West Saint Paul’s Chick-Fil-A Restaurant Opens Thursday

Local franchise owner Charlie McClure opened West Saint Paul’s first stand-alone Chick-fil-A restaurant on Oct. 20. The restaurant, located at 1770 Robert St. S., will be open Monday through Saturday from 6:30 a.m. until 10 p.m., serving a full breakfast menu until 10:30 a.m.

Like all Chick-fil-A restaurants, it will be closed on Sunday.

“My team members and I can’t wait to welcome our guests to our West St. Paul restaurant,” said McClure in a statement. “We’re not just in the chicken business, we’re in the people business. Our goal is to provide a remarkable experience for every customer, every time, by serving food our guests can truly feel good about eating, providing sincere hospitality and being a good neighbor.”

About Franchise Owner Charlie McClure

McClure, who holds a business management degree from the University of North Carolina-Charlotte, spent several years in the hospitality industry before joining Chick-fil-A six years ago. He made the transition as he learned more about the chain from a friend, who later became his wife, who already worked there.

He soon realized the Chick-fil-A franchise owner opportunity was a great fit for his entrepreneurial spirit as well as his passion for community, hospitality and service. McClure and his wife, Rose, and their young daughter are thrilled to make Minnesota their home and look forward to serving their guests in the West St. Paul community.

Children’s Book Drive

Reflecting his desire to have a positive impact on the surrounding community, McClure is inviting his First 100 guests and restaurant customers to celebrate the new location by participating in a children’s book drive to benefit the Tiny Tots and Little Tykes Preschool. McClure is collecting new and gently used children’s books at the restaurant between 6 a.m. to 10 a.m. on Oct. 19 and Oct. 20. The donated books will be placed in a nearly 3-foot Book House to serve as a free library exchange. The Book House, built from reclaimed wood, is donated by the Chick-fil-A Foundation, according to a news release.

Chick-fil-A in Minnesota

The new West Saint Paul Chick-fil-A is the eighth stand-alone Chick-fil-A location in Minnesota. In the fall of 2013, the company opened its first four stand-alone restaurants in the state within a month in Coon Rapids, Maple Grove, Apple Valley and Bloomington followed by a fifth location in Burnsville in September of 2015. St. Cloud’s first Chick-fil-A opened on Sept. 29. The West Saint Paul restaurant is among 25 locations Chick-fil-A plans to open in the Midwest this year and among 104 new restaurants across the country, creating some 9,000 new jobs, according to a the resturant.

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