US-based fast casual restaurant chain Chicken Salad Chick has expanded its footprint in the country by announcing its second location in Fern Creek, Louisville, Kentucky.

Set to open on 3 October 2023, the new restaurant will be located at 7706 Bardstown Road in the Cedar Creek shopping centre.

The Chicken Salad Chick Fern Creek location will feature a spacious dining room and patio.

Chicken Salad Chick facilities were first opened in 2015 by multi-unit franchise owners David Harris, Ken Greene, Rand Jones, Ed James and Bart Middlebrooks of SureChick Kentucky.

The owners opened the first store in Middletown, Louisville, nearly two years ago. It will be the ninth location to be opened by the local owners.

The multi-unit franchise owners are now bringing their second Kentucky Chick to Fern Creek alongside operator Laney Brittingham.

Brittingham said: “We love the day-to-day operations of the restaurant and putting smiles on the faces of the people who walk through our doors. Whether that be new guests, our regulars, or team members, we want to serve others through the love of chicken salad.

“We are so grateful for all the support we have received in Middletown and the opportunity to grow our footprint in Kentucky with Chicken Salad Chick's made-from-scratch, Southern favourites.

“We're eager to share our passion for service with this opening in Fern Creek, where many of our Middletown employees and guests live. It's a wonderful, family-centered community that is growing quickly.”

As part of the opening celebrations, the first 100 guests that morning will win free chicken salad for a year.