Hundreds lined up for the Chick-fil-A opening at Yorkdale Mall today

Chick-fil-A is officially selling fried chicken sandwiches out of Yorkdale Mall, and hoards of Torontonians have swarmed the shopping centre to get a taste. 

The controversial American fast food chain from with ties to anti-LGBTQ hate groups opened its second Toronto location at 10 a.m. this morning in Yorkdale's food court. 

There's a massive lineup at the new Chick-fil-A in Yorkdale mall #Toronto #Yorkdale #ChickfilA pic.twitter.com/pKw6vgdp6f

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Lineups stretched down the escalators and toward the food court stall for the opening inside one of the city's biggest malls. 

A few queued up as early as 6:15 a.m. (apparently people crave greasy fried chicken and waffle fries before the sun comes up). 

A hefty lineup is forming before the escalators at Yorkdale mall for the opening of Chick-fil-A 😲 #Toronto #ChickfilA #Yorkdale pic.twitter.com/VgiMmkT3iH

— blogTO (@blogTO) January 7, 2020

Crowds were sizeable this morning but still not as big as Chick-fil-A's first store opening at 1 Bloor St. East this past September, where huge protests, counter-protests, and even larger lineups outside the store lasted for months. 

Unlike the downtown location, there were no overnight lineups at Yorkdale's new store either. 

Here's a look at what the new Chick-fil-A in Yorkdale mall looks like 👀 #Toronto #Yorkdale #ChickfilA pic.twitter.com/u38BXbtuaf

— blogTO (@blogTO) January 7, 2020

According to Chick-fil-A, the brand plans to open at least 10 more restaurants in the GTA before 2023.