{"id":55450,"date":"2025-04-22T03:37:36","date_gmt":"2025-04-22T07:37:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/?p=55450"},"modified":"2025-04-22T03:37:56","modified_gmt":"2025-04-22T07:37:56","slug":"shaqs-big-chicken-to-open-its-first-florida-restaurant-in-tampa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/2025\/04\/22\/shaqs-big-chicken-to-open-its-first-florida-restaurant-in-tampa\/","title":{"rendered":"Shaq&#8217;s Big Chicken to open its first Florida restaurant in Tampa"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A new chicken spot is coming to Tampa with a big name attached in early. Basketball legend and entrepreneur Shaquille O&#8217;Neal\u2019s Big Chicken is opening at 8725 W. Linebaugh Ave., located in the Westchase community.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img data-dominant-color=\"7d6152\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" src=\"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/unnamed-5-1024x682.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-55451 not-transparent\" style=\"--dominant-color: #7d6152; width:477px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/unnamed-5-1024x682.webp 1024w, https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/unnamed-5-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/unnamed-5-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/unnamed-5.webp 1100w\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cBig Chicken was built on the vision that comfort food brings people together, so we are thrilled to open our first location in Westchase,\u201d Sam Reddy, co-owner of Big Chicken in Tampa says in a statement. \u201cIt was important to us to bring the energy behind this brand to a suburb with a strong sense of community and family, and Westchase has all that and more.\u201d &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The location is a first for the Florida market and joins an eclectic fold in 18 other states, England and a Carnival cruise ship. Patrons will be able to indulge in menu heavy-hitters like fried chicken sandwiches, milkshakes and macaroni and cheese.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Big Chicken opened its first location in Las Vegas in 2018. In addition to Shaq, partners include JRS Hospitality, Authentic Brands Group and Craveworthy Brands.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A new chicken spot is coming to Tampa with a big name attached in early. Basketball legend and entrepreneur Shaquille O&#8217;Neal\u2019s Big Chicken is opening at 8725 W. 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