San Diego Chick-fil-A restaurants want more San Diegans to eat more chicken sandwiches.
Now through Saturday, diners at the franchise’s participating stores can get a free chicken sandwich, which comes in three varieties: grilled, fried and spicy. The only requirements are that the sandwich must be redeemed through the restaurant’s app, and there is a limit of one sandwich per customer and per app account.
In a news release, one local owner said the move is about gratitude.
“We’re grateful for the continued support from our San Diego community,” said Gage Mercer, local Owner-Operator of Chick-fil-A Mission Center Road. “This offer is a simple way to say thank you and invite our Guests to enjoy one of our classic menu favorites.”
The company has an even bigger event underway: It was founded in 1946, which means it turns 80 this year. To celebrate, it has introduced a retro-style cup collection — four designs at $3.99 each — and offers customers a chance to win free Chick-fil-A for a year if they are lucky enough to find one of the 3,000 Golden Fan Cups, which include a QR code to claim their prize, while supplies last.
Noodles and pizza
A gourmet pocket of University Heights is adding two more eateries: Mr. Moto Pizza and Joyee’s Noodle House.
The restaurants are preparing to open at Renaissance Towne Center, according to signs spotted in the windows.
Joyee’s Noodle House will go where Rubio’s Coastal Grill once sold fish tacos. The pizza spot will be next door, replacing Boker Kitchen, a kosher restaurant that was open for almost a year.
Mr. Moto has six restaurants in San Diego County and two in Orange County. Some of its pizzas have Italian and California-inspired names. California Love has bacon, chicken, ranch and caramelized onion. Its “Mission Blvd” has spinach, roasted tomato, garlic, artichoke and caramelized onion. The Da Italian has red sauce, pesto and fresh mozzarella.
Signs on the noodle house windows show it will sell breakfast, noodles, soups and specials, including Mongolian beef with buns.
Mr. Moto Pizza and Joyee’s Noodle House are coming to a shopping center in University City. (Roxana Popescu / The San Diego Union-Tribune)