A new chicken finger joint will be located on South Broadway Avenue in Tyler and is slated to open May 2025. Tyler native Taylor Thomas, who has a wealth of experience in the franchise industry, will open the first Layne’s Chicken Fingers in Tyler and has plans to bring 25 other locations across the East Texas region. News of the Layne’s location was announced in June , but the exact address was not made known.
A Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation permit shows Layne’s will occupy the space at 4040 S. Broadway Ave. in Tyler.
This address is in the area where Wagner Cadillac was previously located before moving to Old Jacksonville Highway. Layne’s Chicken Fingers also applied for a permit with the City of Tyler on Monday with the description noting the building will be a new single-story drive-thru chicken restaurant located in the Wagner addition. According to the filing, work will begin this September and is expected to be completed by May 2025.
This is privately-funded project on private land, set to cost $500,000. Layne’s Chicken Fingers was founded in 1994 in College Station and earned a reputation as a “Texas A&M legend known for its small-town charm, friendly service, iconic chicken fingers and secret sauce,” according to a press release from 1851 Franchise. Thomas is committed to a long-term vision of expansion, as he’s signed on to open 25 stores in East Texas over the next decade.
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