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The popular fast food restaurant Chick-fil-A officially opened up its second location in Pleasanton last week.
Located in Hacienda at 4501 Hopyard Road, the new location started welcoming customers on April 18 and will be offering dine-in, carry-out and delivery services from 6:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. Mondays through Saturdays, according to a press release from the company.
“We’re thrilled to officially welcome guests at Chick-fil-A Hopyard Road & Inglewood and to open a second location to serve this community,” the company said in a statement to the Weekly. “Pleasanton is known for its caring culture and sense of community, which mirrors Chick-fil-A’s commitment to caring for the people and communities we serve. We are so excited about the opportunity to grow in the Bay Area.”
Unlike its counterpart location at 5785 Johnson Drive, the new Chick-fil-A does not offer drive-thru service.
The company first signed the lease for the new location back in 2022 after the space had been vacant following the shuttering of the Sweet Tomatoes buffet chain restaurant, which went bankrupt early in the pandemic.
According to the press release, the new restaurant will bring roughly 35 new jobs to the community, which combined with the other location makes 170 part-time and full-time employees who work at the two eateries.
What makes Chick-fil-A different from other fast food chains, according to the press release, is how most of the restaurants are owned and operated by a single individual who works with their teams every day.
Aaron Clifford, a Watsonville native, became the owner and operator of the Johnson Drive Chick-fil-A location in 2016 and he was recently selected as the person in charge of the new location, according to the press release.
Clifford jumped around various Chick-fil-A locations and held various leadership positions before taking over the first Pleasanton location in 2016.
“When I started my career with Chick-fil-A nearly 25 years ago, I was drawn to the culture built around caring for others and bringing people together through high-quality, delicious food. It was my dream as a teenager to open a Chick-fil-A in the Bay Area and I was fortunate to do exactly that,” Clifford stated in the press release. “I can’t wait to expand our impact in Pleasanton with this new restaurant, so we can deliver excellence every day, and have a positive influence on our team members and community.”