Chicken sandwiches before Main Terminal security at BNA
This Chick-fil-A sits landside in the Main Terminal at Nashville (BNA), so you can grab food before TSA or meet someone arriving and eat together. It keeps typical mall-style hours, usually opening early morning around 6:00 a.m. and closing in the evening, but hours can shift with flight banks, so check day-of if you’re banking on a late dinner.
Menu is the standard Chick-fil-A lineup: original chicken sandwich, spicy sandwich, nuggets, waffle fries, and lemonade. Pricing tracks normal airport markup, so expect a sandwich combo to land in the $11–$14 range. Breakfast runs until around 10:30 a.m., with chicken biscuits and hash browns that work well if you’re in the security line with coffee in hand.
Lines form fast during 6:00–9:00 a.m. and again from about 4:00–7:00 p.m., when multiple Southwest and Delta departures leave close together from the Main Terminal concourses. Staff move orders quickly using numbered receipts and name calls, but during those peaks plan on 10–20 minutes from queue to food in hand.
You’ll find typical sides and add-ons here: waffle fries, fruit cup, side salad, and milkshakes when machines are running. The regular chicken sandwich and nuggets are the safest bets; salads can run out later in the evening, especially after 7:00 p.m. on busy days. Sauce packets are in high demand, so grab the BBQ or Chick-fil-A sauce you want when you first hit the counter.
Because this spot is pre-security, it works well if you’re waiting on an Uber or meeting a family member landing at BNA and don’t want to commit to going airside yet. Tip: if you’ve already checked in online, order food here first, eat, then head to TSA about 45–60 minutes before boarding for most domestic flights.