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title: "Chicken Salad Chick to Open First Restaurant in the Empire State"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/c1fba74d-964e-4503-8730-f397662645d5
source: "Franchising.com"
original_url: https://www.franchising.com/news/20260910_chicken_salad_chick_to_open_first_restaurant_in_the_empire_state.html
category: "Chicken"
industry: "Restaurants"
segment: "Chicken"
topics: ["Development & multi-unit"]
published: 2026-09-10T12:00:00.000Z
modified: 2026-10-31T14:43:23.122Z
image: https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1568901346375-23c9450c58cd?w=1600&q=80&auto=format&fit=crop
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# Chicken Salad Chick to Open First Restaurant in the Empire State

**TL;DR:** Chicken Salad Chick has opened its first restaurant in New York, expanding its footprint to 27 states. The new location is in Clifton Park and offers various dining options, including in-restaurant dining, take-out, delivery, and catering.

*originally published in Franchising.com on 2026-09-10. [Read the original](https://www.franchising.com/news/20260910_chicken_salad_chick_to_open_first_restaurant_in_the_empire_state.html).*

## Story

The new restaurant is located in The Shops at Village Plaza at 5 Southside Drive in Clifton Park. The restaurant offers a variety of made-from-scratch chicken salad flavors, sides, soups, sandwiches, and desserts. The Clifton Park location offers in-restaurant dining, take-out, delivery, and catering options.

During the grand opening week, guests can expect to experience the Southern hospitality Chicken Salad Chick is known for while taking advantage of various specials and giveaways. These include:

Chicken Salad Chick of Clifton Park is the first restaurant under a franchise agreement covering locations in Albany, Buffalo, Rochester, Syracuse, and the Upper Hudson Valley. The project is led by a franchise group with experience operating multiple restaurant brands in Upstate New York.

“Entering New York is a major milestone for Chicken Salad Chick. It represents tremendous growth potential for our brand, and we’re already seeing strong demand,” said Scott Deviney, CEO and President of Chicken Salad Chick. “This opening expands our footprint to 27 states and marks our fifth new state entry this year, following openings in Utah, Minnesota, Pennsylvania and West Virginia.

We’ve partnered with a franchise group that’s exceptionally seasoned in national restaurant operations, and their long-term commitment to this market makes them ideal partners as we bring Chicken Salad Chick to guests across the state. We’re excited to work alongside them and welcome our New York guests soon.”

Giving back to the community is an important focus for the Clifton Park team and the Chicken Salad Chick brand, which established the CSC Foundation to support CURE Childhood Cancer and local food banks with fundraisers throughout the year. As part of pre-opening Friends & Family events in Clifton Park, the restaurant will be raising money for CAPTAIN Youth and Family Services, also known as CAPTAIN Community Human Services, which is a non-profit organization supporting individuals, families, and seniors in Saratoga County and the surrounding Capital Region.

Chicken Salad Chick of Clifton Park will be open Monday – Sunday from 10am – 9pm. For more information on giveaways and specials, visit the Clifton Park restaurant's Facebook page. Visit www.chickensaladchick.com, and follow Chicken Salad Chick on Facebook and Instagram for the latest news and trends.

## Entities

- Franchising.com (publication)
- unit expansion (topic)
- QSR (sector)
- restaurant opening (topic)
- franchise agreement (topic)
- new location (topic)
- new york (location)
- Chicken Salad Chick (company)
- Scott Deviney (person)
- CURE Childhood Cancer (company)
- CSC Foundation (company)
- Clifton Park, NY (location)

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Originally reported by Franchising.com (https://www.franchising.com/news/20260910_chicken_salad_chick_to_open_first_restaurant_in_the_empire_state.html). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/c1fba74d-964e-4503-8730-f397662645d5).