How You Can Get Your Chick-fil-A Even Faster Now
There is a way to get your Chick-fil-A even faster now when you’re getting it around Tampa Bay. Chick-fil-A will be adding express drive through lanes. These will be for mobile orders only. Now, they are not coming to all Chick-fil-A’s right away but they will be coming to hundreds of locations.
The lane will be reserved exclusively for people who order ahead on the Chick-fil-A app. When you order through the app there will be a selection where you click ‘mobile thru’ for your pick up destination. When you get into the mobile lane you will have the employee scan a QR code on your app. After that you will get your food. If the project is successful it will expand to more locations in 2024. There are over 2,800 Chick-fil-A locations across the United States, Puerto Rico and Canada.
Julie Ledford, the principal program lead on Chick-fil-A’s Service and Hospitality team, says “Our hope with Mobile Thru is to help guests experience the drive-thru quicker than ever before. By dedicating one of our lanes exclusively for mobile order pickup, we are creating an easier and more efficient experience for our guests on the go.”
There is no word on which resturants in Tampa Bay will be getting the new ‘mobile thru’ lanes.
Big News Coming From Chick-fil-A
Recently, they announced that they brought back the Honey Pepper Pimento Chicken Sandwich. Also, the caramel crumble milkshake has returned to the restaurant. The Honey Pepper Pimento Chicken Sandwich has an original Chick-fil-A filet. It is also it also has creamy pimento cheese, mild pickled jalapeños and served on a warm toasted bun drizzled with sweet honey.
They also announced that they will be opening up five restaurants in the United Kingdom. The first store will open in 2025. Chick-fil-A also announced they intend to open restaurants in Europe and Asia by 2026.
[SOURCE: WFLA]
The Best 10 Tampa Chick-fil-A Stores: Ranked
1. Waters Ave
Location: 6299 W Waters Ave, Tampa
Rating: 4.6
Number of reviews: 5,743
What people are saying: This location mostly has 4 and 5 star reviews. Many have commented that it’s the BEST Chick-fil-A in the area. Most of the glowing reviews are about their Christmas lights display during the holidays. Which, if you’ve never seen it, you should check it out! They deck out the entire location in lights!
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2. E. Brandon/Valrico
Location: 1504 E Brandon Blvd, Brandon
Rating: 4.6
Number of reviews: 3,588
What most people are saying: Super clean place plus fast and friendly service. If there is a negative review, the store owner has responded and tried to correct it!
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3. Temple Terrace
Location: 5302 E Fowler Ave, Temple Terrace
Rating: 4.5
Number of reviews: 5,103
What people are saying: This location seems to have some constant problems, but the staff is normally kind enough to quickly correct them.
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4. North Dale Mabry
Location: 15801 N Dale Mabry Hwy, Carrollwood
Rating: 4.5
Number of reviews: 2,772
What people are saying: Most people say that food and customer service is good. People are mainly complaining about the way the drive-thru is set up.
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5. Lake Brandon Village
Location: 11325 Causeway Blvd, Brandon
Rating: 4.4
Number of reviews: 3,904
What people are saying: Most experiences are good but some are disappointing. People say the staff is nice but they often get orders wrong or incomplete.
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6. South Dale Mabry
Location: 609 S Dale Mabry Hwy, Tampa, FL
Rating: 4.3
Number of reviews: 2,928
What people are saying: There are a few bad reviews among hundreds of good ones. Most people are saying that the staff here is very friendly and the restaurant runs really well.
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7. Gandy Blvd
Location: 3678 W Gandy Blvd, Tampa
Rating: 4.3
Number of reviews: 2,637
What people are saying: We noticed that in the past 8 months this location has gotten some pretty bad reviews based off of incorrect orders. However, the store owner has responded to all of the bad reviews and has offered to make it right. They even asked for the person’s Chick-fil-A app username so maybe they can send them a reward.
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8. Uptown District
Location: 2811 E Fowler Ave, Tampa
Rating: 4.2
Number of reviews: 2,522
What people are saying: Little complaints on food quality but most people express their dissatisfaction with the drive-thru line.
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9. West Hillsborough
Location: 8465 W Hillsborough Ave, Tampa
Rating: 4.2
Number of reviews: 174 (this is a brand new location so that’s why there aren’t as many reviews as other locations).
What people are saying: It seemed like the new location was working through some kinks but have since upped their speed. Some complaints mention the online orders aren’t accurate.
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10. Tampa Stadium
Address: 2551 N Dale Mabry Hwy, Tampa, FL
Rating: 3.8
Number of reviews: 2,959
What people are saying: A lot of complaints state that this store is usually understaffed and the drive-thru takes “forever”. However we did notice that the store owner responds to most of the complaints and tries to offer a solution, which is nice.
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