['mid a row of mom-and-pop shops beneath a HDB block in Ubi, ', 'Poppy Thai Food Mart', ' stands out with its ', 'kawaii ', 'signboard decorated with cutesy mascots. The cartoon drawing of a lass is of the store’s chirpy ', ' (she declines to be named for this story), who mans the joint with her Singaporean husband and two staff. ']
['Earlier this year in March, you first heard it from ', '8days.sg', ' that popular American chicken sandwich chain ', 'Chick-fil-A', ' is ', 'considering a Singapore outlet', '.', 'The family-owned business has over 3,000 outlets in the States since opening in 1967, and reportedly has the third-largest domestic sales after Mcdonald’s and Starbucks.', 'A while back, the brand set up a head office here and posted a hiring notice for a head of training position. ', 'All signs pointed to Singaporeans getting our own Chick-fil-A restaurant, as ', 'Chick-fil-A (Asia)’s Head of Asia Pacific, Hugh S. Park, tells 8days.sg that the company is “looking at several possible locations throughout Asia, including Singapore” to expand internationally.', 'Well, the plan for a permanent restaurant has yet to hatch. But good news: Chick-fil-A is holding a three-day pop-up here, from Jun 26 to 28, as a way to “introduce itself in Singapore" and bring its “signature hospitality and delicious food to Asia for the first time”.', 'No part of this story or photos can be reproduced without permission from ', '8days.sg', '.']