Shaq's Big Chicken to open its first Florida restaurant in Tampa

  • By Laura Lyon
  • | 11:45 a.m. April 21, 2025
Shaquille O’Neal's chicken joint Big Chicken is opening its first location in Tampa Bay.
Shaquille O’Neal's chicken joint Big Chicken is opening its first location in Tampa Bay.
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A new chicken spot is coming to Tampa with a big name attached in early. Basketball legend and entrepreneur Shaquille O'Neal’s Big Chicken is opening at 8725 W. Linebaugh Ave., located in the Westchase community.

 

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