Chick-fil-A To Debut Drive-Thru Only Location In Metro Atlanta

ATLANTA, GA — Chick-fil-A has tapped metro Atlanta as a test site for its new digital-focused drive-thru only concept, the company announced Thursday.

The famous chicken eatery, which will set a full kitchen atop a two-story building, plans to open the elevated restaurant in 2024 though a specific location is unknown.

Chick-fil-A will also try out a walk-up concept in New York City.

“Digital orders make up more than half of total sales in some markets – and growing – so we know our customers have an appetite for convenience,” Khalilah Cooper, executive director of restaurant design, said in a news release.

“Understanding this desire for convenience, the locations for these tests were intentionally selected with the customers in mind, giving them more control over their desired experience and cutting down wait-time, while continuing to provide genuine hospitality and care to every guest.”

A rendering of the new Chick-fil-A site features a large kitchen sitting on top of a bottom level that holds two drive-thru lanes.

According to the release, customers will be able to place orders with a team member or use lanes that allow mobile orders to be placed in advance.

"Either way, meals will be delivered quickly and in good hands. By building the kitchen above the drive-thru lanes, meals are expedited to the team member who delivers the order directly to the customer in a space protected by the upper level, so hospitality won’t be sacrificed for speed of service," Chick-fil-A said in the release.