Chick-fil-A planned for city of Alachua

Feb 11, 2025 2:44 pm
Alachua County’s first Chick-fil-A outside of Gainesville will be coming to the city of Alachua at Santa Fe Crossings. Photo by Lillian Hamman
Alachua County’s first Chick-fil-A outside of Gainesville will be coming to the city of Alachua at Santa Fe Crossings.
Photo by Lillian Hamman

Alachua County’s first Chick-fil-A outside of Gainesville will be coming to the city of Alachua.  

According to state licensing information, the restaurant will take up shop at 16314 NW US Highway 441, Alachua next to Santa Fe Ford car dealership, MainStreet Urgent Care and across from Santa Fe High School.  

Even though the restaurant is planned for that location at Santa Fe Crossings, Chick-fil-A will not confirm the Alachua location.  

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“We are always evaluating potential new locations in the hopes of serving existing and new customers great food with remarkable service,” Chick-fil-A Inc. said in an email to Mainstreet. “We would very much like to have more restaurants in the Gainesville area, but we have no new locations to confirm at this time.” 

Other businesses at Santa Fe Crossings include a Wawa convenience store and gas station that opened in December 2024 and construction is underway for a Firestone Complete Auto Care store.  

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    Lillian Hamman is Mainstreet’s member ambassador and food writer based in Gainesville. She earned a degree in creative writing with a minor in business from Berry College and has worked in podcast production and news reporting. Lillian is a fan of classic films, maker of all things textiles, and runner of all roads.

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Cbee

Yay!!

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Real Gainesville Citizen and Voter

Another gourmet destination. Whoopee.

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Ryan

East side of Gainesville needs a Chick-fil-A!

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Cynthia Binder

Waffle house

Email Chick-fil-A 💁‍♀️

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TENGLISH

Another chicken place 😑

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Cynthia Binder

Because chickens lay eggs
twice a day
n grow
to harvest to
consume in months::: not years .
Beef years…..
🐖 weeks — few years ….
Fish months – years…..

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DJK

Chickens lay eggs every 24-26 hours rather than twice per day.

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Stephen

Yessss! I’ve thought they should put one there for years

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