Edmonton food: City popular destination for U.S. restaurant chains [Video]

With popular U.S. restaurant chains Chipotle and Chick-Fil-A setting up shop in Edmonton, one business expert says there are several reasons why Alberta’s capital city is a destination for them, including residents’ love of dining out.

West Edmonton Mall will be home to Alberta’s first Chick-Fil-A restaurant, which is aiming for a summer opening.

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Karleen Rhodes, the location’s owner, got her first taste of her restaurant’s product as a teen in the U.S.

“You don’t really understand why something that you have in Atlanta isn’t necessarily in Edmonton,” Rhodes, who grew up near Edmonton, told CTV News Edmonton on Friday. “It’s something that I’m now so excited, over 16 years later, to be bringing to the people of Edmonton and introducing the product to Alberta.”

Construction is also underway for the city’s first Chipotle Mexican Kitchen location, which is also slated to open this summer in a new commercial development …