Chick-fil-A launching Manhattan restaurant with mobile pickup and delivery only
The company designed the location as 'uniquely designed' for 'on-the-go' New Yorkers
New York City is getting a Chick-fil-A restaurant geared solely toward delivery and mobile pickup orders.
When the test restaurant opens next week at 79th and 2nd in the Big Apple, it will differ from other Chick-fil-A restaurants in that it "will not offer a seating area or dine-in services," the fast-food chain said Wednesday.
It will only do delivery and mobile orders for pickup. The location, described as "uniquely designed" for "on-the-go" New Yorkers, is the first of its kind, according to Chick-fil-A.
Chick Fil A logo and sign over restaurant, Manhattan, New York. (Lindsey Nicholson/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images / Getty Images)
Under the test concept, the soon-to-open Chick-fil-A restaurant will utilize geofencing to make its timing for preparing the orders that customers have placed digitally for delivery or pickup as efficient as possible, the chain said.
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Those picking up the order, whether that’s the customer themself or a delivery person, will have the ability to see the status of the food using in-store designated screens, per Chick-fil-A.
FILE - Picture showing the logo of a Chick-fil-A Fast Food Restaurant. (iStock / iStock)
The company said guests would still get the "warm hospitality and care" they are used to at Chick-fil-A locations at the mobile pickup test restaurant.
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Chick-fil-A has another restaurant design it will explore this year.
The other, first announced last summer, will position the kitchen above four drive-thru lanes, as FOX News Digital previously reported.
It will be set up in Atlanta, the same city where Chick-fil-A has its headquarters. The company is targeting later in the year for its debut.
In this photo illustration, Chick-fil-A logo is seen on a smartphone and on a PC screen. (Pavlo Gonchar/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images / Getty Images)
Both concepts aim to "meet the evolving needs of our customers who desire speed and convenience," Chick-fil-A has said. Digital methods have particularly gained popularity.
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The company, which is privately-owned and famous for being closed Sundays, has been around since the 60s.
Fox News Digital’s Jamie Joseph contributed to this report.