Bojangles' has already won over fans across North Carolina and South Carolina. Now it's ready to take over the rest of the US.

The regional fried-chicken chain announced on Monday that it was ramping up expansion, with a new development agreement in southern Alabama and southeast Mississippi.

Right now, Bojangles' locations are primarily found in the southeastern US. The company estimates, however, that it has the potential to open more than 3,500 locations nationwide, with hundreds of locations in the Northeast as well as in the Midwest, Texas, and California.

As a Bojangles' fan, I decided it was time to stop by the location in my hometown of Durham, North Carolina, and revisit how the chain has built its following.