Big Chicken restaurant, the fast casual chicken concept founded by NBA legend Shaquille O’Neal, will open its first traditional location in the state just before Thanksgiving in Tannersville, Monroe County.
Big Chicken is hiring for hourly and management positions for the location in the Pocono Premium Outlets, which will open Monday, Nov. 20, it was announced in a news release. Interested candidates can apply online at
This Big Chicken restaurant will be a traditional location. The company also has a restaurant in the Comcast Center in Philadelphia.
Founded in 2018, Big Chicken is backed by partners; JRS Hospitality of Las Vegas, Authentic Brands Group of New York City, and O’Neal.
Big Chicken fuses O’Neal’s home-cooked childhood favorites with today’s trending flavors. It offers crispy chicken sandwiches and tenders, crusted mac n’ cheese and hand-crafted ice cream shakes. Each menu item tells a story all while offering guests an inside look into O’Neal’s life and personality, according to information on bigchicken.com.
Big Chicken has restaurants in Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Seattle, Houston, Gilbert, Arizona, and Dayton, Ohio. It also has restaurants in arenas as well as on three Carnival Cruise ships.
The new restaurant is part of a larger, multi-unit deal with restaurant group Memo II.
