The World's Largest Chick-Fil-A Has Five Levels And A Rooftop Terrace

New York never shies away from going big, especially when food enters the picture. Times Square boasts a multi-level McDonald's, while Manhattan pours coffee culture into a sprawling Starbucks Reserve Roastery that, while not the world's largest Starbucks, still feels more like a caffeinated amusement park than a café. Meanwhile, Chick-fil-A's largest location in the world is sitting on Fulton Street at nearly double the size of the chain's standard restaurants. The space spans five floors and more than 12,000 square feet, seating around 140 diners with a mix of grab-and-go spots and quieter perches for people who actually sit down with their food. Climb high enough on the skylit staircase and you'll reach a rooftop terrace complete with tables and seating staring straight at the One World Trade Center. 

Roughly 150 employees keep the machine humming, and even when the line snakes toward the door, ordering moves faster than you expect. Tourists, office workers, and downtown wanderers cycle through all day, giving it the energy of a mini transit hub with waffle fries and secret menu hacks. 

The Fulton Street Chick-fil-A runs like its own little ecosystem. Order pickup happens at ground level in a constant churn of bags, beeping tablets, and lunch-hour urgency, while the upper dining floors slow the pace. Tables sit along bright windows with views of the Financial District below while a reservable meeting room on the fourth floor makes it one of the few fast-food spots where offices actually book space to work and eat. Keep climbing and you reach the rooftop terrace, the detail that makes this location feel less like a chain restaurant and more like a tourist attraction with nuggets. 

Locals tend to treat it that way: not as a quick stop, but as a midpoint in a day downtown. You can walk five minutes from One World Trade, eat a Buffalo Ranch Chicken sandwich with skyline views, then head toward Battery Park or the New York Stock Exchange without losing momentum. Even at peak lunch hours, the building absorbs crowds better than most Manhattan fast food setups thanks to its sheer vertical scale and mobile pickup that keeps the lobby from bottlenecking. Grab a window seat, grab a terrace table if the weather cooperates, and watch New York move beneath you. It is still Chick-fil-A, yes, but this one behaves like a landmark.