{"id":319427,"date":"2026-06-02T17:43:18","date_gmt":"2026-06-02T17:43:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/319427\/"},"modified":"2026-06-02T17:43:18","modified_gmt":"2026-06-02T17:43:18","slug":"laynes-chicken-fingers-to-open-landmark-50th-restaurant-in-lubbock-amid-rapid-nationwide-expansion-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/319427\/","title":{"rendered":"Layne\u2019s Chicken Fingers to Open Landmark 50th Restaurant in Lubbock Amid Rapid Nationwide Expansion"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.restaurantnews.com\" itemprop=\"url\" rel=\"home nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" itemprop=\"logo\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Restaurant-News-logo-2025.jpg\" alt=\"RestaurantNews.com\"\/><br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"gofollow\" data-track=\"MTc0LDUsMSw2MA==\" title=\"Bumpers\" 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