A new Chick-fil-A store is opening off of a busy Newport News throughway next week.

The Atlanta-based chicken chain’s new restaurant is set to open Nov. 6 at 12839 Jefferson Ave. — north of Denbigh Boulevard and south of Richneck Road. The store’s hours are set to be 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. Monday through Saturday.

This will be the third standalone restaurant for the company in Newport News. There are also locations in Patrick Henry Mall and on Christopher Newport University’s campus. Public records indicate the new restaurant is 5,184 square feet and the property has a value of $1.3 million.

Company leadership selected Christopher Hobert as the new location’s owner-operator, making it the second Chick-fil-A restaurant in Newport News he manages. The other location is up the street in the Yoder Plaza Shopping Center. Hobert is a nine-year Navy veteran who was based in Hampton Roads for most of his service, a company news release said. He’s operated the Yoder Plaza location, at 12128 Jefferson Ave., since 2020.

Approximately 140 new jobs were created by the opening, the restaurant said.

Patrons who visit the restaurant’s opening day in “cow attire” could get free food while supplies last.

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