YaYa's Flame Broiled Chicken (also known by the stylistic variant YAYA's Flame Broiled Chicken) is an American fast food restaurant chain based in Flint, Michigan. Its specialty is flame-broiled chicken. It was started in 1985 by brothers Constantine "Gus" and John Chinonis in Florida.[1] Stores later opened in Georgia, Michigan, Ohio,[2] and Minnesota.[3] Its current locations are in Florida and Michigan, with the greatest concentration in the Genesee County area.[4]