NYC's first standalone Chick-fil-A, a 5,000-square-foot flagship near Herald Square that drew hour-long lunch lines and a DJ to manage the crowd at opening.
37th Street and Sixth Avenue, New York, NY



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Customers waited roughly an hour for lunch the Monday after the Saturday grand opening, with the line stretching out the door and around the corner, per ABC7 New York.
Staff managed the winding queue with tablets for taking orders and tags for pickup, and the restaurant posted sidewalk signage with estimated wait times while a DJ entertained the line, per ABC7 New York.
Patterns as reported by press and regulars — not measured by damnlines.
Reservations: None (walk-in fast food counter)
Walk-ins: Walk-in only
Around one hour for lunch was reported in the days after opening, with the line wrapping around the block, per ABC7 New York.
No, it operates as a walk-in fast food counter; ABC7 New York does not report any reservation system.
Yes, it's walk-in only, though ABC7 New York reported waits of about an hour during peak lunch demand shortly after opening.
Sources: ABC7 New York