Bruce and Heidi Smith moved to Osprey about five years ago to be closer to her family, and brought their successful food truck, Chick-N-Noga with them.
Their concept of serving fresh, hand-breaded chicken tenders proved to be as successful in Sarasota as it had been for five years in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
In 2024, when they started looking for a brick-and-mortar location, rumors about Chick-fil-A coming to Venice started to circulate…