Chick-fil-A and Cracker Barrel's Oregon expansions have only just begun.

By next summer, both chains are planning to open locations in Bend's Robal Road Village along Highway 97, KTVZ reports.

According to KTVZ, Chick fil-A has submitted a design review application to the city and hopes to break ground in the coming months with eyes on an April opening. Cracker Barrel has yet to submit an application, though is looking at a June 2018 opening.

Chick-fil-A, the Georgia-based fried chicken sandwich chain, made Oregon landfall last year in Hillsboro, the first of nearly a dozen planned restaurants for the Portland area. Currently, there are three Chick-fil-A locations in the area -- the first in Tanasbourne at 2865 N.W. Town Center Dr., a second at the Clackamas Promenade, 12520 S.E. 93rd Ave., and a third in Vancouver, 16400 S.E. Mill Plain Blvd, Vancouver.

Cracker Barrel, another restaurant chain known for their Southern-inspired menu and decor, has also made significant inroads into the Portland market. Their first restaurant opened in mid-April in Tualatin's Nyberg Rivers shopping complex. Two more locations, in the Jantzen Beach Center and along Beaverton's Canyon Road, are slated to open this year.

-- Samantha Bakall

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