Posted on 05/10/2016 12:43:46 PM PDT by SamAdams76
A few days ago, the Chick-Fil-A restaurant chain came under attack from the hateful and intolerant mayor of the city - Bill DeBlasio. The fact that this chain was founded by and is operated by church-going people who have strong family values and who actually close their restaurants on Sundays evidently irks the mayor to the point that he has made it clear that this restaurant chain is not welcome in "his" city.
Evidently it rubs the mayor the wrong way that some executives in this company espouse political and social opinions that are not lock-step with his own views. Therefore they should be banned.
Fortunately the operators of the restaurant chain itself are not as narrow-minded and bigoted as the mayor. In response to the mayor's hate and intolerance, the chain has a statement on their website as follows: "The Chick-fil-A culture and service tradition in our Restaurants is to treat every person with honor, dignity and respect – regardless of their belief, race, creed, sexual orientation or gender.
Upon hearing that the mayor is trying to shame Chick-Fil-A into leaving the NYC marketplace, I decided to go to one of their locations today over at 6th Avenue and 46th Street.
Now for those not from the city, let me explain the enormity of the various dining options available. If you randomly place yourself anywhere in midtown Manhattan with a blindfold and throw a rock, chances are that that rock would bounce off a window of at least one of the dozen or so delis, pubs, restaurants or food trucks that would be within range of your rock throw. There are a LOT of options for eating in New York City and it is very competitive.
So I wanted to give Chick-Fil-A my support by going there for lunch, even though fried chicken sandwiches and waffle fries are not part of my diet plan. I was concerned that nobody was going there due to the mayor's ugly comments and wanted to show some support.
Well I got there about 1PM this afternoon, just after the lunch rush. Even then, the line to get in was snaked around the block. I stood in line for nearly 10 minutes before I got inside and was welcomed by the incredibly friendly and un-frazzled crew. About a half dozen Chick-Fil-A employees toting menus and clipboards were moving up and down the lines taking orders and explaining about their menu choices. There were so many people in line that they were taking our first names AND last name initials.
It was a very long line but very efficient. Somehow when I got to the register, they knew my name and what I had ordered. I got the famous chicken sandwich and I have to say it was pretty darn good. It was obvious to see why they lead the industry in average sales per restaurant - even higher than McDonalds.
As you can see from the photos below, looks like Chick-Fil-A is in Manhattan to stay!
I had never heard of Chick-fil-A until it made the news—I have never heard of Jason’s Deli.
I’m in a Boston suburb and now I feel food deprived.
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Consider the optics of Trump-Ryan meeting in DC at the RNC Hqtrs vs if they were to meet at Chik-Fil-A in NYC.
“Buy-Cott reaction”
I like it.
Daughter in Georgia, my Georgia Peach, got me hooked on their shakes..
am in Georgia for couple weeks visiting my kids..
They are so great to me...so Thankful for them and YEP, THEY ARE TRUMP SUPPORTERS ALSO...
Great news!!
Thanks for the report.
My fave is the Garden Salad with the Lime Cilantro dressing. And a large, unsweet iced tea.
Will have to stop by CFA, next time I’m in the city!
Make that Market Salad.... ;-)
The only thing that keeps me away from Chikfila is the crowds.
They need to bring back the Chik-n-q. Loved those.
My thoughts exactly, and call it the “Bloomberg super-sized special” soda.
Chick-Fil-A bump
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