Truett opened the Dwarf House with his brother Ben, in Hapesville, GA.

Inspiring the name Dwarf house, the dining area seated a max of 10 people 

His menu consisted of all types of food, but of course his Chicken Sandwich was the most popularly requested product.

Open 24 hours, 6 days a week.

Truett slept where he could hear if a guest pulled up in the middle of the night, so he could get out of bed to serve those guests who arrived late in the evening.

Truett started experimenting with boneless chicken breast

• • removing the bone 

  • cooking in a pressure fryer

  • resulting in a cook time reduction from 10 minutes to 3 & 1/2 minutes as well as improvements to product quality & texture

Truett was the first person to ever open a restaurant inside a Mall

• • Initially the idea was not met with optimism by the Mall Operators

  • Truett asked them where their guests go when they get hungry while shopping, & how many return to continue their shopping after they have left. Mall Operators met Truett's response with their approval for him to open the first Mall Restaurant & First Chick-fil-A in their facility, in 1967. 

  • The Mall units were so successful, Truett began expanding to also open Free Standing Units in the 1980's.

Open the first Chick-fil-A in 1967 at the Green Briar Shopping Mall in Atlanta, GA.

First restaurant in a Mall

In the 1980s, opened the first FSU concept.