Chick-fil-A's Grand Central restaurant plans campout before opening

MIDTOWN, Manhattan (WABC) -- A new Chick-fil-A is coming to New York City, and this one could be the busiest yet - not just in the city, but across the country.

The third Manhattan Chick-fil-A will open across the street from Grand Central Station at East 42nd Street and Madison Avenue on Thursday, March 1.
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The Atlanta-based company expects this restaurant to sell more food than any other in the country and designed the restaurant to handle the anticipated extreme volume.

PHOTOS: Inside the Grand Central Chick-fil-A restaurant


The 6,263 square foot restaurant will include second level seating for more than 100 guests, and as they do at other Chick-fil-A's in the city, orders will be taken by team members using tablets as the guest walk through the doors to cut down on wait times.


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The restaurant will officially open for business at 6:30 a.m. following a First 100 campout at Bryant Park where participants will be awarded a year's worth of free Chick-fil-A! The official campout rules are available on the Chick-Fil-A website.

The new restaurant will employ 200 people with wages above the City's minimum wage. If you are interested, apply at jobs.NYCCFA.com.



After the Grand Central location opens, Chick-fil-A will open its biggest in the city - a five-story restaurant with a rooftop terrace in the Financial District.