Chick-fil-A Campout Is On: First Downtown DC Location to Open Wednesday

PHOTOS: Fans of Chick-fil-A are lining up early for Wednesday morning’s opening. The first 100 in line will receive free meals for a year. Photos courtesy of Chick-fil-A

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Ten years after Chick-fil-A® opened its first licensee location in Washington, D.C., on the campus of Catholic University, the chain is continuing its expansion into the heart of D.C. The new restaurant in the DC USA Complex will open Wednesday, bringing 100 new jobs, the chance for 100 adults to win free Chick-fil-A meals for a year and the opportunity for community members to donate books that will benefit a local community organization.

After 12 years and more than $25 million in free food given away, Chick-fil-A’s “First 100” celebration continues to be the chain’s signature grand opening event, which transforms the area surrounding the restaurant into a 24-hour community-friendly party as the crowd awaits the opening.

The new restaurant, located in the Columbia Heights neighborhood at 3100 14th St. N.W., is hosting the next First 100 event that will award more than $32,000 in free food. A digital offer card loaded with a one-year supply of free Chick-fil-A Meals will be given to each of the first 100 eligible adults, ages 18 and older with identification, in line when the doors open about 6 a.m. on Wednesday. If more than 100 people are onsite when the line officially opens at 6 a.m. on Tuesday, then all 100 spots will be determined by a drawing held that morning with those selected needing to camp out for 24 hours to secure their spot.

This community event is open to guests who live in specific ZIP codes surrounding the restaurant. Interested participants may obtain a complete listing of ZIP codes and rules at www.chick-fil-a.com/locations/first-100.