Two restaurant chains opening first Albany locations

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The first Chipotle Mexican Grill within the city of Albany has opened at 17 New Scotland Ave., on the ground floor of the Park South Apartments and near Albany Medical Center. Otherwise, the nearest Chipotles are in a shopping plaza in East Greenbush and Stuyvesant Plaza, Guilderland.

Another chain making its Albany debut is Sonic Drive-In, which will break ground Wednesday (7/10) for an opening later this year at 351 Southern Blvd., in Mt. Hope Commons and on the site of a former Howard Johnson’s restaurant. Sonics have been open for several years in Latham and Troy.

In almost related news, CoreLife Eatery, which has made a fast push in the area, with Clifton Park and Latham opening within the past year, is developing its third area location, on Western Avenue and barely in Guilderland, by the University at Albany entrance. The location is about several hundred feet west of the city-town line. Another CoreLife is being built on Wolf Road in Colonie.