FILE: Philippines' leading fast-food giant Jollibee Foods employees attend to customer orders at a Jollibee store in Manila. 

Fried chicken lovers across San Francisco have been wringing their hands for nearly six years in anticipation of the city’s downtown Jollibee. 

Last week, the mega-popular fast-food chain’s outpost, a former Payless shoe store at 934 Market St., finally removed the boards covering its sparkling red and white signage. And that’s because the time has come: Jollibee will open its doors next to the Powell BART Station on July 31, a Jollibee spokesperson confirmed to SFGATE Tuesday. Hours will be from 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily, and the store will be........

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