https://www.siliconvalley.com/2023/04/27/emeryville-newest-chick-fil-a-in-the-bay-opens-today/ > Chick-fil-A, the fried-chicken sandwich juggernaut, has added to its growing Bay Area footprint. > The chain’s newest restaurant — No. 22 — opens today in Emeryville at the East Bay Bridge Shopping Center. This franchise is locally owned by Jon Hooper, an entrepreneur who first started working at Chick-fil-A at the age of 16.