Barakat says she’s going to handle the initial training and quality control to oversee that everything is set to her specifications.

“I like to make sure things are going well and will be treating it as my business because it has my name on it,” Barakat said. “So I will be a part of it along the way, as long as we’re in there.”

As Barakat looks ahead to Chase Center’s opening event on Sept. 6, she says her customers have been really supportive.

“I just put on my Instagram the other day. [My customers are] excited about the Chase Center and looking forward to the whole experience.”

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Susana Guerrero is an SFGATE producer. Email: Susana.Guerrero@sfgate.com | Twitter: @SusyGuerrero3