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| - Chick-fil-A Mania has landed in the Las Vegas Valley in the shadow of Sunset Station. Only a couple of weeks after two of the first Las Vegas Valley stores opened, Chick-fil-A Mania has no intention of calming down. When I visited Chick-fil-A this Friday around 2 pm, I expected Chick-fil-A Mania to have slightly faded.
I have been a fan of Chick-fil-A for years. Just like so many of my neighbors in the Las Vegas Valley, I was looking forward to the day that Chick-fil-A would arrive here. I would have to visit St. George, Utah or be on vacation somewhere to satisfy my Chick-fil-A craving. Because Yelp is my diary, my last record of a Chick-fil-A visit was the Yelp review I recorded on a couple (not one) visits to a Chicago Loop Chick-fil-A. And because Yelp is my Diary, I have to speak the truth. And the truth is that I expected better from the one of the two first Chick-fil-A's in the Las Vegas area. I'll discuss this soon.
Chick-fil-A was remarkably busy to the degree that there were several accessory employees helping with functions including traffic control, order taking at the door, refilling beverages inside, and cashiering. I parked a few office buildings away.
In contrast to the friendly employees at previous employees, the woman at door (I believe her name was Chloran) gave a negative first impression. Right off the bat she expected me to know what I was ordering. No smiles. No "Welcome to Chick-fil-A." And no menu. How do I know what to order minus a menu? Fortunately I recalled the chicken nuggets meal. Accordingly I ordered the 12 piece chicken nuggets meal. Subsequently I gave her my name which she put in the computer pad. From here I waited on the line that moved fast. Upon ordering I gave my name and $8.64 for the 12 piece chicken Nugget meal. They gave me a few packets of sauce and something to identify me when they called "Daniel" and brought my food and beverage. The name system would be another problem considering Daniel is a common name. They would be calling Daniel for more than one order.
Unexpectedly there were a few available tables. And unexpectedly the chicken nuggets were not the gems I remember from past visits. Out of 12 nuggets a handful were more like bites or you could say large crumbs. They were so small that I only used up one packet of sauce dipping them. If I did not vividly remember the Chick-fil-A visits of the past, I would say it is overrated. Now the waffle fries were exceptionally good. I will go on to say that Chick-fil-A and Nathan's are my favorite fries in the fast food industry. I will go on to say that the portion was so underwhelming that I spent an abbreviated time in Chick-fil-A Mania. In that time I experienced friendlier employees than the one at the door. They refilled my beverage, brought ketchup to the table, and asked how everything is.
I am happy that Chick-fil-A now shared the same area code as me. However, I plan to delay my visits until Chick-fil-A Mania dies down.
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