Chicken N Pickle announces opening date

If you love pickleball or if this is your first time hearing about the sport, there’s a new entertainment restaurant about to open their doors on the northside of town. It’s called Chicken N Pickle. First in April, they will host a soft opening in April, then host the anticipated opening date is on May 1st according to a statement from the company.

The four-acre venue at 5215 UTSA Blvd. will have four bars, 11 courts for pickleball and yard games for everyone to enjoy.

The game combines badminton with tennis and ping-pong. Four people play with a plastic wiffle ball and oversized paddles on half a tennis style court. Guests will be able to make a reservation online for the courts. Pickleball was invented in the mid-1960’s as a kids backyard game.

The kitchen will be serving up wood-fire rotisserie chicken that can be ordered in a variety of sauces and flavors. They’ll also be cooking up burgers, sandwiches, salads, barbecue, pork ribs and other bar foods. They even have a kids menu.

The company is looking to hire, apply at their website careers.chickennpickle.com/apply