The Big Chicken

If you visit the area, you will hear about our local celebrity, the Big Chicken. Though the Big Chicken is not a person, it does have personality and a certain "standing" in the community.  The Big Chicken has friends and admirers. It has inspired poems, plays and Halloween costumes.

Hwy 41 at Route 3

Locals use the Big Chicken to give driving directions. For instance, if you're coming from Marietta, a great BBQ restaurant, Williamson Bros. B-B-Q is just past the Big Chicken on the left. You can't miss it!  If BBQ is not for you, you might try the Cuban Diner, also just past the Big Chicken (and Williamson Bros. B-B-Q) on the right. On the other hand, you can't beat the Marietta Diner for good eats. Turn right at the Big Chicken and travel about 1/4 mile. It's on the right. Mr. George and Mrs. Marie will take good care of you. Check out their tasty cakes that are almost as big as the Big Chicken... well, almost!

   Route 3 (Roswell Rd) at Hwy 41(Cobb Pkwy)

When I was a kid, the Big Chicken had some big friends. After a long trip, I knew we were nearing home when we passed the Big Lady, the Big Rocking Chair, and then the Big Chicken. The Big Lady was a fiberglass cutie in a fiberglass bikini. She pointed the way demurely to the fun at Lake Allatoona. The Big Rocking Chair advertised Brumby Rockers, which are famous because President Kennedy had one in the Oval Office. The Big Chicken is, naturally, a restaurant that specializes in chicken dinners. The Big Lady is long gone and the Big Rocker disappeared in the 1990's. But the Big Chicken stands tall, "holding down the road" for posterity.