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title: "Nation’s Restaurant News: Could Chick-fil-A Finally Be Open on Sundays?"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/fc82a24a-9dd7-4cba-8b8f-4c7b8556e4c8
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/nations-restaurant-news-could-chick-fil-a-finally-be-open-on-sundays-2724521
category: "Chicken"
industry: "Restaurants"
segment: "Chicken"
topics: ["Regulation & legal","Development & multi-unit"]
published: 2023-12-20T16:11:00.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T01:08:43.933Z
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# Nation’s Restaurant News: Could Chick-fil-A Finally Be Open on Sundays?

**TL;DR:** A group of New York lawmakers introduced a bill that would require restaurants in travel plazas along the state's Thruway system to be open seven days a week, impacting nine Chick-fil-A locations. The bill would affect Chick-fil-A's policy of being closed on Sundays.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2023-12-20. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/nations-restaurant-news-could-chick-fil-a-finally-be-open-on-sundays-2724521).*

## Story

If you live in New York and always seem to be craving Chick-fil-A on Sunday, you may be in luck. A group of New York lawmakers introduced a bill that would require restaurants in a travel plaza along the state’s Thruway system to be open seven days a week.

The bill would impact nine Chick-fil-A restaurants that currently operate in these types of plazas along Interstate 90 in the state. Since its founding, Chick-fil-A has famously been closed on Sundays.

“The traveling public and commercial trucking industry rely on these service areas to rest, refuel, and to purchase food and beverages,” the bill noted. “While there is nothing objectionable about a fast food restaurant closing on a particular day of the week, service areas dedicated to travelers is an inappropriate location for such a restaurant. Publicly owned service areas should use their space to maximally benefit the public. Allowing for retail space to go unused one seventh of the week or more is a disservice and unnecessary inconvenience to travers who rely on these service areas.”

Additionally, the bill noted that all future contracts will require food concessions to operate seven days a week. Before it heads to the governor's desk, the legislation must pass both houses of the legislature.

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- Restaurants (sector)
- new york (location)
- Chick-fil-A (company)
- legislation (topic)
- New York lawmakers (regulator)
- sunday hours (topic)
- travel plaza regulation (topic)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/nations-restaurant-news-could-chick-fil-a-finally-be-open-on-sundays-2724521). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/fc82a24a-9dd7-4cba-8b8f-4c7b8556e4c8).