Chick-fil-A has opened its first delivery-only “ghost kitchen” in Florida, launching the Chick-fil-A Wynwood Delivery location on June 2 within the CloudKitchens network in Miami’s Wynwood neighborhood — the chain’s sixth such facility in the country.
The kitchen, located at 1900 NE Miami Court, is designed to exclusively fulfill delivery orders across the city and will not offer dine-in or drive-thru service. It operates Monday through Saturday from 10:30 a.m. to midnight, two hours later than Chick-fil-A’s typical restaurant closing time, according to the company’s press release.
The menu focuses on guest favorites delivered primarily through third-party platforms. The Wynwood unit has a smaller breakfast menu than a traditional restaurant but will serve its Chick-N-Minis all day long.
Miami native Thomas Overby, who already operates another Chick-fil-A in the city, was selected as the location’s owner-operator. “We know how important fast and reliable delivery is to Wynwood, and we want to meet the community where they are while keeping our signature hospitality,” Mr. Overby said in the release. “Being born and raised in Miami, serving this community is very special to me.”
To mark the opening, Chick-fil-A, Inc. made a $25,000 donation to Feeding South Florida, a Feeding America partner food bank. The location is expected to create approximately 30 jobs, with owner-operators offering hands-on training, mentoring, competitive pay and benefits, and scholarship opportunities.
The CloudKitchens partnership allows Chick-fil-A to expand into high-density urban areas without the overhead of traditional dining rooms or prime retail real estate. The chain has a history with the delivery-led model dating to 2019, when it opened a shared kitchen with DoorDash in Northern California. Its Little Blue Menu delivery concept debuted in 2021, followed by an opening in College Park, Md., in late 2023.
Chick-fil-A has steadily grown its overall unit count, opening 179 locations in 2025, compared to 132 net new units in 2024. By the end of 2025, the chain had 2,863 units — an increase of about 10.9% compared to 2023.
The privately held company, the third-largest quick-service restaurant chain in the United States, has been piloting delivery-focused formats since 2018, when it opened carryout-and-delivery units in Nashville, Tennessee, and Louisville, Kentucky, designed to support catering, takeout and delivery demand without traditional dining rooms. Subsequent locations followed in Northern California, College Park, Maryland, and Boston, with the Wynwood kitchen marking the sixth overall, according to the company.
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