Midtown Chick-Fil-A Closes For A Day, People Can't Deal

MIDTOWN MANHATTAN, NY — Some fans of Southern fried chicken were shocked to find the Chick-Fil-A location on West 46th Street and 6th Avenue was shuttered Wednesday by the Health Department, sparking a Chik-Fil-Apocalypse that had hangry consumers ranting.

The restaurant — New York City's second location of the popular chicken chain — closed Wednesday because it was operating with a denied permit relating to an incomplete application, a city department of health spokeswoman told Patch. The health department said that Chick-Fil-A resolved the permit problem Wednesday, but nobody at the restaurant was answering the phone Thursday.

So customers were denied their crispy chicken and waffle fries on Wednesday, no big deal right? Wrong.

As customers walked by the closed lunch hotspot they spewed obscenities and generally could not handle the bad news in a constructive manner, according to a New York Post report.

"I’m dying!” Philip M., a 31-year-old Chelsea resident screamed, according to the Post. "'What am I going to do?' I am really upset … I love the chicken sandwich."

Chicken-loving passerbys also allegedly shouted "What the f–k," and "Screenshot this s–t," the Post reported.

But one Chick-Fil-A fan would not be denied. Terri Collins, 29, took a nine-block detour to the Chick-Fil-A on West 37th Street for a spicy chicken sandwich.

"All I ever wanted was Chick-fil-A," Collins told the Post. "I’m happy and I’m bragging to my friends now I made the trip, a whole few blocks away. If it was something else, I would have changed my mind. I’m satisfied and I can focus now and move on with my life."

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