Chick-fil-A opening
A Chick-fil-A store opening. Courtesy of the company

Chick-fil-A franchise owner Michael Gonzales will open the first of two drive-thru-only Chick-fil-A restaurants in the San Diego area in National City on Thursday.

The restaurant at 400 Mile of Cars Way will have two drive-thru lanes, three walk-up ordering windows and outdoor seating for 60. It will be open from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. Monday through Saturday.

“What I love about Chick-fil-A is we are a people company disguised as a restaurant, and I couldn’t be happier to bring the brand to the people of National City,” said Gonzales.

The first 100 people  to order meals at the new restaurant will win Chick-fil-A meals for a year in a store-opening tradition that goes back 14 years.

A second drive-thru-only Chick-fil-A is set to open in Clairemont later in the month. The new restaurants will be the brand’s 13th and 14th in the San Diego area.

Chris Jennewein is founder and senior editor of Times of San Diego.