Chick-fil-A will hold to tradition and keep its Merceds-Benz Stadium franchised closed this Super Bowl Sunday.
ATLANTA (WTHR) — Super Bowl Sunday is around the corner and this year, fans will file into Atlanta's Mercedes-Benz Stadium to enjoy all it has to offer for the big game. That is, all except Chick-fil-A.
The chicken restaurant, notoriously known for being closed on Sundays, will not change its rules for game day, just as it hasn't all season.
According to its website, the closed-on-Sunday practice began at the restaurant's start in 1946:
Our founder, Truett Cathy, made the decision to close on Sundays in 1946 when he opened his first restaurant in Hapeville, Georgia. Having worked seven days a week in restaurants open 24 hours, Truett saw the importance of closing on Sundays so that he and his employees could set aside one day to rest and worship if they choose - a practice we uphold today.
This practice has had many people asking why a restaurant closed on Sundays would decide to put a location in an NFL stadium.
But according to the restaurants public relations team, the restaurant still gets plenty of business throughout the year with Atlanta United soccer games, concerts, college and high school football games and band competitions.
So Chick-fil-A won't be on the menu, but many other vendors will, and lucky for fans, they're cheap.
Concessions at Mercedes-Benz Stadium feature a "fan first menu pricing," according to Atlanta NBC affiliate WXIA. Fans can get food for cheap — like a $2 hot dog, $3 pizza slice, $4 refillable souvenir cup or a $5 Bud Light draft.
Atlanta Falcons president Rich McKay told ESPN the stadium would offer the same pricing for all events, including the 2018 College Football National Championship, 2018 SEC Championship and the 2019 Final Four.
To see complete menu listings at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, click here.
