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title: "Texas Restaurant Association: Layne's Chicken Fingers' Houston Franchisee is Named Texas Restaurant Association's Restaurateur of the Year"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/0614e7e2-b060-4676-8d35-1c4063b722db
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/layneschickenfingers/texas-restaurant-association-laynes-chicken-fingers-houston-franchisee-is-named-texas-restaurant-associations-restaurateur-of-the-year-2716736
category: "Chicken"
industry: "Restaurants"
segment: "Chicken"
published: 2021-09-24T19:14:00.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T02:12:56.965Z
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# Texas Restaurant Association: Layne's Chicken Fingers' Houston Franchisee is Named Texas Restaurant Association's Restaurateur of the Year

**TL;DR:** Masroor Fatnay, owner of Houston's Layne's Chicken Fingers, is named Texas Restaurant Association's Restaurateur of the Year for 2021. The award recognizes restaurateurs for their work in their communities, leadership success, and entrepreneurial spirit.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2021-09-24. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/layneschickenfingers/texas-restaurant-association-laynes-chicken-fingers-houston-franchisee-is-named-texas-restaurant-associations-restaurateur-of-the-year-2716736).*

## Story

In a recent article published by the Texas Restaurant Association, awards for this year’s most successful Texas restaurateurs were announced. Every year, restaurateurs around the state are honored for work in their communities, leadership success and entrepreneurial spirit. Winners of the Outstanding Restaurateur Award are recognized during the Lone Star Bash ft. the Texas Restaurant Awards event.

Masroor Fatnay, owner of Houston’s Layne’s Chicken Fingers, a legendary Texas-born chicken franchise, was announced as the winner of this year’s Texas Restaurateur of the Year Award. Each year, a wide variety of individuals and restaurants are recognized, making this a great opportunity to celebrate the success of small business owners.

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- Restaurants (sector)
- Layne's Chicken Fingers (company)
- award winner (topic)
- Texas Restaurant Association (regulator)
- texas restaurant association (topic)
- restaurateur of the year (topic)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/layneschickenfingers/texas-restaurant-association-laynes-chicken-fingers-houston-franchisee-is-named-texas-restaurant-associations-restaurateur-of-the-year-2716736). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/0614e7e2-b060-4676-8d35-1c4063b722db).