The "express" in the title of this Chick-fil-a? If somebody decided to file a lawsuit for false advertisement, they just might win it.
I don't even know where to begin with this place. So I'll start with the obvious.
This place is not like any actual Chick-fil-a you'll probably ever go to, and I don't mean that in a good way. Or maybe that is good, because then this will be the only one that's borderline terrible.
They have quite a tendency to run out of things and then take 15-30 minutes to get them out to you.
The fries? Don't bother. Pretty much always stale. I've probably got about a 30% hit rate on getting fries that aren't stale just because sometimes one of my friends wants me to get them some. I've long since given up on them otherwise.
That whole express thing? Yeah... no. Plan to be there for 45 minutes and maybe just maybe you'll get out of there in half the time if you're lucky. While, admittedly, this place sees alot of traffic, if they'd just open up both sets of the registers and appropriately staff the place, it wouldn't be nearly as much of an issue. But of course given that this place is still one of the better options for utilizing your forced meal plan, I guess there's no real reason for decent customer service. So many of the options are so bad or inconveniently placed that Chick-fil-a nearly has an accidental monopoly on student dining.
Speaking of customer service, that's probably the quickest way to know you're not at an actual Chick-fil-a. You see, at a normal Chick-fil-a you'll likely find mostly (if not all) friendly workers. Here? Not so much. You approach the counter and you won't get a hello nor an acknowledgement that they're ready to take your order. You'll be met with a blank stare as they wait for you to assume that they're ready to take your order. Which by the way, sometimes they're not. But you won't know until you start in with your order and they ask you to wait after saying nothing when you got to the counter. On a really lucky day you'll get someone at the register who's obviously grouchy and reluctant to do their job AND a manager who doesn't give a flip.
Oh yeah, management? Hit or miss. Some of the managers care, some don't. If you've waited 30 minutes for food, if you've got a good manager, they'll at least offer something to compensate you. And then there are the situations where you wait 30 minutes for food, finally get it, the order is wrong, and nobody cares. Wonderful.
And breakfast on the weekend? Forget about it. The line is even longer, the waits are completely absurd, and you can just about guarantee that they won't actually be open on time. They might, and I do mean MIGHT, be open by 9:00. If you want anything but a chicken biscuit before then (I mean a regular one, don't bother with spicy), well, don't expect much. Of course it's a catch 22 one way or another. Get there when they "open" and they won't have anything ready (again, except regular chicken biscuits). Get there when they have food ready, and you'll be in line for 30-45 minutes anyway. Seriously, if I ever bother to go there for breakfast again and manage to leave with Chick-n-minis before 8:45, I might beg to be slapped just to be sure I'm awake.
Oh, and if you do go for breakfast and you order more than one thing and have to wait for something, make sure you tell them to set your food aside under the lamp. Otherwise they'll just sit it on the counter and it'll have to be reheated by the time whatever you're waiting for finally shows up. read more