Chicken Salad Chick, the nation’s only fast casual chicken salad restaurant concept, announced its third location along the Mississippi Gulf Coast with an opening in Ocean Springs. In the heart of the city at 2107-A Bienville Blvd. between the hospital and downtown, Chicken Salad Chick Ocean Springs will welcome guests with a convenient drive-thru and outdoor patio. The Ocean Springs community is invited to celebrate this grand opening on Wednesday, Nov. 1st; the first 100 guests that morning will win free chicken salad for a year.  

During grand opening week, Ocean Springs guests can expect to experience the Southern hospitality that Chicken Salad Chick is known for with specials and giveaways that include: 

  • Wednesday, Nov. 1 – Free Chicken Salad for a Yearto the first 100 Guests – The first guest in line will receive one large Quick Chick of chicken salad per week for an entire year. The next 99 guests in line receive one large Quick Chick of chicken salad per month for a year. Guests should arrive early to secure a place in line.       
  • Thursday, Nov. 2 – The first 50 guests to purchase a Chick Trio receive a free Chicken Salad Chick Tumbler. 
  • Friday, Nov. 3 – The first 50 guests to purchase a Chick Trio receive a free Chicken Salad Chick Wooden Cutting Board.
  • Saturday, Nov. 4 – The first 50 guests to purchase a Chick Trio receive a free Chicken Salad Chick Tote Bag.

The Ocean Springs restaurant is owned and operated by Hudson Sandefur and Bruce Ratcliffe of Spring City Chick, LLC. They are the duo that brought Chicken Salad Chick to D’Iberville in 2018 and expanded to Gulfport less than two years later. Sandefur owns five other Chicken Salad Chick locations in Arkansas and Tennessee as well as multiple Zaxby’s restaurants throughout the Gulf Coast region. Ratcliffe got his start in restaurants managing Zaxby’s locations in Baldwin County, Alabama, for 13 years.  

“We could not be more excited to have finally found a location in the City of Discovery and continue bringing Chicken Salad Chick to fans along the Mississippi Gulf Coast,” says Bruce Ratcliffe. “Ocean Springs is a beautiful town that has the exact combination of class, sass and fun we try to bring wherever we go. We can’t wait to start serving our freshly made chicken salad flavors to the wonderful people of this community.”   

This restaurant group enjoys giving back to important causes, donating since 2018 to Back Bay Mission in Gulfport and D’Iberville through Chicken Salad Chick’s annual Giving Card program. With the Ocean Springs opening, they will be supporting The Lord is My Help Food Kitchen as part of their pre-opening Friends & Family events. The food pantry and meal distribution service is working to put an end to hunger in Ocean Springs. The local Chick team looks forward to working with them wherever they can. 

Chicken Salad Chick in Ocean Springs will be open Monday – Saturday from 10 a.m. – 8 p.m.

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