Chick-fil-A Opening New Southeast MI Location This Week

ANN ARBOR, MI — Chick-fil-A is opening its first Ann Arbor restaurant this week.

The new stand-alone restaurant will open at 6:30 a.m. Friday at 3310 Washtenaw Avenue.

To celebrate the grand opening, restaurant officials encouraged customers to dress in cow attire (full cow costume or a simple cow-spotted accessory) to receive a free meal.

The new restaurant will be owned and operated by University of Michigan alum Joyce Mueller.

"I fell in love with Ann Arbor when I moved here for graduate school and never left – I even raised my children here," Mueller said. "My passion for Michigan and hospitality run deep: I’m one of four generations of University of Michigan alums in my family, held a leadership role at the university, and started as a Chick-fil-A Team Member at 15. My goal is to create a restaurant that cares for and gives back to the community that means so much to my family, a place where everyone feels welcome and at home."

The popular fast-food restaurant is best known for its chicken sandwiches, waffle fries and signature Chick-fil-A dipping sauce.

The restaurant will be open Monday through Thursday from 6:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. and on Friday and Saturday from 6:30 a.m. to 11 p.m. It will also offer carry-out, third-party delivery, mobile and curbside pickup pick.