Good Eats: Celebrities Who Own Restaurants

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NeNe Leakes - The Real Housewives of Atlanta star is literally about making dough, opening a franchise of Famous Famiglia Pizzeria at Sacramento International Airport a few years back. (Photos from Left: La Famiglia Pizzeria, Ethan Miller/Getty Images)
Queen Latifah - With her thriving career as an actress, singer and talk show host, Queen certainly has a full plate. But on the side, she is a franchise owner of a Fatburger location in Miami. (Photos from left: Larry Busacca/Getty Images, Fatburger)
Magic Johnson - Among his many business ventures, the NBA Hall of Famer owns several T.G.I Fridays locations in California and has previously invested in Starbucks.  (Photos from left: Starbucks, Isaac Brekken/Getty Images for Centric, T.G.I. Friday's)
Gladys Knight - The legendary singer has been giving Atlanta its soul food fix since 1997. Her restaurant, Gladys Knight’s Chicken and Waffles, is particularly famed for its signature dish, the Midnight Train, which features four crispy fried chicken wings served alongside a homemade waffle. (Photos From Left: Verve Music Group, Gladys & Ron's Chicken & Waffles)Shaquille O’Neal - If you’re having a snack attack, let Shaq hook you up. The NBA Hall of Famer reportedly owns 155 Five Guys burger franchises, and that’s on top of his other investments in fitness centers, nightclubs and more. (Photos from Left: Andrew H. Walker/Getty Images, Essdras M Suarez/ Boston Globe Staff/Getty Images)

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Queen Latifah - With her thriving career as an actress, singer and talk show host, Queen certainly has a full plate. But on the side, she is a franchise owner of a Fatburger location in Miami. (Photos from left: Larry Busacca/Getty Images, Fatburger)

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