{"id":209855,"date":"2025-10-08T19:49:15","date_gmt":"2025-10-08T19:49:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/209855\/"},"modified":"2025-10-08T19:49:15","modified_gmt":"2025-10-08T19:49:15","slug":"chick-fil-a-to-open-100th-alabama-location-in-chelsea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/209855\/","title":{"rendered":"Chick-fil-A to open 100th Alabama location in Chelsea"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" data-attachment-id=\"1370509\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/bhamnow.com\/2024\/06\/26\/what-locals-love-about-5-points-south-glen-iris\/h2-real-estate-in-five-points-south-104\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bhamnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/H2-Real-Estate-in-Five-Points-South-104-scaled.jpg?fit=2560%2C1706&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1706\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;ILCE-7M4&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1718288258&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;67.1&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0008&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Five Points South, Chick-fil-A\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Chick-fil-A in Five Points South, Birmingham (Jacob Blankenship \/ Bham Now)&lt;\/p&gt;&#10;\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bhamnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/H2-Real-Estate-in-Five-Points-South-104-scaled.jpg?fit=800%2C533&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bhamnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/H2-Real-Estate-in-Five-Points-South-104-scaled.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/H2-Real-Estate-in-Five-Points-South-104.jpg\" alt=\"Five Points South, Chick-fil-A\" class=\"wp-image-1370509\" title=\"Chick-fil-A to open 100th Alabama location in Chelsea 1\"  \/>Chick-fil-A in Five Points South, Birmingham (Jacob Blankenship \/ Bham Now)<\/p>\n<p>A new Chick-fil-A is coming to Chelsea, according to Mayor Tony Picklesimer\u2019s recent State of the City address.<\/p>\n<p>The new restaurant is part of a <a href=\"https:\/\/bhamnow.com\/2025\/06\/27\/chelsea-approves-incentives-to-support-new-75m-development-project\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">new $75M development<\/a> in the area. Called the Chelsea Plaza, the development will sit off of the eastbound side of Hwy 280 near the intersection of Chesser Plantation Lane and the highway.<\/p>\n<p>Chelsea Plaza\u2019s anchor tenant<\/p>\n<p>The new Chick-fil-A at Chelsea Plaza will mark the 100th location within the state of Alabama, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shelbycountyreporter.com\/2025\/10\/07\/chick-fil-a-officially-coming-to-chelsea\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Shelby County Reporter<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>However, it will be a little bit of a wait before you can get your hands on a fresh chicken sandwich at Chelsea Plaza.<\/p>\n<p>According to Mayor Picklesimer, the project will require significant dirt work including a new connector road, meaning it will likely take 18 to 24 months to complete. (Unfortunately, if another Chick-fil-A is built within that window, it will no longer be the 100th Alabama location.)<\/p>\n<p>Additional details about the project:<\/p>\n<p>14.5 acres of land\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>16 retail and commercial units\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Units range anywhere from 1,000 to 20,000 square feet<\/p>\n<p>Chelsea keeps growing<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s a look at what\u2019s buzzing in Chelsea in 2025:<\/p>\n<p>Follow Bham Now on\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/instagram.com\/bhamnow\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Instagram<\/a>\u00a0+\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/bhamnow\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Facebook<\/a>. Plus,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/bhamnow.com\/newsletter-signup\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">sign up for our FREE newsletter<\/a>\u00a0to stay up to date on this and many more exciting new additions to The Magic City!<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/bhamnow.com\/2025\/10\/08\/montevallo-says-goodbye-to-2-downtown-restaurants\/\" class=\"nav-item-prev\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<img theme-height=\"800\" theme-width=\"800\" post-id=\"1545153\" fifu-featured=\"1\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/montevallo-says-goodbye-to-2-downtown-restaurants.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"Montevallo says goodbye to 2 downtown restaurants\" title=\"Montevallo says goodbye to 2 downtown restaurants\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1545176\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/bhamnow.com\/2025\/10\/08\/montevallo-says-goodbye-to-2-downtown-restaurants\/\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/wp.fifu.app\/bhamnow.com\/aHR0cHM6Ly9iaGFtbm93LmNvbS93cC1jb250ZW50L3VwbG9hZHMvMjAyMC8wNi9Nb250ZXZhbGxvLU11cmFscy0zLmpwZw\/26ce1e5d8d97\/montevallo-says-goodbye-to-2-downtown-restaurants.webp?w=&amp;h=&amp;c=0&amp;p=1545153\" data-orig-size=\"\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"[]\" data-image-title=\"\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/montevallo-says-goodbye-to-2-downtown-restaurants.webp\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/wp.fifu.app\/bhamnow.com\/aHR0cHM6Ly9iaGFtbm93LmNvbS93cC1jb250ZW50L3VwbG9hZHMvMjAyMC8wNi9Nb250ZXZhbGxvLU11cmFscy0zLmpwZw\/a668468b3256\/montevallo-says-goodbye-to-2-downtown-restaurants.webp?w=1200&amp;h=1200&amp;c=0&amp;p=1545153\" loading=\"eager\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1\/1;\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPrevious Post\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMontevallo says goodbye to 2 downtown restaurants\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t<script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Chick-fil-A in Five Points South, Birmingham (Jacob Blankenship \/ Bham Now) A new Chick-fil-A is coming to Chelsea,&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":209856,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[50],"tags":[200,79],"class_list":["post-209855","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-genetics","tag-genetics","tag-science"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/209855","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=209855"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/209855\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/209856"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=209855"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=209855"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=209855"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}