TheChick-fil-A , at 2977 Market Drive, is now open from 6:30 a.m. to 11 p.m. Monday through Saturday. The restaurant offers dine-in, drive-thru, carry-out, delivery, catering and Mobile Thru<\/a>. The restaurant created approximately 120 jobs and features a playground.<\/p>\n The restaurant in Tulare is locally owned and operated by Brett McKinnon, who has 19 years of experience with Chick-fil-A, starting his career as a team member and then other roles before becoming a local owner and operator.<\/p>\n \u201cThe journey to becoming a Chick-fil-A local owner-0perator has been both humbling and incredibly rewarding,\u201d said McKinnon in a statement. \u201cAt this restaurant, my goal is to serve others with care while building meaningful relationships with my team members and the Tulare community.\u201d<\/p>\n To celebrate the restaurant\u2019s arrival in the \u201cco-moo-nity,\u201c McKinnon invites customers to show off their \u201cspots\u201d at a Moove-In Party as part of Thursday\u2019s opening day festivities to receive a free entr\u00e9e or kid\u2019s meal inside the restaurant or in the drive-thru throughout the day.<\/p>\n The restaurant is also participating in the Chick-fil-A Shared Table<\/a> program, which redirects surplus food to local nonprofits. In honor of the new restaurant, Chick-fil-A, Inc., donated $25,000 to the Central California Food Bank<\/a>, a Feeding America partner, to support local hunger relief efforts.<\/p>\n A Chick-fil-A is under construction in Clovis and will be located at 560 W Shaw Ave. The opening date has yet to be announced. Chick-fil-A has two restaurants in Fresno, two in Bakersfield and two in Manteca.<\/p>\n This story was originally published May 7, 2026 at 3:01 PM.<\/p>\n Mar\u00eda G. Ortiz-Briones<\/a><\/p>\n The Fresno Bee<\/p>\n Mar\u00eda G. Ortiz-Briones is a reporter and photographer for McClatchy\u2019s Vida en el Valle publication and the Fresno Bee. She covers issues that impact the Latino community in the Central Valley. She is a regular contributor to La Abeja, The Bee\u2019s free weekly newsletter on Latino issues. | Mar\u00eda G. Ortiz-Briones es reportera y fot\u00f3grafa de la publicaci\u00f3n Vida en el Valle de McClatchy y el Fresno Bee. Ella cubre temas que impactan a la comunidad latina en el Valle Central. Es colaboradora habitual de La Abeja, el bolet\u00edn semanal gratuito de The Bee sobre temas latinos.![\"A](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Restaurant-Interior-1.jpg\" "\\"Restaurant-Interior-1.jpg\\"")
A new Chick-fil-A restaurant opens Thursday, May 7, 2026, in Tulare with a free food giveaway. Chick-fil-A <\/p>\n![\"A](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/690877666_122109792980847033_1357122407582266442_n.jpg\" "\\"690877666_122109792980847033_1357122407582266442_n.jpg\\"")
A Chick-fil-A East Cartmill\u2019s customer dressed in cow spots on the restaurant\u2019s opening day May 7, 2026 in Tulare. Chick-fil-A East Cartmill\u2019s Facebook page. <\/p>\n
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