Chicken Salad Chick Opens in Hanover

Chicken Salad Chick opened its first Pennsylvania restaurant on Tuesday, August 4, at 942 Airport Center Road in Hanover Township, Lehigh County, according to the company and local coverage. The fast-casual chain’s debut in the state places it in the Airport Center shopping area near Lehigh Valley International Airport. The store is operated by Ernest and Amanda Greenford, the franchisees named in the company’s opening announcement. Opening-week promotions included free chicken salad for a year for the first 100 guests in line on the first day. ### Where exactly is the new restaurant? The new restaurant is at 942 Airport Center Road in Hanover Township, in the Airport Center Shopping Center, according to Chicken Salad Chick’s location page and the company’s July 16 announcement. Local reports described the site as part of the Airport Road shopping corridor in Lehigh County. (prnewswire.com) WFMZ reported that the store welcomed its first customers on Tuesday morning. The opening makes the Hanover Township site the brand’s first location in Pennsylvania and expands Chicken Salad Chick’s footprint to 25 states, the company said. (chickensaladchick.com) ### Who owns the Pennsylvania franchise? Ernest and Amanda Greenford own and operate Chicken Salad Chick of Allentown, the company said in its opening release. Lehigh Daily also identified the couple as the franchisees and reported that the Hanover Township store is the first of three Lehigh Valley restaurants they plan to open. (wfmz.com) Amanda Greenford said in the company’s announcement that she and her husband had been “counting down the days” to bring the brand to Pennsylvania. The Lehigh Valley Chamber listing for the ribbon-cutting event also identified the opening as the brand’s first in the state. ### What does Chicken Salad Chick serve? (prnewswire.com) Chicken Salad Chick says its menu centers on made-from-scratch chicken salad in more than a dozen flavors, along with fresh sides, soups, sandwiches and desserts. The company’s Allentown location page says the store offers dine-in service as well as takeout, delivery and catering. (prnewswire.com) The chain markets the “Quick Chick” as a grab-and-go container of chicken salad, and that item figured prominently in the opening-week giveaways. Local television coverage also described the store as a new stop for chicken salad and desserts in the Lehigh Valley. ### What were the opening specials this week? (prnewswire.com) Tuesday’s grand opening promotion offered the first guest in line one free large Quick Chick per week for a year and the next 99 guests one free large Quick Chick per month for a year, according to the company’s release. A separate 5 p.m. promotion on August 4 offered the first 50 guests in line a commemorative cup with a purchase. (prnewswire.com) Wednesday, August 5, was scheduled to give the first 50 guests who bought two large Quick Chicks a free Chick cooler. Thursday, August 6, offered the first 50 guests who purchased a meal with one side or more a free 40-ounce Chick tumbler, the company said. Friday, August 7, was set to give the first 50 guests who purchased a meal with two sides or more a free Chick tote bag. (prnewswire.com) Saturday, August 8, was scheduled to give the first 50 guests who purchased a meal with one side a free Scoop Card, according to the same announcement. ### How was the opening marked locally? (prnewswire.com) The Lehigh Valley Chamber listed a grand opening and ribbon-cutting ceremony for Tuesday, August 4, at 9 a.m. at the Hanover Township restaurant. The event notice said doors were set to open to customers at 9:30 a.m. WFMZ said the restaurant welcomed its first customers later that morning. (prnewswire.com) The company’s location page now lists the Allentown restaurant as open, giving customers a direct place to check hours, ordering options and catering details after the launch week promotions end. (wfmz.com) (web.lehighvalleychamber.org)