Big Chicken, Shaquille O'Neal's fast-casual chicken sandwich concept, is coming to Elev8 Fun Miami as the venue's primary dining option, the operator announced via Instagram. A second location at Elev8 Fun's Tampa facility is also in the works, making this a two-market Florida agreement through a single partnership.
Per the social announcement, Big Chicken's menu at Elev8 Fun will include its signature chicken sandwiches, crispy tenders, shakes, and broader comfort food. The format is designed for the entertainment-venue rhythm: guests order before or after rotating through bowling, go-karts, laser tag, and arcade games. No opening date, street address, or square footage for the Miami complex appeared in the post.
Big Chicken, founded in 2018 with O'Neal as the headline backer, has built its national footprint primarily through high-traffic venue placements — sports arenas, hotel properties, and entertainment complexes — rather than conventional retail corridors. The Elev8 Fun structure fits that model directly. A two-location Florida deal through one operator relationship is also a leaner market-entry path than independent site selection in Miami and Tampa separately.
Elev8 Fun describes itself as one of Florida's newest indoor entertainment destinations. Beyond what appeared in the Instagram caption, the operator has not released a street address, construction timeline, or detail on which market opens first. As of publication, the full scope of the announcement — Miami confirmed, Tampa planned — rests on a single social post.
For Big Chicken, Florida represents a meaningful expansion of its Southeast presence. For Elev8 Fun, landing a nationally recognized food brand gives the complex a dining anchor with audience pull well beyond a generic food-service operator. Whether the Tampa location opens concurrently or follows Miami on a separate calendar has not been specified.
What to watch: Elev8 Fun releasing a confirmed address and build-out timeline for the Miami site, and whether the Tampa partnership moves on a similar or lagged schedule. If both locations open as announced, Big Chicken will have established its Florida footprint through entertainment-venue real estate rather than a traditional brick-and-mortar roll-out.
