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Chad Ochocinco buys fried chicken for 200 fans in Harlem

Kalyn McMackin Contributor
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Chad Ochocinco filled the stomachs of  200 Twitter followers Monday night when he extended an invitation to join him for dinner in New York City for some fried chicken.

“Dinner in NY tonight,” tweeted the New England Patriots wide receiver. “1st 200 people at Sylvia’s Restaurant by 7 pm in Harlem. Leave ya money/credit cards at home. I got you this time.”

The popular Harlem soul food eatery served their most popular items on the menu including barbecue ribs, fried chicken, macaroni and cheese, corn bread, iced tea and cocktails.

Lucky diners even got the wide receiver’s digits.

“Now I’ve 200 new friends, even better 200 new friends have my phone number,” Ochocinco wrote. “Now that sh–is #Epic or #Crazy.”

So has his phone stopped ringing? Well, “Only 13 people have texted me,” he Tweeted. “That’s rhino droppings!!! I gave you my number to use it.”

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