Places he mentioned as potential locations include Alamogordo, Bernalillo, Clovis and Gallup. The plan is to have a presence throughout the city, he said, but he had no timeline for the openings.Įkstrom, who owns Del Taco in New Mexico, hopes to open more Slim Chickens in the state. There is only one Slim Chickens in New Mexico (Farmington) but a few more are on the way.Īside from Rio Rancho, Ekstrom said there are plans to open three restaurants in Albuquerque, although he declined to give the exact locations in Duke City because competitors are looking at the same sites. The area would allow for as many as 27 cars to sit in line at the drive-thru “without any type of blocking” of parked cars or the formation of lines onto other streets, Tierra West LLC President Ron Bohannan told the governing body. There will be plenty of room for motorists once the restaurant opens. “Business investments are really important and (I) appreciate owners or operators coming into the city and investing in it,” Mayor Gregg Hull said. “We can always use more service-type jobs and options for our residents to take advantage of.” “I’m always in favor of more services,” Rio Rancho Councilor Paul Wymer said. Getting a new restaurant is welcoming news to members of the governing body.
“It’s difficult and challenging, but I’m not going to let that stop us,” Ekstrom said. The business could bring in between 80 and 100 jobs, he said, though he acknowledges that the nationwide labor shortage could make the hiring process tougher than usual. The process of getting things ready has been a little slower than usual due to supply chain issues, Ekstrom said. That’s based on the contractor’s feedback. “With that approval, we intend to move as rapidly as we can,” Slim Chickens restaurant franchisee Dennis Ekstrom told the Observer on Monday morning.Ĭonstruction is expected to begin sometime in the next two months, and the restaurant could open in 10 months or early 2023, he added. Last Thursday, the Rio Rancho Governing Body OK’d the company’s site plan to build the restaurant. The restaurant’s menu includes chicken tenders, chicken waffles, wraps and milk shakes. SE near the ALON gas station within a year. Slim Chickens will open at 1909 Wellspring Ave. ( Gregory Hasman/Observer)Īnother nationwide fast-food restaurant is coming to Rio Rancho.
It will be located at 1909 Wellspring Ave.
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