A new Chick-fil-A is coming to the Columbia area. Here’s where it’s being built
A popular fast food chicken chain is spreading its wings to the Lexington suburbs.
Construction has begun on a new Chick-fil-A restaurant at 5465 Platt Springs Road in Red Bank. That’s directly in front of a Publix grocery store at the Lake Crossing shopping center. Other businesses at that center include a Domino’s Pizza, a nail salon and a dentist’s office.
This will be the first Chick-fil-A location in the fast-growing Red Bank area. According to a store locator tool on the Chick-fil-A website, there currently are 14 Chick-fil-A locations in Richland and Lexington counties.
The State reached out to Chick-fil-A’s corporate office about a possible opening date for the Red Bank spot but didn’t immediately hear back. The company’s website lists it only as “coming soon.” Construction workers and heavy equipment were on the move at the Platt Springs Road site on Monday afternoon.
Lexington County has continued to grow steadily and land businesses to go along with that growth. According to the census, the county’s population swelled from 262,391 to 293,991 in the last decade, good for a 12% gain.
Meanwhile, Chick-fil-A also has plans to tear down its existing store on Harbison Boulevard, near Columbiana Centre Mall, and build back a bigger location on that site with more drive-thru lanes.
This story was originally published December 14, 2021 at 9:33 AM.
