Shaquille O'Neal's Big Chicken planned to open 56 restaurants in Texas. Now there's 1. What happened?

Big Chicken still has over 30 restaurants on cruise ships, sports arenas and beyond. Texas no longer seems to be a focus.
Yardbarker

Shaquille O’Neal Confirms Third Big Chicken Project Beyond American Border

In 2018, when Shaquille O’Neal opened the first outlet of his Big Chicken at Las Vegas’ Mandalay Bay, he never had a short-term goal for his concept. He launched “Big Chicken Shaq” reality on Facebook ...
The Business Journals

Shaq's Big Chicken chain readies for Tacoma debut

To continue reading this content, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings and refresh this page. Preview this article 1 min Franchise owner Tony Puckett ...
The Advocate

Shaq's Big Chicken fast-food restaurant might be blocked at proposed Lake Charles site

The prospect of a Big Chicken restaurant in Lake Charles is no slam dunk even though the eatery has ties to Shaq, the Hall of Fame professional basketball player. In fact, the proposal now is in limbo ...

Shaq's Big Chicken has just one Texas location left after Fort Worth closure

This one was not a slam dunk.
Detroit Free Press

Big Chicken set to open in Livonia: We got a sneak peek

A new chicken joint on a busy stretch of Plymouth Road in Livonia with a celebrity athlete behind it is set to open on Tuesday. Big Chicken, the Shaquille O'Neal-backed chicken chain that touts "Big ...