On Thursday, locals and visitors familiar with the Chick-fil-A brand of chicken fast-food restaurants, concentrated in the Southeast and Mid-Atlantic, lined up for the chain’s southern Nevada debut. Still, Las Vegas has room for new retail and restaurant brands.
The entrance of restaurant chain Chick-fil-A into the Las Vegas market sends a message about the valley — the outside world is viewing it differently.
Seated on Wednesday beside the tent he erected in the Chick-fil-A parking lot in Henderson, Donald Mendoza bit into a chicken and biscuit breakfast sandwich and became one of the first people to try a meal from the food chain in Nevada.
The first Corner Bakery Cafe in the Nevada expects to open in May and will employ about 65 people.
With the grand opening less than 36 hours away, here are five reasons we’re excited for Chick-fil-A’s debut in Southern Nevada.
Freddy’s Frozen Custard and Steakburgers will open another Las Veas location on Tuesday at 4675 W. Charleston Blvd.
A local franchise owner of the Panera Bread restaurant chain will open a new location in the southwestern Las Vegas valley.
A new smartphone app known as DoorDash will launch on Wednesday, joining an increasingly crowded market that matches food delivery with technology.
Zikiz, which sells wraps and Mediterranean food in Henderson, will open its second location in the valley in February.
Irvine, California-based restaurant Habit Burger Grill opened its first location in North Las Vegas on Jan. 16 — its fourth in the Las Vegas Valley — and celebrated its grand opening with free food.
