Chick-fil-A to open Westwood location in June
By Daily Bruin
May 10, 2013 4:58 p.m.
The fast-food chain Chick-fil-A expects to open its new Westwood location on June 27, according to the restaurant’s website.
The restaurant will be located on the corner of Westwood Boulevard and Le Conte Avenue in a building owned by UCLA.
The California State Teachers’ Retirement System, the previous owners of the Westwood Plaza building where Burger King was formerly housed, signed the lease with Chick-fil-A. In June, UCLA completed the purchase of the 10-story office building for $72 million and inherited the lease, said Steve Ritea, a UCLA spokesman, in July.
Plans for the chain’s opening garnered mixed reactions from the UCLA community, after its president said in interviews that he was in support of “traditional families,” which its owners believe is based on a marriage between a man and a woman.
The restaurant plans to have a “First 100 Event” during its grand opening, in which the first 100 customers will receive one free Chick-fil-A meal per week for a year, according to their website. The date for the event is still tentative.
Compiled by Chandini Soni, Bruin contributor.
