{"id":429963,"date":"2026-09-08T21:50:38","date_gmt":"2026-09-08T21:50:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/429963\/"},"modified":"2026-09-08T21:50:38","modified_gmt":"2026-09-08T21:50:38","slug":"im-begging-lubbock-to-try-something-different","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/429963\/","title":{"rendered":"I’m Begging Lubbock to Try Something Different"},"content":{"rendered":"

How much chicken does one city really need?<\/p>\n

We have reached a point in Lubbock where it feels like every other new restaurant announcement is another joint selling chicken strips.<\/p>\n

Chick-fil-A. Raising Cane’s. Slim Chickens. Chicken Express. Dave’s Hot Chicken. KFC. Popeyes. Church’s. Golden Chick. Wingstop. Not to mention, PLENTY of local spots.<\/p>\n

Oh, and now we have Layne’s Chicken Fingers, too<\/a>. That’s the newest chicken place here that nobody asked for. They set up shop on 50th and guess what? There are plans for a total of FIVE locations<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Why, God? Why?<\/p>\n

Lubbock is running on a chicken-based economy in 2026.\"aPhoto by Samuel Isaacs<\/a> on Unsplash<\/a>a plate of fried food next to a cup of sauce<\/p>\n

The funny part?<\/p>\n

Somehow, we still aren’t eating enough chicken.<\/p>\n

Shaquille O’Neal’s Big Chicken opened in Lubbock in August 2024, only to close in June 2026<\/a>. I didn’t even make it two years, and it was actually a really great restaurant. The food was excellent, and the presentation was on point, but that made no difference. It still bit the dust.<\/p>\n

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I’m not saying it closed because we have too many chicken places…I’m saying…if Shaq’s restaurant couldn’t survive here, perhaps we have reached our limit.<\/p>\n

We’ve got chicken restaurants competing with chicken restaurants competing with chicken restaurants competing with chicken restaurants…and on and on it goes.<\/p>\n

I have nothing against chicken. It’s great.<\/p>\n

But come on, guys.<\/p>\n

We need something weird. Something new. Something we’ve never had before.<\/p>\n

So, Lubbock entrepreneurs, I am begging you, please, please, put the chicken tenders down.<\/p>\n

We’ve got more than enough.<\/p>\n

What do you think?<\/p>\n

I want to hear from YOU. What restaurants do we need more of in Lubbock? Shoot me an email at Chrissy.Covington@townsquaremedia.com or drop a comment below this article wherever you find it, and let’s keep the conversation going.<\/p>\n

And, hey, if you LOVE chicken strips, ignore everything I said and keep scrolling for some places locals say have the best strippies.<\/p>\n

Where to Find the Best Chicken Wings in Lubbock<\/p>\n

Looking for great flavor, texture, and maybe even a great place to hang while you enjoy them? Here’s a look at great places in Lubbock to grab wings. <\/p>\n

Gallery Credit: Renee Raven<\/p>\n

Foodies Claim These Are The Best Lubbock Restaurants To Get A Chicken-Fried Steak<\/p>\n

You can’t go wrong with these Lubbock restaurants!<\/p>\n

Gallery Credit: Chrissy<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"How much chicken does one city really need? We have reached a point in Lubbock where it feels…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":429964,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[168,170,169],"class_list":["post-429963","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-lubbock","tag-lubbock","tag-lubbock-headlines","tag-lubbock-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/429963","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=429963"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/429963\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/429964"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=429963"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=429963"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=429963"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}