Restaurant Operator · Apr 28, 2026
How The Red Chickz brought true Nashville soul to the West Coast
0Sign in to vote or save
In this episode of the Restaurant Operator Podcast, host Mandy Detwiler, editor of Pizza Marketplace and QSRweb, chats with Shawn Lalehzarian, co-founder of The Red Chickz , a West Coast Nashville hot chicken brand that opened its first unit in Los Angeles in 2018. Lalehzarian began his restaurant career as a dishwasher in a local restaurant in San Diego in 1998. He eventually moved on to be an…

Comments
Nothing yet. Say the first thing.
Sign in to join the conversation.