New American chicken restaurant Slim Chickens to open at Clarks Village

A popular chicken chain is set to open its first restaurant in Somerset - with the first 30 customers to receive free chicken. Work is well underway for Slim Chickens to take over the former Gourmet Burger Kitchen branch in Clarks Village’s Restaurant Terrace.

The authentic American-style restaurant Slim specialises in cooked-to-order fresh, buttermilk tenders, Honey BBQ sandwiches and fresh Buffalo wings. It also stocks a range of 15 handmade dipping sauces as well as a variety of wraps, salads and sides, plus vegetarian plant-based options and milkshakes.

Due to open at 12pm on Friday, June 21, Slim Chickens will offer three free chicken tenders to the first 30 people in line with golden tickets given out in-store for a chance to win free prizes.

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The restaurant will feature family seating, intimate tables, and booths and will be available for quick lunches, takeaway meals to leisurely family dinners. When open, this will be the first Slim Chickens restaurant to open in Somerset, with nearby branches in Bournemouth, Exeter and Swindon.

The Street restaurant is currently recruiting for both full-time and part-time staff, including front of house, kitchen team member, kitchen supervisor, kitchen manager and assistant manager. You can view the jobs here.

The arrival of Slim Chickens comes as pan-Asian restaurant chain Wagamama will combine units 29 and 30, once occupied by Samsonite and Jaeger, into a new restaurant. Work is well underway on the new restaurant in the heart of the factory outlet village in Street, with the restaurant set to open on July 22. The large restaurant will cater for 172 covers including 40 external covers.

Speaking about the new restaurants and other openings, Chris Davis, Centre Director of Clarks Village, said: “After months of speculation, we can officially confirm Wagamama is coming to Clarks Village along with four other fantastic new openings. There’s already been a buzz of excitement from guests and we can’t wait to showcase these brands as they open their doors in the coming weeks alongside our established favourites.

“While the British weather may be interchangeable, with five new brands and more on the way, we’re in for a very hot summer at Clarks Village.”