Shaq-backed chicken franchise opening quickly in Fayetteville

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Shaquille O'Neal‘‘ s quick casual chicken franchise, Big Chicken, will soon open a Fayetteville area at 2190 W. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Fayetteville Flyer reported on Tuesday.

The dining establishment was founded in 2018 by Vegas-based ownership group JRS Hospitality, Authentic Brands Group and four-time NBA champ O'Neal.

The franchise has simply under 20 locations presently running throughout the U.S. and many more in advancement, according to its website. It likewise has 3 running on Carnival Cruise Lines.

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Huge Chicken "merges O'Neal's home-cooked childhood favorites with today's trending tastes," their website says.

The menu includes fried chicken sandwiches like the Shaq Attack with pepper jack cheese, jalapeno slaw and spicy chipotle barbecue sauce; Uncle Jerome's Nashville Hot with Nashville hot chicken, tomato, pickle and lettuce; The Original Big Chicken with the dining establishment's signature Shaq sauce and pickles. The dining establishment also uses popcorn chicken, chicken tenders and a Caesar and Cobb salads.
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From crispy chicken sandwiches and tenders to Cheez-It ® crusted mac n' cheese and hand-crafted ice cream shakes, each menu product tells a story all while using guests an inside check out the life and character of Shaquille O'Neal.

Clay Moser, an assistant coach for the Arkansas Razorbacks males's basketball group, posted to X, the site formerly referred to as Twitter, that the brand-new Fayetteville area is part of a 40-unit deal. Moser and Ronnie Brewer Jr.-- a previous Arkansas guard and NBA star and existing recruiting coordinator/assistant coach for the Razorbacks-- are part-owners of the Fayetteville store, along with Chris and Amy McMillan and Rusty Enfinger.

Shaquille O'Neal's Big Chicken Debuts in NWA w/1st Store in FAYETTEVILLE, AR @BigChickenShaq has actually revealed the opening of its latest area as part of a 40-unit deal along w/co-owners Chris & & Amy McMillan, Rusty Enfinger @cmoser1162 Clay Moser & & Ronnie Brewer @RonnieBrewerJr pic.twitter.com/QRUoP96HqE.

-- Clay Moser (@cmoser1162) October 24, 2023.

If you're in Central Arkansas and experiencing Big Chicken FOMO, you can order some right now to be provided from restaurant delivery company Goldbelly, albeit at a substantial markup. Let us know how it is.
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An agent of Big Chicken told the Flyer that if all goes well, the Fayetteville place could open by the end of November.