Chick-fil-A is coming to Stillwater.
Chick-fil-A officials plan next fall to open a 5,218-square-foot restaurant with a drive-thru facility in the parking lot of the former Herberger’s department store building.
The site, 2001 Washington Ave., is located near the intersection of Washington Avenue and the Minnesota 36 frontage road, south of Harbor Freight Tools and east of Caribou Coffee.
The Stillwater City Council signed off on the plans last week.
City officials approved a conditional-use permit to allow a restaurant with a drive-thru, as well as a variance to accommodate drive-thru canopies that encroach into the required 20-foot setback, said Jason Zimmerman, the city’s community development director.
The proposed restaurant is located within the city’s business park commercial zoning district. In 2023, a plat associated with a proposed car wash was approved on the site, but the car wash never opened, Zimmerman said. That same year, the Caribou Coffee was constructed in the area, Zimmerman said.
Zimmerman said city officials are working to improve traffic flow in the area, especially at the intersection of the frontage road and Washington Avenue. “We’re looking at making some changes there, which will help,” he said. “I think that’s the biggest pinch point.”
Zimmerman, who has never eaten at a Chick-fil-A, said he is looking forward to trying it out.
“Their market study showed that this would be a good place to locate,” he said. “People really like Chick-fil-A. People, including my son, just love the food. I think there’s a lot of excitement about seeing it in Stillwater. I’m sure they’ll get a lot of customers.”
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