Melbourne celebrity chef Shane Delia rolls out second Biggie Smalls kebab shop at Optus Stadium for the BBL

Melbourne restaurateur Shane Delia brought the humble dim sim to WA footy fans and now the mad keen Western Bulldogs fan is doing more of the same for cricket lovers.

In July, Delia launched the first of his successful Biggie Smalls quick-service restaurants outside of Victoria at Optus Stadium.

The outlet at aisle 144, which served cheeseburgers, fried chicken and falafel kebabs, alongside loaded fries, onion rings and spicy chicken dimmies, has now been joined by a second Biggie Smalls at aisle 540 on level 5.

Optus Stadium’s second kebab shop will open on Sunday for the Perth Scorchers first game of the Big Bash League season against the Melbourne Stars.

“We knew Biggie would be the perfect fit for the Optus Stadium customer, given it’s fun, flavoursome and quality focused,” Delia said.

“I’m so pleased that the WA clientele love Biggie as much as Melbourne has and the demand at the stadium has already resulted in a second outlet.

“We’re definitely on our way to making dimmes a thing in WA.”

For the initiated, dim sims are the deep-fried “mystery bags” beloved at suburban footy grounds across Victoria.

Biggie Smalls is the late hip-hop legend, also known as Notorious B.I.G, whose lyric “if you don’t know, now you know” from his 1994 hit Juicy has been adopted as the motto for Delia’s restaurant chain.

“I’m a child of the ’90s,” the Maltese-Australian celebrity chef said in July when the first outlet was unveiled and Delia was unveiled as Optus Stadium’s culinary ambassador.

The partnership with Delia followed a two-year contract with Sydney chef Matt Moran.

In addition to the two Biggie Smalls kiosks, Delia’s signature Middle Eastern flavours are available in corporate suites and event spaces during match days and at private functions via menus developed in collaboration with the stadium’s executive chef Jochen Beranek.

The first Biggie Smalls opened in Smith Street, Collingwood, in 2013.

Delia now boasts multiple outlets, including one in the Virgin terminal at Melbourne airport, plus three Middle Eastern restaurants named after his wife Maha and cocktail bar Jayda, in honour of his daughter.

We’re definitely on our way to making dimmes a thing in WA.

In July, the chef predicted that dim sims would be an ideal game day snack.

“If you want something to snack on, dimmies are a cracker,” he said of his elevated version made from chicken, onion, cabbage and “a heap of spices”.

Delia, who has a tattoo from the Western Bulldogs’ 2016 Premiership on one bicep and his family motto “strength through hospitality” in Maltese on the other, has experience with large-scale dining, having catered the Melbourne Grand Prix and Australian Open.