Local owner/operator Brent Linn will open Northern Kentucky’s newest Chick-fil-A restaurant on Thursday, Oct. 6, in Fort Wright.
The region’s newest Chick-fil-A will bring 80 new jobs, a chance for 100 adults to win free Chick-fil-A meals for a year and the opportunity for the community to donate children’s books to the Boys & Girls Club of Greater Cincinnati.
To celebrate the newest Chick-fil-A opening in the metro-Cincinnati area, the 10 stand-alone Chick-fil-A locations in the metro area will give away a free Chick-fil-A Chicken Biscuit to guests between 6:30 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 5. No purchase is required and it is limited to one per customer.
Restaurant Details
The new Fort Wright Chick-fil-A restaurant features include:
- heritage restaurant design that showcases handmade, authentic materials for a vintage-inspired interior, including a large gathering table made from reclaimed wood, subway tiles, and light fixtures made from recycled Coca-Cola bottles and peach baskets.
- two-story interactive indoor play area for children and free Wi-Fi.
- drive-thru service expanded to offer dual drive-thru ordering lanes and screens to enable customers to move quickly into a single lane for payment and pickup.
- dining room with seating for 124 and with additional outdoor patio seating for 20.
- full-service menu, including breakfast until 10:30 a.m., and will be open from 6:30 a.m. to 10 p.m., Monday through Saturday. Like all Chick-fil-A locations, it will be closed on Sunday.
The grand opening festivities will begin when a family friendly overnight First 100 celebration will pop up in the restaurant’s parking lot at 3436 Madison Pike Route 17, just off I-275, in the Wal-Mart shopping center. Guests try to be one of the first 100 adults through the door to win a year of free Chick-fil-A meals 24 hours before the grand opening.
This community event is open to guests residing in specific zip codes surrounding the restaurant. A list of eligible zip codes and rules can be found at www.chick-fil-a.com/Locations/Openings.
A tradition going back 13 years, Chick-fil-A’s First 100 celebration has given away nearly $27 million in free food through 2015 and continues to be the chain’s signature grand opening event. Rain, snow and extreme temperatures below zero or above 100 do not deter Chick-fil-A fans who arrive with tents, chairs, TVs and computers.
Each fan hopes to win a digital offer card loaded with a one-year supply of free Chick-fil-A meals (52 meals with each consisting of a Chick-fil-A Chicken Sandwich, medium Waffle Potato Fries and a medium beverage) that will be awarded to the first 100 eligible adults – ages 18 and older with identification – in line when the doors open at 6 a.m. on Oct. 6.
If more than 100 people are on site when the line officially opens at 6 a.m. on Oct. 5, a drawing will be held to randomly select the First 100. Those chosen will be required to camp out until the grand opening in order to secure their spot.
“My team members and I can’t wait to welcome our guests to our Fort Wright restaurant,” said Linn. “We’re not just in the chicken business — we’re in the people business. Our goal is to provide a remarkable experience for every customer, every time, by serving food our guests can truly feel good about eating and providing sincere hospitality.”
Reflecting his desire to have a positive impact on the surrounding community, Linn is inviting his first 100 guests and restaurant customers to celebrate the new location by participating in a children’s book drive to benefit the Boys & Girls Club of Greater Cincinnati.
Linn is collecting new and gently used children’s books at the restaurant on Oct. 3 -4, between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m., and Oct. 5 from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. The donated books will be placed in a nearly three-foot Book House to serve as a free library exchange.
The Book House, built from reclaimed wood, is donated by the Chick-fil-A Foundation www.chick-fil-afoundation.org. Last year, Chick-fil-A collected more than 10,000 books from communities coast to coast, which were donated to 89 local organizations in 30 states and Washington, D.C.
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Awesome! A free chicken meal everyday for a year? Who wouldn’t want that?I’m sure a lot of people will swarm over the parking lot. I sure hope the weather cooperates. I’ve had an awful experience waiting for a grand sale opening at one mall when the rain suddenly poured, had no place to run for shelter. So I ended up going home soaked in the rain and with no shopping bags on hand. Tents are great saviors from the nasty heat and rain.