1521 Yout Street (Racine, Wisconsin)

1521 Yout Street is the address of a restaurant building on the southeastern corner of Yout Street and North Memorial Drive in Racine, Wisconsin. Originally constructed for a location in the Mr. Quick fast-food chain in 1973, the building has since been occupied by Big Star and Rooster's restaurants.

History
The site where the building was constructed was previously part of a parking lot for the nearby factory. In 1973, the Wisconsin Industrial Lease & Development Company sold the land to Mr. Quick, a fast-food restaurant chain based in Moline, Illinois, which planned to open its first Wisconsin location on the site. The restaurant held its grand opening on February 22, 1974. On the evening of February 18, 1976, Mr. Quick was the site of an attempted robbery, in which a 16-year-old employee was shot. The restaurant closed in December 1977, with the president of Mr. Quick citing intense competition and the shooting as factors that made the location unprofitable.

On June 10, 1978, the Big Star restaurant opened in the building. The restaurant was the second location of the Big Star drive-in, the first being located at 1500 Washington Road in Kenosha. The Racine Big Star was owned and operated by Charles LaFerney, the son-in-law of Big Star founders Roy and Marion Boehner.

Big Star operated in Racine until 1997, when it was replaced by Rooster's Family Restaurant, operated by Greg and Rhonda LaFerney. The LaFerneys sold Rooster's to new owners in 2017, while the Kenosha Big Star remains in the family.