Burger King Taunts Chick-fil-A with ‘Open on Sunday’ Tweet, Faces Backlash

Burger King is the latest restaurant chain to tease Chick-fil-A for being closed on Sundays and to face the wrath of Chick-fil-A’s customers.

Burger King posted a simple message on its Twitter account Friday that was immediately taken as a reference to Chick-fil-A and even to Kanye’s new Chick-fil-A-themed song, Closed on Sunday, which was released the same day. 

“open on sunday,” the Burger King tweet read. 

open on sunday

— Burger Town (@BurgerKing) October 25, 2019

Chick-fil-A’s restaurants have been closed on Sundays since founder Truett Cathy opened his first restaurant in 1946.

“Having worked seven days a week in restaurants open 24 hours, Truett saw the importance of closing on Sundays so that he and his employees could set aside one day to rest and worship if they choose – a practice we uphold today,” Chick-fil-A’s website says. 

The top comments on Burger King’s Twitter feed were from Chick-fil-A fans.

“And Chick-fil-a still out sells Burger King with a 6 day week @BurgerKing,” one person wrote. 

And Chick-fil-a still out sells Burger King with a 6 day week @BurgerKing

— Marc Crouse (@MarcCrouse) October 26, 2019

“I would rather have a glass of water for lunch on Sunday and wait for chick fil a to open Monday than eat at a burger king,” another wrote. 

I would rather…