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Counted the cars lined on the street before they even got on the property - 10.
What struck me was not 1 and not 2 but 3 police cars dealing with traffic.
If they are required to have those police officers for vehicle control, I think that's corruption at its finest. This is something that can easily (and is) accomplished by Chick-fil-a employees at extremely busy locations on the mainland.
If they are required to have those police officers for vehicle control, I think that's corruption at its finest. This is something that can easily (and is) accomplished by Chick-fil-a employees at extremely busy locations on the mainland.
Anyone can request a police presence for an event on Oahu. It costs $50/hr per officer. Likely requested by Chick. But still - that expense adds up fast.
WOW. Drove by the Beretania location around 11:45 today. Three HPD cars parked in the curb lane with blue lights on, officers directing traffic into the proper lanes, one officer keeping a neighboring driveway clear; and cars backed up past Pensacola!. I have to admit, their marketing technique of using the "special duty" officers and presumably getting permits to cone the traffic lane during open hours works well to drive the frenzy.
PEOPLE, IT'S A CHICKEN SANDWICH!
Probably the same people that think Zippys is Da Bomb...
WOW. Drove by the Beretania location around 11:45 today. Three HPD cars parked in the curb lane with blue lights on, officers directing traffic into the proper lanes, one officer keeping a neighboring driveway clear; and cars backed up past Pensacola!. I have to admit, their marketing technique of using the "special duty" officers and presumably getting permits to cone the traffic lane during open hours works well to drive the frenzy.
PEOPLE, IT'S A CHICKEN SANDWICH!
Probably the same people that think Zippys is Da Bomb...
This being Hawaii, I wouldn't be shocked if Chick-fil-a didn't have a choice but to have those cops there. For context, the traffic for the Chick-fil-a drive-thru on S. Beretania is consistent with Chick-fil-a locations I'm used to on the mainland; this is pretty standard, though time will tell whether this traffic remains here in Honolulu at that location. But on the mainland there are no police officers managing the traffic flow; that's done solely by drivers and Chick-fil-a employees themselves.
That said, I do recall that the condo association that oversees the building right next door expressed concerns with officials that Chick-fil-a vehicle traffic would block the building's driveway and that Chick-fil-a mentioned special measures to ensure that such wouldn't happen.
From my perspective, Chick-fil-a does what they do very well. If it was just a chicken sandwich, folks would be lining up at McDonald's, Wendy's, or Popeyes (the Popeyes' craze was there for a little while, but much of that quickly died down while Chick-fil-a has persisted).
Yeah I don’t understand the buzz around new openings or the long lines. CFA is among my least fav fast food places. It’s really bland.
To each their own, but "bland" is one of the rare things I hear people say to describe Chick-fil-a food. This is a chicken restaurant that got it's start in the Deep South for context, where butter, lard, salt, pepper and other spices are the order of the day
This being Hawaii, I wouldn't be shocked if Chick-fil-a didn't have a choice but to have those cops there. For context, the traffic for the Chick-fil-a drive-thru on S. Beretania is consistent with Chick-fil-a locations I'm used to on the mainland; this is pretty standard, though time will tell whether this traffic remains here in Honolulu at that location. But on the mainland there are no police officers managing the traffic flow; that's done solely by drivers and Chick-fil-a employees themselves.
Well, it was not that uncommon when BK was in that location to have cars lined up out in the traffic lane during busier times; McD across the street typically has a line most mornings and other times as well. Not as long of lines, but they both were certainly blocking traffic lanes for periods of time.
Also, the last time I was at the food court in Ala Moana, what had previously been a very long maze to follow for ordering from CF extending out into the seating area, was empty. There were only a handful of people in line. Of course, I was there for the Lahaina Chicken Co, right next to them. Now they have some great chicken!
Well, it was not that uncommon when BK was in that location to have cars lined up out in the traffic lane during busier times; McD across the street typically has a line most mornings and other times as well. Not as long of lines, but they both were certainly blocking traffic lanes for periods of time.
Also, the last time I was at the food court in Ala Moana, what had previously been a very long maze to follow for ordering from CF extending out into the seating area, was empty. There were only a handful of people in line. Of course, I was there for the Lahaina Chicken Co, right next to them. Now they have some great chicken!
When you consider that the actual Chick-fil-a drive-thru lanes and area (once you get off the street) hold considerably more vehicles than either McDonald's does or the old BK did (and that CFA has a considerably larger staff manning the drive-thru and taking orders/preparing food), you truly get a better sense of just how insane the traffic volume is at Chick-fil-a. And if it's anything like CFA locations on the mainland I'm used to, that's not going to die down anytime soon.
Contrast this to the McDonald's and old BK. Yes, as you mentioned, sometimes there will be a handful or two of cars extending onto the streets and blocking traffic lanes, but it was nothing in terms of what I'm used to for CFA on the mainland in terms of the consistency throughout the day. More importantly, McDonald's today (and BK previously)--even in its long drive-thru lanes periods--has only 1 (sometimes two people) actually taking orders; I can't remember the last time I pulled to the first intercom where I wasn't told to "pull to the next drive-thru intercom" when at the McDonald's drive-thru as there was only one person actually taking orders . . . and often I'm required to wait a couple of minutes before they are even ready to actually take my order. Put differently, in my experience the periodic drive-thru backup at McDonald's is due purely to that business's smaller staff size being unable to handle the smaller number of customers that they have (compared to Chick-fil-a).
Last time I was at the Ala Moana food court (which was 1-2 weeks ago), Chick-fil-a certainly didn't have those winding lines (that was the initial opening craze), but they were still probably the busiest business at the food court. They also have a waiting area where people who made orders through the app stand.
I'll have to give Lahaina Chicken Co a try, though
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