Before Chick-Fil-A opened in New York City, New York 1, a liberal-leaning but not crazy local station, expressed skepticism that the chain would be successful in New York City. They were wrong. The first three stores that were opened did very well, and a relatively new one near Grand Central is doing very well, also. I’ve actually seen people on line to get in.
After the hullabaloo, it was a few months before the drive-through lines weren’t backed out into the street and the lots weren’t completely full.