Chicken Salad Chick Adds Fourth San Antonio Site

The Atlanta-based fast-casual chain has signed a lease at Alamo Hills Shopping Center on Austin Highway.

Updated on Nov. 1, 2026 in Openings & Closings

Chicken Salad Chick Adds Fourth San Antonio Site

Chicken Salad Chick, an Atlanta-based fast-casual chain, signed a lease for a new location at Alamo Hills Shopping Center on Austin Highway in San Antonio. The restaurant will be the franchise's fourth outpost in the city.

Why it matters

The expansion adds another location to a growing San Antonio presence that began in 2021 and already includes outposts in New Braunfels and Boerne. It reflects the chain's continued push beyond its origins as a takeout cafe.

Chicken Salad Chick operates 330 restaurants across 22 states, and the Alamo Hills site will be its fourth in San Antonio. The extraction does not specify a target opening date or the size of the investment.

The players

Chicken Salad Chick

Chicken Salad Chick is an Atlanta-based fast-casual chain that began as a takeout cafe and has grown to 330 restaurants across 22 states.

Stacy Brown

Stacy Brown founded Chicken Salad Chick in Auburn, Alabama, starting by serving friends and local businesses out of her home.

The details

Chicken Salad Chick was founded by Stacy Brown in Auburn, Alabama, and grew from a takeout cafe launched in 2008 by Kevin Brown into a multistate chain. The chain first came to San Antonio in 2021 and already operates three locations there along with outposts in New Braunfels and Boerne.

2008: Takeout cafe launched, leading to the chain's growth
2021: Chain first opened in San Antonio
Signed lease at Alamo Hills Shopping Center reported in November 2026

Market Landscape

The Alamo Hills lease extends a chain that began as a single Auburn, Alabama takeout cafe in 2008 into a 330-location footprint across 22 states. Its San Antonio cluster, now including New Braunfels and Boerne, shows the regional clustering typical of expanding fast-casual brands.

San Antonio diners gain another Chicken Salad Chick location to choose from, adding a fourth site in the city. The extraction does not indicate changes to menu prices or availability at existing locations.

The takeaway

Regional clustering of locations, as seen with the San Antonio, New Braunfels and Boerne outposts, is one way expanding restaurant chains build out their presence. Diners tracking new openings can watch local shopping centers for announcements.