COLUMBIA, MD — A restaurant specializing in chicken and biscuits is opening in Columbia this month. Rise Southern Biscuits operates in 15 locations, 10 of which are in North Carolina.

The eatery started in 2012 in Durham, North Carolina, and focuses on buttermilk biscuits made from scratch every half hour. In addition to biscuits and Counter Culture coffee, Rise is known for its "righteous chicken," coated in buttermilk and fried to perfection. Also on the menu are sweets such as cinnamon pecan biscuit rolls and cheddar tots. Rise Southern Biscuits will open across from Wegmans — at 8872 McGaw Road — on Saturday, April 27.

"We are excited to bring the best dang biscuits and beyond to Columbia and the surrounding communities," Chris Kirley, who will own and operate the franchise with partners Fran Kirley and David Brindza, said in a statement.

The Columbia location marks the second in Maryland. Rise opened its first Maryland eatery in 2018 in Towson.