Chicken Salad Chick is adjusting its timeline for its upcoming Olney location and is now aiming for an early July opening, rather than the spring debut previously anticipated.
As first reported in November, the fast-growing Southern-style restaurant is planned for Olney Village Center at 18209 Village Center Drive, next to Hallmark, in the space formerly occupied by a karate studio. At the time, co-owner Carrie Tydings shared that the team was targeting a March opening as construction preparations got underway.
The Olney restaurant will be operated by franchise owners Jim Schleckser and Carrie Tydings, both of whom have deep roots in the community. The pair has long been involved in private school and nonprofit boards, as well as youth athletics, and they view the restaurant as another way to invest locally and give back to the area they call home…