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This well-known chicken chain has closed a Columbia area location. Here’s where

A 4-piece tenders combo from Slim Chickens on Beltline Boulevard in Forest Acres.
A 4-piece tenders combo from Slim Chickens on Beltline Boulevard in Forest Acres. chtrainor@thestate.com

A Columbia-area location of a well-known chicken tenders chain is closed.

The Slim Chickens at 2089 N. Beltline Blvd. in Forest Acres near Columbia was closed as of July 2, per various online resources. The business was listed as “permanently closed” on Google and on its Facebook page. The Forest Acres location also was listed as “closed” on the locations finder on Slim Chickens website as of Thursday afternoon.

The Slim Chickens at 2089 N. Beltline Blvd. was listed as “permanently closed” on Google as of July 2, 2026.
The Slim Chickens at 2089 N. Beltline Blvd. was listed as “permanently closed” on Google as of July 2, 2026. Screenshot from Google

Other Columbia-area Slim Chickens locations on Killian Road and Garners Ferry Road remain open.

The Forest Acres Slim Chickens opened in March 2024 on a site that formerly was home to a Golden Chick restaurant near the former site of Richland Mall.

Slim Chickens was founded in Arkansas and expanded across the U.S. in recent years. There are just more than 200 locations nationwide, according to data site ScrapeHero. The restaurants offer chicken fingers, wings, sandwiches, wraps, salads and more.

The Facebook page of the Slim Chickens at 2089 N. Beltline Boulevard in Forest Acres near Columbia, SC listed it as “permanently closed” as of July 2, 2026.
The Facebook page of the Slim Chickens at 2089 N. Beltline Boulevard in Forest Acres near Columbia, SC listed it as “permanently closed” as of July 2, 2026. Screenshot from Facebook
Chris Trainor
The State
Chris Trainor is a retail reporter for The State and has been working for newspapers in South Carolina for more than 21 years, including previous stops at the (Greenwood) Index-Journal and the (Columbia) Free Times. He is the winner of a host of South Carolina Press Association awards, including honors in column writing, government beat reporting, profile writing, food writing, business beat reporting, election coverage, social media and more.
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