Chicken salad restaurant chain pushes into Houston with more than a dozen upcoming locations

Chicken Salad Chick, a Southern-influenced, fast-casual restaurant chain that was created in Georgia, is expanding fast in Houston after first entering the market less than a year ago.

Currently, the chain has four Houston-area locations: in Spring, The Woodlands, Katy and Vintage Park. On Jan. 21, a fifth will open in Kingwood, followed shortly by a location in Tomball. 

The company estimates it could have as many as 25 Houston-area locations within several years, said Tom Carr, vice president…