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What Happened to Big Shake's Hot Chicken After Food Paradise?

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As of September 2026, Big Shake's Hot Chicken has closed — confirmed via williamsonsource.com, February 16, 2024.

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What the source shows: Williamson Source reported the Franklin location's permanent closure on 2024-02-16, citing the owners' customer newsletter, and Google Places independently lists the location's business status as permanently closed.

  • Season / episode Season 19, Episode 24
  • Address 1203 Murfreesboro Rd #185, Franklin, TN 37064
  • Current name Big Shake's Hot Chicken & Fish

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What happened after Food Paradise?

'Bang For Your Buck' featured Big Shake's Hot Chicken & Fish, a Nashville-style hot chicken and fried fish restaurant that opened in downtown Franklin, Tennessee in 2013 before relocating to Murfreesboro Road in 2014. Founder Shawn Davis had earlier pitched a shrimp burger concept on Shark Tank in 2011. Williamson Source reported on 2024-02-16 that the Franklin location would not reopen, according to a newsletter from owners Robin and Shawn Davis citing a wish to live nearer their newborn grandson. Google Places separately lists the Franklin location's business status as permanently closed, and its website returned an HTTP 403 error on 2026-09-08.

Featured on Food Paradise

Season / episode
Season 19, Episode 24
Original air date
Not confirmed
Episode title
Bang For Your Buck
What was featured
Nashville-style hot chicken and fried fish at a Franklin outpost
Role
Featured restaurant
Name on the broadcast
Big Shake's Hot Chicken

Frequently asked questions

Is Big Shake's Hot Chicken still open in 2026?

As of September 2026, Big Shake's Hot Chicken has closed — confirmed via williamsonsource.com, February 16, 2024.

What happened to Big Shake's Hot Chicken after Food Paradise?

'Bang For Your Buck' featured Big Shake's Hot Chicken & Fish, a Nashville-style hot chicken and fried fish restaurant that opened in downtown Franklin, Tennessee in 2013 before relocating to Murfreesboro Road in 2014. As of September 2026, Big Shake's Hot Chicken has closed — confirmed via williamsonsource.com, February 16, 2024.

Is Big Shake's Hot Chicken permanently closed?

As of September 2026, Big Shake's Hot Chicken has closed — confirmed via williamsonsource.com, February 16, 2024. We publish a closure only with a dated source behind it, and we say plainly when it has not been independently confirmed.

What is Big Shake's Hot Chicken called now?

Now: Big Shake's Hot Chicken & Fish (formerly Big Shake's Hot Chicken). As of September 2026, Big Shake's Hot Chicken has closed — confirmed via williamsonsource.com, February 16, 2024.

Where is Big Shake's Hot Chicken located?

1203 Murfreesboro Rd #185, Franklin, TN 37064. That is the address on the record as of September 7, 2026.

What season and episode of Food Paradise featured Big Shake's Hot Chicken?

Season 19, Episode 24 of Food Paradise. The episode is titled “Bang For Your Buck”.

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Visit info

Address
1203 Murfreesboro Rd #185, Franklin, TN 37064
Venue type
restaurant
Official website
bigshakesfranklin.com

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Sources

  • williamsonsource.com — https://williamsonsource.com/big-shakes-hot-chicken-and-fish-in-franklin-is-closed/
  • Facebook — https://www.facebook.com/RocketCityConnect/posts/big-shakes-hot-chicken-fish-has-permanently-closed-its-doorsthe-franklin-tenness/678218934309187/

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