<P> In 1996, the first Truett's Grill was opened in Morrow, Georgia . The second location opened in 2003 in McDonough, Georgia, and a third location opened in 2006 in Griffin, Georgia . Similar to the Chick - fil - A Dwarf Houses, these independently owned restaurants offer traditional, sit - down dining and expanded menu selections in a diner - themed dinner . In 2017, Chick - fil - A demolished several Dwarf House locations to replace them with Truett's Grill locations . </P> <P> S. Truett Cathy was a devout Southern Baptist; his religious beliefs had a major impact on the company . The company's official statement of corporate purpose says that the business exists "To glorify God by being a faithful steward of all that is entrusted to us . To have a positive influence on all who come in contact with Chick - fil - A ." </P> <P> Cathy's beliefs are also responsible for the chain's most well - known and distinctive feature: all Chick - fil - A locations (both corporate owned and franchised) are closed on Sundays, as well as on Thanksgiving and Christmas . Cathy states as the final step in his Five - Step recipe for Business Success "I was not so committed to financial success that I was willing to abandon my principles and priorities . One of the most visible examples of this is our decision to close on Sunday . Our decision to close on Sunday was our way of honoring God and of directing our attention to things that mattered more than our business ." </P> <P> In an interview with ABC News's Nightline, Truett's son Dan T. Cathy told reporter Vicki Mabrey that the company is also closed on Sundays because "by the time Sunday came, he was just worn out . And Sunday was not a big trading day, anyway, at the time . So he was closed that first Sunday and we've been closed ever since . He figured if he didn't like working on Sundays, that other people didn't either ." The younger Cathy also quoted his father as saying, "I don't want to ask people to do that what I am not willing to do myself ." </P>

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