Chick-fil-A is coming to NYC

[CarlosAlberto]

Posted: 3/11/15 at 2:58pm

Chick-fil-A is hitting the Big Apple in a big way.

The Atlanta-based chain plans to open a stand-alone three-level, 5,000-square-foot restaurant at the corner of Sixth Avenue and W. 37th Street in Manhattan in late summer, Crain’s New York Business reported.
CHICK-FIL-A IS ON IT'S WAY!

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 3/11/15 at 2:59pm

I don't know how I'm going to be able to resist.

[DAME]

Posted: 3/11/15 at 2:59pm

Despite its past controversy.... It is DELICIOUS.

[Roscoe]

Posted: 3/11/15 at 3:42pm

Bigotry trumps deliciousness. I hope they crash and burn.

[Mister Matt]

Posted: 3/11/15 at 3:42pm

Despite its past controversy.... It is DELICIOUS.

Oh, this is very true.

And those of us who grew up with Chik-fil-A never really considered the events of the past few years to actually be controversial. It was just the rest of the country catching up on old news.

Updated On: 3/11/15 at 03:42 PM

[Gothampc]

Posted: 3/11/15 at 4:51pm

It's about time. They should have been in the NYC market 10 years ago.

[ClydeBarrow]

Posted: 3/11/15 at 4:54pm

[themysteriousgrowl]

Posted: 3/11/15 at 5:23pm

"Bigotry trumps deliciousness. I hope they crash and burn."

I agree, Roscoe, but I don't see that happening.

[DAME]

Posted: 3/11/15 at 6:10pm

"Bigotry trumps deliciousness. "

I agree with you. But it is still delicious. Just the truth.

[SNAFU]

Posted: 3/11/15 at 6:42pm

Then so is dick.

[ScottyDoesn'tKnow2]

Posted: 3/11/15 at 6:45pm

I haven't had Chick-Fil-A in like 7 years as I actively stopped eating it. However, it really is delicious. But I just can't support it, and I hope the controversy isn't "past" but "on-going" and more people getting wise. That said, I foresee that this location will be crazy successful as it is delicious and for the small group of people who acknowledge what it stands for, they're either people don't really care about what Chick-Fil-A stands for or think them buying their product won't make a difference. There's also the First Amendment rights peeps (who don't acknowledge that people are also free to react by speaking out and informing people) who will eat it out of spite against the "PC-police", "social justice warriors" or whatever they're calling people nowadays that ruins their fun or inconveniences them in some way. But really, it'll be successful primarily because it's delicious.

[ArtMan]

Posted: 3/11/15 at 7:07pm

I wonder if this location will close on Sunday like all of their other locations. Or will the almighty dollar outweigh their company mission statement.

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 3/11/15 at 7:22pm

The article says they will be closed on Sundays.

[ArtMan]

Posted: 3/11/15 at 7:35pm

Oops, I didn't read the article. I find Chick-fil A to be hit or miss. Really depends on the franchise and the management. They have really gone up in price over the years. I can imagine the price of your sandwich combo to be well over $8.00. Just not worth it. But a lot better than Mcdonalds.

[South Florida]

Posted: 3/11/15 at 8:21pm

It is not delicious and this food is crap. That on top of everything else makes me want to pull through their drive through and make huge bogus orders. I hate this company.

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 3/11/15 at 8:52pm

Oh, they're not delicious? Ok, good to know. A lot of us were under our personal impressions that it was, so thabk God you're here to set us straight.

[South Florida]

Posted: 3/11/15 at 9:07pm

Jordan is my bestie.

[JerseyGirl2]

Posted: 3/12/15 at 6:27am

As a Southern Baptist kid, we ate Chik-fil-a whenever possible. They used to bring a little trailer to my university on weekend nights and sell out everything they brought. It's pretty damn tasty. I haven't eaten it in over a decade, though.

Some markets have occasional days where kids get a free kid's meal if they have on cow-print clothes. I know some women who made shirts for their kids. They are all white with cow spots. Each shirt reads, "I love my moms!" They also borrow as many of their kids' friends as they can fit in their mini-van. The moms never order. They just let the kids chow down for free.

[LarryD2]

Posted: 3/12/15 at 7:46am

Of course, Chick-fil-A has technically been in NYC for years--they have a location in the NYU food court.

[tazber]

Posted: 3/12/15 at 8:21am

They spent most of the 2000's taking over college campuses.

They've now started aggressively expanding with stand alone stores.

They opened one around the corner from me and I was hoping it would flop.

Alas, it's doing bang up business. And in fact they are having a very promising growth period currently.

Either way I hate them and hope the company goes belly up asap.

[Liza's Headband]

Posted: 3/12/15 at 9:10am

I love Chick-fil-A. Good for them. I hope whatever company Tazber works for "goes belly up asap."

[Jane2]

Posted: 3/12/15 at 9:23am

Tazber works for the Red Cross.

[nasty_khakis]

Posted: 3/12/15 at 9:47am

Well, we all know Elton John buys Chick-fil-a by 2017 anyway.

Personally, I've never understood almost everyone's obsession with the chicken. I've always found it to have a rubbing alcohol-like aftertaste, but I'm clearly in the minority there.

[FindingNamo]

Posted: 3/12/15 at 10:03am

I hope whatever company Tazber works for "goes belly up asap."

This is the flaccid state of insults during end stage capitalism.

"Your mother's an administrative assistant at a company that isn't even Fortune 500."

[Liza's Headband]

Posted: 3/12/15 at 10:07am

I am perpetually flaccid.