POLL: Will You Camp Out for a Chick-fil-A Opening in Worcester?

WORCESTER, MA — When Popeyes opened last year in Webster Square, traffic snaked back to the start of Mill Street for weeks, often blocking traffic and requiring detail to keep the fried chicken seekers safe.

In February, people pitched tents and waited in line for the opening of a Chick-fil-A in Framingham, hoping to be the first 100 who would win a year's worth of chicken dinners. In 2014, a Chick-fil-A opening in Westborough drew similar response.

Sometimes, all hell breaks loose when chains run out of chicken, as this report in Rochester, NJ, shows when a Popeyes ran dry of poultry during a promised special.

People go klucky kuckoo for chicken, especially when it's served with a buttery biscuit and gravy soaked mashed potatoes in a cardboard box.

Will Worcester also temporarily lose their minds for Chick-fil-A, which is slated to open here?

The chain is reportedly coming to Worcester as part of an expansion plan, reports Worcester Magazine, which said that the Worcester Zoning Board of Appeals unanimously approved an application for a drive-thru. The franchise will be located on Gold Star Boulevard near Millbrook Street.

The $2 million project will replace a building that has a testing center and yoga center, and will include 64 parking spaces, said Worcester Magazine, and construction will begin this summer, opening in January of next year.

Based in Atlanta, Chick-fil-A has more than 1,900 restaurants in 42 states and Washington D.C. There are currently five in Massachusetts: Burlington, Chicopee, Westborough, Framingham and Peabody.

Patch photo: Waiting in line for the Chick-fil-A in Framingham to open.