Chicken Salad Chick opens in Port Charlotte with grand opening celebration
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FORT MYERS, Fla. - Floridant -- Chicken Salad Chick, a fast-casual, Southern-inspired chicken salad restaurant, welcomed over 100 guests on Jan. 10 to celebrate the grand opening of its new location at 1799 Tamiami Trail in Port Charlotte.

Leading up to its official opening, Chicken Salad Chick invited local families, friends, influencers and members of the media to sample items from the menu and meet franchise owners Kendal Potesta and Scott Pace. On grand-opening day, the restaurant held a ribbon-cutting ceremony and gave away free chicken salad for a year to its first 100 guests.

Pictured from left to right:

Photo 1: Kendal Potesta, Scott Pace – Posing for #3 location in SWFL

Photo 2: Christa Cabrera, Jane Roessler

Photo 3: James Kendal, Susan Covel – 1^st and 2^nd of First 100 customers

Photo 4: Susan Olvera-Hill – 3^rd of First 100 customers

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Photo 5: Gabi Wall, Omar Gaines

Photo 6: Patti VanBuren, Marilyn Larkin

Photo 7: Ryles Dodd, Sam Brooks

Photo 8: Scott Pace, Kendal Potesta, children

Photo 9: Gary Farino, Carrie Darling, Debbie Joseph, Lisa Ratcliff, Daniel Ross

Photo 10: Kitty Stock, Steve Zaron, Brenda Kahoo

Photo 11: Nena Leach, Crystal Coyne, Micah Privett, Ryker Privett, Cassidy Kehrer

Photo 12: Gary Farino

Photo 13-14: First 100 customers lined up on grand opening day

Photo 15: Ribbon Cutting with Charlotte County Chamber

Photo 16-18: Chicken Salad Chick in Port Charlotte opens doors

Photo 19-20: Port Charlotte restaurant exterior

Chicken Salad Chick in Port Charlotte is open Monday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. and closed on Sundays. For more information, visit Facebook.com/ChickenSaladChickPortCharlotteFL (https://www.facebook.com/ChickenSaladChickPortCharlotteFL) or follow Chicken Salad Chick on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/chickensaladchick) and Instagram (https://instagram.com/chickensaladchick) for the latest news and trends.

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About Chicken Salad Chick

Chicken Salad Chick serves full-flavored, Southern-style chicken salad made from scratch and served from the heart. With more than a dozen original chicken salad flavors as well as fresh side salads, gourmet soups, signature sandwiches and delicious desserts, Chicken Salad Chick's robust menu is a perfect fit for any guest. Founded in Auburn, Alabama by Stacy and Kevin Brown, in 2008, Chicken Salad Chick has grown to more than 220 restaurants in 17 states. Today, under the leadership of Scott Deviney and the Chicken Salad Chick team, the brand is continuing its rapid expansion with both franchise and company locations. See www.chickensaladchick.com for additional information.