Chick-fil-A Files Updated Plans to Relocate East Nine Mile Road Location

December 29, 2025

As Chick-fil-A on East Nine Mile Road prepares to relocate nearly across the street to a new building, updated plans have been filed with Escambia County.

Chick-fil-A at 1757 East Nine Mile Road has submitted plans to construct a new restaurant on the site of the former Dodge’s. The Dodge’s Southern Style convenience store on East Nine Mile Road closed abruptly in early September 2024.

Plans for the restaurant were first filed with the Escambia County Development Review Committee (DRC) in early 2025. In December 2025, updated plans were filed with the DRC. The new plans show a slightly larger building and a reconfiguration of planned parking.

Chick-fil-A plans to demolish the existing convenience store and construct a new 5,249-square-foot restaurant on 1.8 acres. The new location will feature dual drive-thru lanes to increase vehicle stacking capacity.

The proposal is in the internal review stage with the DRC and is not yet set for a public hearing.

Pictured top: The former Dodge’ on Est Nine Mile Road is the proposed site of a new Chick-fil-A that plans to move from nearly across the street. NorthEscambia.com photo, click to enlarge.

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11 Responses to “Chick-fil-A Files Updated Plans to Relocate East Nine Mile Road Location”

  1. Roberta on December 30th, 2025 6:22 pm

    There will be two entrances to this establishment, both which will be blocking traffic from neighborhoods behind. If traffic continues at this location the way it does across the street, the traffic coming in at at the light entrance will block up all traffic trying to get out onto nine mile road. Any traffic wanting to turn onto Hillview will be blocked by any traffic tring to enter from the nine mile entrance.
    People who generally come out to that light to go to nine mile and the stores will now be subjected to going the opposite way on Hillview and going ot to University Dr.
    This move is not fair to those who live in the neighborhoods behind.
    I would like to know when the next public hearing is going to be held!

  2. Steve on December 30th, 2025 7:20 am

    Not intending to diminish people’s concerns about traffic; it seems to me there’s a ready solution to the traffic problems that come with many Chic-fil-A locations; other fast-food chains could copy the business model of hiring caring people and treating their employees and customers the way Chic-fil-A does.
    I know it isn’t cheap and easy to do what Chic-fil-A does but imagine the difference in business that would come if people started bragging about the excellent conditions and service they got at Burger King, McDonalds, Wendy’s and the like. Maybe then, the traffic would be spread amongst multiple locations and less of a Chic-fil-A problem. And how many business owners/managers look at Chic-fil-A and think, man I wish I had their problems?
    Wow, that would be interesting.

  3. Kelly on December 30th, 2025 12:22 am

    I live on Plainfield and this is really going to suck with all this extra traffic at the light. I miss my peaceful neighborhood.

  4. JJ on December 29th, 2025 9:25 pm

    Thanks to all that said tanks were removed. Diesel can last along time sitting. Gas font do well at all sitting for long term(6 months)

  5. Local Jesus Chicken Lover on December 29th, 2025 1:24 pm

    to Hmmm
    The new location will have a traffic light so I’m not sure what you mean…

    to JJ
    I am pretty sure the tanks came out shortly after the Dodge’s closed. If not, they dug a GIANT hole for no reason.

  6. JD on December 29th, 2025 12:53 pm

    JJ They will be removed.

  7. Jason G on December 29th, 2025 11:55 am

    Fuel tanks were removed months ago shortly after Dodge’s closed

  8. Steve on December 29th, 2025 11:45 am

    State law says there should be a BOND paid to remove the tanks when they 1st go in the ground. Its to keep from having a ECO problem later with no money to move them.

  9. Mike J. on December 29th, 2025 10:41 am

    So instead of making a new location on the growing west end of 9-Mile in the I-10 and Beulah area (Navy Federal, Outlying Field, Nature Trail, Publix, McD, etc), Chick-Fil-A decided to make a new building across the street from their existing place. I would like to see them come west because there is a lot of growth in the north Beulah area. Maybe someday.

  10. JJ on December 29th, 2025 10:19 am

    What happens to the gas/diesel storage tanks and all the pipings under ground to the tanks.
    HURRY

  11. Hmmm on December 29th, 2025 10:04 am

    I quit eating at the current location on Nine Mile because it can be so difficult to get out of there even with four or five options to leave.

    And it appears the new location will have even less options for getting back out on to Nine Mile





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