The new Chick-fill-A restaurant on Portage officially opens to the public Thursday.

Besides serving the first chicken sandwiches and waffle fries, the restaurant is already giving back to the community by surprising 100 local heroes making an impact in South Bend with free Chick-fill-A for a year.

Additionally, Chick-fill-A will donate $25,000 to Feeding America.

The funds will be distributed to partners within the greater South Bend area to aid in the fight against hunger.