DINO’S FAMOUS CHICKEN THICCC SAUCE 9 OUNCES, $8.50

DINO’S CHICKEN SEASONING SHAKERS

2 OUNCES, $4.75 4 OUNCES, $8.75

DINO’S Famous Chicken founder Demetrios Pantazis created a special blend of seasoning to use on his chicken and other meats at family barbecues in the 1960s. Today, it’s used as the base for the most popular menu items at the family’s four restaurants to marinate chicken and as a seasoning to sprinkle on top of finished chicken, burgers and fries.

“This is our staple of Dino’s,” Demetrios’ daughter Maria Pantazis-Defterios said. She runs the company with her mother, Eleni, and sisters Tina Pantazis Andrews, Nicole Pantazis-Pitsos and Katerina Pantazis-Nichols.

After more than 50 years in business and countless requests, the sisters decided to start selling their late father’s seasoning blend in early March. Think of Lawry’s

Seasoned Salt but on steroids — not as salty, with an herbaceous kick of what tastes like oregano and rosemary. “We were very protective of the recipe, especially my dad, so we were slow to bring it to the market,” Pantazis-Defterios said.

Also available is the Dino’s Thiccc Sauce, an addictive dressing fortified with the Dino’s seasoning blend used to coat the restaurant’s chicken tenders and wings. The sisters also plan to start selling what they call the “juice,” or the marinade and finishing sauce used for grilled chicken, in April. The sisters worked with chef Royce Burke to develop and scale the recipes for retail.

Pantazis Andrews said the Thiccc Sauce is designed to be used on shrimp, any fish and pasta in addition to the chicken and other proteins. In college, she said, she made many friends by using it on her steaks.

The Dino’s line of pantry products will be available at the Los Angeles, Azusa and Pico Rivera restaurants, on the Dino’s website and via Instagram.

2575 W. Pico Blvd., Los Angeles, (213) 380-3554, dinosfamouschicken.com