{"id":227185,"date":"2025-11-18T05:41:42","date_gmt":"2025-11-18T10:41:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/fairfax\/?p=227185"},"modified":"2026-01-05T13:15:35","modified_gmt":"2026-01-05T18:15:35","slug":"chicken-salad-chick-nova","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/fairfax\/chicken-salad-chick-nova\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet the Woman Behind NoVA\u2019s Chicken Salad Chick Expansion"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"custom_featured_image\" style=\"display:none;\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/fairfax\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/11\/chicken_salad_chick_FI-800x533.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"featured image - chicken salad chick\" style=\"margin-bottom: 15px;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/fairfax\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/11\/chicken_salad_chick_FI-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/fairfax\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/11\/chicken_salad_chick_FI-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/fairfax\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/11\/chicken_salad_chick_FI-585x390.jpg 585w, https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/fairfax\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/11\/chicken_salad_chick_FI-263x175.jpg 263w, https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/fairfax\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/11\/chicken_salad_chick_FI.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/div><div id=\"custom_category\" style=\"display:none;\">local living<\/div><p>Devon Cavanaugh Chamberlin is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) and a big fan of chicken salad. So much so that she has made it her<a href=\"https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/fairfax\/herndon-moo-thru-old-town-coffee\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> family\u2019s business<\/a>. Devon is the owner of three local Chicken Salad Chick franchise locations in Northern Virginia, with more to come. We chatted with Devon in advance of the Chicken Salad Chick\u2019s Herndon location opening at 494 Elden Street. <b>Read on for more with Devon and why this chicken salad is worth the hype.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-227196\" src=\"https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/fairfax\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/11\/chicken_salad_chick_FI-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"featured image - chicken salad chick\" width=\"450\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/fairfax\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/11\/chicken_salad_chick_FI-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/fairfax\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/11\/chicken_salad_chick_FI-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/fairfax\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/11\/chicken_salad_chick_FI-585x390.jpg 585w, https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/fairfax\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/11\/chicken_salad_chick_FI-263x175.jpg 263w, https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/fairfax\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/11\/chicken_salad_chick_FI.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>About Devon<\/h3>\n<p>Devon Cavanaugh Chamberlin spent her childhood here in Northern Virginia, went to college in North Carolina, and made her way back to the area after graduate school at Penn. But, she couldn\u2019t stop thinking about the chicken salad at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chickensaladchick.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Chicken Salad Chick,<\/a> a franchise with roots in Auburn, Alabama.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DEVDgYeuI6p\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div style=\"padding: 16px;\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 19% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;\">View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 12.5% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; margin-bottom: 14px; align-items: center;\">\n<div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(0px) translateY(7px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; height: 12.5px; transform: rotate(-45deg) translateX(3px) translateY(1px); width: 12.5px; flex-grow: 0; margin-right: 14px; margin-left: 2px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(9px) translateY(-18px);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 20px; width: 20px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 2px solid transparent; border-left: 6px solid #f4f4f4; border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; transform: translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: auto;\">\n<div style=\"width: 0px; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-right: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(16px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; flex-grow: 0; height: 12px; width: 16px; transform: translateY(-4px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-left: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(-4px) translateX(8px);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center; margin-bottom: 24px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 224px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 144px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;\"><a style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DEVDgYeuI6p\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A post shared by Chicken Salad Chick- Greenbriar (@greenbriarva_chick)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Devon thought that the concept would be a home run in the Northern Virginia area. \u201cCSC is very inviting, you can sit and catch up with friends,\u201d she said. \u201cAll of the food is made fresh in-house daily, and there\u2019s something for everyone on the menu. People are always looking for more quick-service options, and there\u2019s nothing like it in the area.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><em>Read more:\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/fairfax\/arlington-turkey-trot-2025\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How the Arlington Turkey Trot Brings Neighbors Together for a Good Cause<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Devon continued to grow her social work career, but couldn\u2019t stop thinking about the chicken salad. She shared her idea with her family during one of those \u2018what if\u2019 type conversations at the kitchen table. Devon&#8217;s father, Patrick Cavanaugh, and father-in-law, Barry Chamberlin, were convinced, and the three formed the corporate entity to bring CSC to Northern Virginia. Then came the franchise application and finding the right locations.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-227192\" src=\"https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/fairfax\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/11\/csc_herndon_1-800x800.jpg\" alt=\"exterior of chicken salad chick in herndon\" width=\"450\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/fairfax\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/11\/csc_herndon_1-800x800.jpg 800w, https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/fairfax\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/11\/csc_herndon_1-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/fairfax\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/11\/csc_herndon_1-200x200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/fairfax\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/11\/csc_herndon_1-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/fairfax\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/11\/csc_herndon_1-585x585.jpg 585w, https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/fairfax\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/11\/csc_herndon_1.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\nEventually, the team agreed on six total locations in Fairfax County, two in Arlington County, and two in Loudoun County.\u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The team\u2019s first location is in Falls Church at 7505 Leesburg Pike in the Idylwood Plaza. It opened in Fall 2024. The Herndon location at 494 Elden Street is the third they\u2019ve opened so far, joining the Falls Church location and another in Fairfax at 13057 Lee Jackson Memorial Highway in the Greenbriar Shopping Center. &#8220;Northern Virginia residents want fresh, health-conscious food that is easy to grab and go and doesn&#8217;t break the bank,&#8221; Devon said. &#8221; What excites me about the Herndon location is that it has ample parking out front, easy-to-access curbside, and a beautiful dog-friendly patio for all those nice weather days.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Devon credits her team for the locations&#8217; successes. She continues to work full-time as a social worker. Devon and her husband live in Falls Church and have one daughter and a dog.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>About the Chick<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The CSC concept was founded by Stacy and Kevin Brown in Auburn, Alabama, after Stacy&#8217;s homemade chicken salad became a local hit. Stacy was selling <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/meimeifox\/2017\/05\/04\/how-this-stay-at-home-mom-grew-a-90-million-business-in-just-3-years\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">chicken salad <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">out of her home, and it became so popular that the local health department shut it down. In 2008, she opened a small, takeout-only storefront that consistently had lines around the block. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">All of the chicken salad recipes are named after women in Stacy\u2019s life, such as the Classic Carol and the Fancy Nancy. \u201c<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I name them after real chicks, chicks that have influenced who I am today &#8211; best friends since kindergarten, college roommate, mother, mother-in-law, aunts, friends, neighbors. They all eventually had namesakes. And these chicken salads came to life,\u201d Stacy said in a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/transcripts\/624713103\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2018 interview<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-227191\" src=\"https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/fairfax\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/11\/csc_devon_1-800x800.jpg\" alt=\"devon, of chicken salad chick \" width=\"450\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/fairfax\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/11\/csc_devon_1-800x800.jpg 800w, https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/fairfax\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/11\/csc_devon_1-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/fairfax\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/11\/csc_devon_1-200x200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/fairfax\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/11\/csc_devon_1-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/fairfax\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/11\/csc_devon_1-585x585.jpg 585w, https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/fairfax\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/11\/csc_devon_1.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Now, there are nearly 300 locations nationwide. Devon\u2019s work in the community as a social worker is something that drew her to the CSC model. The CSC brand established the CSC Foundation to support CURE Childhood Cancer and local food banks with fundraisers throughout the year. \u201cGiving back to the community is part of the structure,\u201d Devon said. \u201cFrom donating food to hosting fundraisers, our restaurant being a part of the community is huge.\u201d \u00a0For example, at the opening of each Chick location, friends and family are invited for a \u2018soft opening\u2019 where their meal is on the house. Instead of paying for their meals, guests are encouraged to donate to the local cause highlighted that day. For the Herndon grand opening, the <a href=\"https:\/\/rmhcdc.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ronald McDonald House<\/a> was the recipient.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong>See more:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/fairfax\/modern-housecalls-transform-pediatric-care-in-northern-virginia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Modern Housecalls Transform Pediatric Care in Northern Virginia<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>The Chicken Salad Chick menu includes a variety of chicken salads plus side items like pasta salad, fruit salad, and soup. The chicken salads can come in plain scoops or in a sandwich, and there are several meal combinations available. Everyone has<a href=\"https:\/\/spoonuniversity.com\/school\/mizzou\/chicken-salad-chick-review\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> their favorite salad<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and Devon\u2019s favorite year-round is the Buffalo Barclay, except if there\u2019s a seasonal salad, then that\u2019s her pick. There are grab-and-go options available, and the restaurant offers catering.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Chicken Salad Chick of Herndon is open Monday \u2013 Saturday from 10:30AM &#8211; 8PM. For more information, visit <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/edge.prnewswire.com\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=4546318-1&amp;h=3175569724&amp;u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.chickensaladchick.com%2F&amp;a=www.chickensaladchick.com\"><b>www.chickensaladchick.com<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. 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