If you visited one of their restaurants today, please post your experience to this thread. This is happening all across the US, except NY where we do not have any Chick Fil A restaurants.
Scottsdale 10:30 AM. Parking lot full, line back into seating section that just kept growing. Everyone talking to one and another. Old couples, young people with children, retired corporate lawyer, EMT’s, mechanics, cross section of America. One man and his wife, he looked like Alice Cooper, wife took a picture of him in the restaurant, and as they left he kept repeating loudly God Bless America. Kind of felt sorry for the order takers, so early and they already looked kind of frazzled. Definitely a positive experience and makes you believe again.
I went to the one by us at Preston and 121 in Plano, TX at lunch ant it took me 35 minutes to place my order in the drive thru... The line wrapped around the building twice! It was amazing! The McDonalds next door had no one in the drive thru line. While waiting I could see inside and it was standing room only....I was listening to Rush while waiting and he was talking about it saying he had been bombarded with emails about packed chick-fil-as. He said this is a good indicator about how fed up People are with everything that is going on, he called it the chick-fil-a revolution!!
There is 1 listed at University Plaza. Did they close?
Chick Fil A had double drive thru lines, lines out both doors, police directing traffic. The parking lot nearby was overflowing with cars, cars were wrapped around the building with 3 feeder lines into the drive thru, and there wasn't a seat in the house.
Folks were polite, helpful, patient. The staff was hustling like crazy with two (2) managers up front and every register was ringing.
Brought the entire family, spent a fortune ordering tons of extra food. Told the cashier and the manager that "We've got your back. Don't be afraid to speak for what you believe in."
The cashier, a young lady probably just starting college, smiled and replied, "It's obvious!"
Lone Star Tea Party was interviewing people on camera as they came outside. Folks were taking cellphone pictures because they thought the media would pull their usual black-out.
Order was perfect and the food was great! When I left, the lines had not diminished at all...they were even longer.
Currently at CFA in Austin, TX. Here to express my support of the 1st amendment. Drive thru is backed up to the highway. There is a line inside twisting around to the back of the place then around to the counter. The mood is festive. People excitedly chattering away. The most “negative” thing I’ve heard was two men talking about the politicians and saying “those mother@$!&$s don’t speak for me.”
Everyone needs to come have lunch.
Though the next thing that Mr. Cathy needs to support is an educational fund for the cattle that do his advertising. Those bovine are barely literate. It’s very sad.
Currently at CFA in Austin, TX. Here to express my support of the 1st amendment. Drive thru is backed up to the highway. There is a line inside twisting around to the back of the place then around to the counter. The mood is festive. People excitedly chattering away. The most “negative” thing I’ve heard was two men talking about the politicians and saying “those mother@$!&$s don’t speak for me.”
Everyone needs to come have lunch.
Though the next thing that Mr. Cathy needs to support is an educational fund for the cattle that do his advertising. Those bovine are barely literate. It’s very sad.
Later on, I ran into a good friend of mine. This guy almost never eats out. I always kid him about being too cheap. Anyway, there he was with a takeout from CFA in his hand. I knew there was a reason why he's my friend.
BTW, seeing me with a cane, the counter person brought my order to my table for me. Try getting that service at McDonalds.
We did and it was swamped so we moved on because we were short on time.
Hubby and I went to CFA in North Richland Hills (Fort Worth) around 1:00 p.m. Two lines wrapping around the building and the drive-thru lines were even longer than that. But they were most efficient and courteous in serving us quickly. Great meal! Was very pleased to see all age groups and many racial backgrounds represented. Everyone seemed quite tickled with themselves to be a part of such a statement. As the old saying goes, “Right On!”
Well, we have only one Chick-fil-a restuarant in Wisconsin in a mall in Racine more than 50 miles from my house. So, I went on line and ordered a T shirt to show support. Later, I found out that Wisconsin Family Council was sponsoring Chick-fil-a cards in a donation plan. Details are on another thread.