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Tuesday, November 20, 2012

Chick-Fil-A to Open Doors in Sunset Hills

The fast food chicken joint got the OK from the Sunset Hills Board of Aldermen on Tuesday. It will be the eighth location for the chain in St. Louis.

Chick-Fil-A's chicken sandwiches are coming to Sunset Hills next year. The fast food chain received unanimous approval from the city's Board of Aldermen to demolish and occupy a portion of the former Regions Bank building at 10722 Sunset Hills Plz., joining a Panda Express, Great Clips and Mattress Firm. A Chick-Fil-A representative said the new restaurant should be open in 2013. The new space will have seating for 132 customers, an indoor play area, and two lanes to accomodate a large drive-thru audience. The store would be open 6:30 a.m. - 10 p.m. Monday through Saturday, and closed on Sundays.  Because the property is located in the Sunset Hills Plaza, customers won't have direct traffic access to Lindbergh Boulevard or Rott Road.  The …

Tuesday, November 13, 2012

Chick-Fil-A Eyeing Sunset Hills Plaza Space

The restaurant would occupy a portion of the former Regions Bank site.

Chick-Fil-A is looking to bring its chicken sandwiches to Sunset Hills. Last week the city's planning and zoning commission unanimously approved a conditional use request for the fast food chain to demolish and occupy a portion of the former Regions Bank building at 10722 Sunset Hills Plz. A public hearing is scheduled in front of the Board of Aldermen on Nov. 20. The proposal includes seating for 132 customers, an indoor play area, and double lane drive-thru. The store would be open 6:30 a.m. - 10 p.m. Monday through Saturday, and closed on Sundays.  Representatives with the project estimated roughly 60 percent of its business would be from drive-thru customers, according to planning and zoning commission minutes. However, the site would …

Saturday, October 13, 2012

Burger King Is the Worst When It Comes to Drive-Thrus, Study Shows

A new study out by QSR Magazine rates restaurants based on their drive-thru quality. Wendy's and Chick-fil-A came in as the best while Burger King got poor marks across the board.

If you've driven through a Wendy's drive-thru recently, you've been graced with some of the best rate of service and accuracy in the business.  That's according to a new stidy from QSR Magazine, which unveiled its annual drive-thru study on Tuesday. According to the magazine, the study determines the leading restaurant chains in several categories of drive-thru operations, such as wait time, service time, order accuracy, exterior appearance and speaker clarity. A group of six core chains were included in the study: Burger King, Chick-fil-A, Krystal, McDonald’s, Taco Bell, and Wendy’s.  Restaurants were visited between the lunch hours of 11 a.m. and 2:30 p.m., and between the dinner hours of 4 p.m. and 7 p.m. The findings may surprise those…

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