{"id":178089,"date":"2026-03-04T18:00:18","date_gmt":"2026-03-04T18:00:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/178089\/"},"modified":"2026-03-04T18:00:18","modified_gmt":"2026-03-04T18:00:18","slug":"hand-breaded-chicken-tenders-opening-in-st-petersburg","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/178089\/","title":{"rendered":"Hand-Breaded Chicken Tenders Opening in St. Petersburg"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>ST. PETERSBURG, FL &#8211; Huey Magoo\u2019s is targeting a June 1 opening for its newest location at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps?q=4331+34th+St.+S,+St.+Petersburg,+FL+33711&amp;ref=businessdebut.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">4331 34th St. S, St. Petersburg, FL 33711<\/a>, owner Collie Lightsey told Business Debut. The restaurant will mark the brand\u2019s second location in Pinellas County under Lightsey\u2019s ownership.<\/p>\n<p>Lightsey and his wife, Dametris Lightsey, opened their first Huey Magoo\u2019s in March 2021 in Pinellas Park and have since introduced the brand to the local market.<\/p>\n<p>What to Expect<\/p>\n<p>Huey Magoo\u2019s describes itself as the \u201cfilet mignon of chicken,\u201d serving only the tenderloin cut of the chicken breast. \u201cWe only serve the tenderloin itself,\u201d Lightsey told Business Debut. \u201cIt\u2019s the best of the best of the chicken.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The fast-casual concept focuses exclusively on chicken tenders that are hand-breaded and marinated on site, then flash grilled or prepared fresh to order. Lightsey said everything is cooked fresh and prepared in-house.<\/p>\n<p>The St. Petersburg location will feature expanded seating compared to the Pinellas Park restaurant, which holds about 68 guests inside. The new space is expected to seat approximately 70 to 75 guests indoors, with additional patio seating that could bring total capacity to around 100 guests.<\/p>\n<p>Menu and Vision<\/p>\n<p>The menu centers on chicken tenders served grilled or hand-breaded, along with sandwiches, salads and related offerings built around the brand\u2019s core product.<\/p>\n<p>Lightsey said the brand\u2019s community focus is central to its identity. \u201cWe\u2019re here to serve the community around the restaurant, treat them with respect, make them smile when they come into the restaurant and make them feel seen,\u201d he told Business Debut.<\/p>\n<p>The exterior design of the St. Petersburg restaurant will feature an updated look that aligns with the surrounding marina-style aesthetic of the area, he said.<\/p>\n<p>Opening Timeline<\/p>\n<p>Construction is underway, with the team targeting the first week of June for opening, pending final buildout completion.<\/p>\n<p>Hours<\/p>\n<p>The restaurant will be open seven days a week.<\/p>\n<p>Sunday through Thursday: 11 a.m. &#8211; 9 p.m.Friday and Saturday: 11 a.m. &#8211; 10 p.m.Follow for More<\/p>\n<p>For more information, visit their <a href=\"https:\/\/hueymagoos.com\/?ref=businessdebut.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Website<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"ST. PETERSBURG, FL &#8211; Huey Magoo\u2019s is targeting a June 1 opening for its newest location at 4331&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":178090,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[202,204,203,199,201,200],"class_list":["post-178089","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-st-petersburg","tag-st-pete","tag-st-pete-headlines","tag-st-pete-news","tag-st-petersburg","tag-st-petersburg-headlines","tag-st-petersburg-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/178089","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=178089"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/178089\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/178090"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=178089"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=178089"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=178089"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}