Chicken N Pickle will start serving at a second Missouri location next week.
The concept, pairing a restaurant/bar with indoor and outdoor pickleball courts, will open a new location in the Riverpointe development in St. Charles, Missouri, on Dec. 12.
It is Chicken N Pickle’s first location in the St. Louis metro area and just its second in the state of Missouri.
The St. Charles location takes in a total of 76,850 square feet, with 11 indoor and outdoor pickleball courts, according to a release. The company estimates the location will create 150 new jobs.
Dave Johnson opened the first Chicken N Pickle in North Kansas City in 2016. It was among the first companies to capitalize on pickleball, a game whose popularity soared during the COVID-19 pandemic, and was positioned for a big upswing in popularity of “eatertainment” concepts.
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