These 2 popular restaurants are opening new Triangle locations. Here’s where
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- Chipotle opened new Triangle locations in Durham and Raleigh on April 15 and April 20.
- The Raleigh Chipotle at 3905 Capital Blvd. features a Chipotlane drive‑thru.
- Chick‑fil‑A in Selma spans 6,500 square feet and has a double drive‑thru.
Two well-known restaurant chains in the Triangle are opening new locations.
The burrito behemoth Chipotle recently launched new stores in Raleigh and Durham, including one with a “Chipotlane” drive-thru. And Chick-fil-A is now in another Triangle town — Selma.
Here’s what to know about the new locations.
New Chipotle stores in Raleigh and Durham
Chipotle has opened two new Triangle restaurants in recent days.
One opened at 4730 Guess Road in Durham on Wednesday, April 15. It’s near the new Publix in the Latta Park development.
The other, at 3905 Capital Blvd. in Raleigh, began serving customers Monday, April 20 and features a Chipotlane. This drive-thru lane accommodates guests who want to pick up orders without leaving their cars.
Both locations are open 10:45 a.m.-10 p.m. daily, and each will employ around 30 people.
Chipotle now has 10 Durham restaurants and nine in Raleigh, but its store count in the City of Oaks is set to increase soon.
The chain will open its first downtown Raleigh location this summer, Chipotle previously told The News & Observer. It will be in the Bloc[83] development on the west side of downtown, at Glenwood Avenue and Hillsborough Street.
Chick-fil-A opens in Selma
Chick-fil-A recently opened its first location in Selma.
Located at 201 S. Endurance Way in the Eastfield development, the restaurant spans 6,500 square feet and includes an expanded dining room, double drive-thru and dedicated lane for Chick-fil-A app users, according to a news release from developer AdVenture Development.
A few of Chick-fil-A’s nearest locations to the new Selma restaurant are in Wendell, Garner and Knightdale.
Known for fried chicken and waffle fries, Chick-fil-A is the fourth national restaurant to open at Eastfield, joining Olive Garden, LongHorn Steakhouse and Panda Express.
Eastfield is a 435-acre “live-work-play” development off Interstate 95 between exits 97 and 98. Several major big-box stores, including Old Navy, Hobby Lobby, Ulta Beauty and Academy Sports and Outdoors, have locations there.
The development is also welcoming grocery stores and warehouse clubs. BJ’s Wholesale Club opened its fifth Triangle location at Eastfield in January, and Target is planning an approximately 130,000-square-foot store there.
New fast-food locations in the Triangle
Several well-known fast-food chains are expanding in the Triangle area.
North Carolina-based Cook Out will soon open a new location in Apex, its first restaurant in the town. The restaurant will be next to Dallas Famous Chicken N’ Biscuits on N.C. 55, also called Williams Street.
Shake Shack is also adding to its Triangle footprint with a new restaurant in Morrisville’s Part West Village shopping center, located off N.C. 54. The burger chain, which also serves crinkle-cut fries and a relatively expansive milkshake menu, will open this year.
Texas-based Whataburger now operates two Triangle locations, in Wake Forest and Raleigh, with plans to bring its famous patty melts, signature sauces and customizable burgers to more customers, including in North Raleigh and Garner.
