Chick-fil-A To Open Thursday In East Brunswick

EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ – The new Chick-fil-A restaurant is all set to open on Thursday in East Brunswick, the company announced.

Located at 371 State Route 18, Chick-fil-A East Brunswick will be open for dine-in, drive-thru, carry-out and delivery from 6:30 a.m. to 9 p.m., Monday through Saturday. The restaurant’s drive thru will remain open until 10 p.m.

The new restaurant will also offer Mobile Thru, a dedicated lane in the drive-thru where customers can pick up orders placed ahead of time on the Chick-fil-A App.

The East Brunswick restaurant joins more than 70 other Chick-fil-A restaurants serving the wider New York/New Jersey metro area.

Chris Smith is the franchised local owner-operator of East Brunswick location.

He will be responsible for all day-to-day activities of the business, including employing around 100 full- and part-time team members.

A native of Montclair, NJ, Smith began his Chick-fil-A career as a college student, where he worked as a Team Member for five years. He then relocated to Atlanta to work at a Chick-fil-A restaurant before entering the Chick-fil-A Leadership Development Program.

After three years in the program, Smith was selected as the local owner-operator of Chick-fil-A East Brunswick.

“I’m thrilled get back to my New Jersey roots and bring Chick-fil-A to East Brunswick. I’m looking forward to making a positive impact in the community,” Smith said in a statement.

“I hope my new restaurant becomes a place for everyone to feel at home, and a place where my Team Members can grow and succeed both personally and professionally.”

In celebration of the opening, Chick-fil-A, Inc. has donated $25,000 to Feeding America. These funds will be distributed to partners in the greater New Jersey area to aid in the fight against hunger.

The East Brunswick restaurant is also participating in the Chick-fil-A Shared Table program, an initiative that redirects surplus food from the restaurant to local soup kitchens, shelters, food banks and nonprofits in need.

In addition, Chick-fil-A East Brunswick is recognizing 100 local heroes making an impact in the East Brunswick area by providing them with free Chick-fil-A entrées for a year.

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