Chick-fil-A breaks ground in Bend after delay

More than two years after first word of its plans emerged, Chick-fil-A has begun construction of its new restaurant site on Bend’s north end, not far from Cracker Barrel, the company confirmed Wednesday.
” We are excited to confirm that we have broken ground on our first Chick-fil-A location in Bend, Ore., and we hope to open our doors in early 2020, ” the company told NewsChannel 21 in a brief statement.
” :We look forward to joining the community and to serving all of our guests delicious food in an environment of genuine hospitality, ” the company added, inviting people to ” visit The Chicken Wire to learn more about our food, our people and the latest Chick-fil-A news. ”
Chick-fil-A submitted a design review application to the city in 2017 and at that time indicated it hoped to break ground in a few months at the new Robal Road Village shopping center, across Highway 97 from Cascade Village Shopping Center.
The Georrgia-based fried chicken sandwich chain opened its first Oregon location in Hillsboro in 2016, followed by several other Portland-area restaurants.
Last year, a Robal Road Village property manager told us the restaurant chain had too much scheduled and had to push back its plans to 2019. Cracker Barrel opened earlier this year.