A new KFC will take over an east Ocala location formerly occupied by Pizza Hut.
The international chicken fast food restaurant is currently renovating the building at 3815 East Silver Springs Boulevard. That building was formerly occupied by a Pizza Hut that closed down earlier this year.
Currently, Ocala’s only KFC restaurant is located just south of the interstate on SW Highway 200. The business also operates one location in each of Belleview, Dunnellon, and Lady Lake.
KFC currently operates 259 locations in the state of Florida and over 25,000 restaurants around the world.
The shuttered Pizza Hut is only a couple miles away from another Pizza Hut at 1316 East Silver Springs Boulevard. In total, there are seven Pizza Hut restaurants in Ocala, including multiple locations in the southwest portion of the city.