The menu also offers sliders and several side dishes like Dirty Fries (cheese sauce, bacon, banana peppers, chipotle bbq), Jalapeño slaw, and Lucille's mac n' cheese. MORE NEWS: This Florida gem is the state's oldest restaurant - and it takes up an entire city block To kick your 'wich up a notch, you can choose from several tasty sauces. If the menu is anything like the one in Las Vegas, diners could enjoy several varieties of chicken sandwiches including the Shaq Attack (pepper jack cheese, jalapeño slaw, spicy chipotle bbq sauce) and the Charles Barkley (mac & cheese, crispy fried onions, roasted garlic bbq aioli). Love & Honey, the fried chicken restaurant in Northern Liberties, announced plans to begin franchising earlier this year."From crispy chicken sandwiches and tenders to Cheez-It crusted mac n’ cheese and hand-crafted ice cream shakes, each menu item tells a story all while offering guests an inside look into the life and personality of Shaquille O’Neal," the restaurant group wrote in a press release.
Its opening in the Concourse at Comcast Center places it alongside well-known culinary creatives like Jose Garces at Buena Onda and Marc Vetri at Pizzeria Salvy.īig Chicken is one of several chicken spots that have popped up in Philly over the last several months, including the Louisiana-based Raising Cane's and the Los Angeles-based Dave's Hot Chicken. The chain has 18 other locations around the country, with spots in Kansas City, Los Angeles, Austin, Seattle and Las Vegas, as well as six sports arenas, an airport terminal and three Carnival Cruise ships. Viewers voted on menu items and ingredients before the Las Vegas location opened its doors. The opening of the business was the subject of a reality show on Facebook Watch in late 2018. "Once I started doing that strategy, I think I probably quadrupled what I'm worth."īig Chicken is Shaq's first restaurant venture that allowed him to partner with an ownership group and design his own menu. "I heard Jeff Bezos say one time (that) he makes his investments based on if it's going to change people's lives," O'Neal told the Wall Street Journal in 2019. In the restaurant world, he's franchised Five Guys, Krispy Kreme, Auntie Anne's and Papa Johns since retiring from his 19-year basketball career in 2011. Shaq is widely known as one of the NBA's most prominent investors, repeatedly saying that he'll only put his name behind brands that he personally uses and would recommend. We're excited to introduce Philadelphians to Big Chicken and hope they come with a big appetite." "Their delicious chicken sandwiches are already available at several OVG-managed arenas across the nation. "OVG Hospitality has a long-standing partnership with the Big Chicken team," said Ken Gaber, president of OVG. It's LUNCH Time! Which you eatin first? #BigChickenShaq 🐔🔥🙌 /FVWmqLZVyd- Big Chicken June 13, 2023 "We are thrilled to bring big flavor, big food, and big fun to the City of Brotherly Love." "Philadelphia's Comcast Center is a dynamic epicenter for gourmet on-the-go and world-class fine dining," said Josh Halpern, CEO of Big Chicken. The franchise will be overseen by OVG Hospitality, the food and beverage division of Oak View Group, along with Brûlée Catering, its local catering arm. A small dessert menu features milkshakes, ice cream sandwiches and a cookie with a circumference the size of a basketball.īig Chicken will be open Monday-Friday 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Patrons can also snag steak fries, sweet potato waffle fries, "dirty" fries (topped with cheese sauce, bacon, banana peppers and chipotle barbecue sauce), jalapeño coleslaw and Lucille's mac and cheese, named after O'Neal's mother. In addition to its extensive selection of chicken sandwiches, Big Chicken offers popcorn chicken, sliders, tenders and salads topped with fried chicken. New spirits company created by Cape May Brewing Co.Night Shyamalan teases plot details of his next film, 'Trap' Perfect Beach Day NJ, a company run by local teens, takes the hassle out of shore trips.The M.D.E., which stands for "Most Dominant Ever," is a simpler item made with Shaq's signature sauce and pickles. Among the restaurant's bestsellers is the Big and Sloppy, loaded with layers of mac and cheese, fried onions and roasted garlic barbecue aioli. The NBA legend's growing fast food chain, which he founded in 2018, is known for its 5-ounce, crispy chicken sandwiches packed with toppings and dressings that Shaq loved in his childhood. Shaquille O'Neal's fried chicken concept, Big Chicken, held its Philadelphia grand opening in the Comcast Center on Thursday.
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