Retail and Restaurant Development

[HSVTiger]

Circuit City closing seven stores, Huntsville store not mentioned but is CC looking to relocate in HSV?

That store seems to be doing well been here for a long time. Best Buy next door does better but that is the trend

everywhere.

[jmanhsv]

Where would Circuit City relocate? There's nowhere for them to go, at least for the next couple of years.

[rnc]

Where would Circuit City relocate? There's nowhere for them to go, at least for the next couple of years.

[3rdGenHuntsvillian]

Mainstreet Cafe in Providence is hiring now. Hopefully it won't be too long before that is open. The west side could sure use a good meat-and-three/diner.

[jmanhsv]

After years of rumor and speculation (beginning with a suspicious banner on the not-yet opened Parkway Place in 2002), Jason's Deli is opening two Huntsville locations. One will be located at the Village on Whitesburg next to Fresh Market, while the other one will be built between IHOP and Fairfield Inn at the corner of University and Enterprise. The Whitesburg location will open in June, while the University one will open in November.

Huntsville Times article

[jmanhsv]

This restaurant chain should have opened a location in Huntsville years ago. They already have ten locations in Alabama. But now it's official- Panera Bread is opening its first location in North Alabama at the Village on Whitesburg later this summer (August-September). Another location is planned in Decatur, and there might be one coming to Bridge Street, but we'll have to wait and see on that one.

[rnc]

Anyone else eaten at Red Robin?

We ate there last weekend, what a disappointment. Gourmet burgers??? For a $9 burger, it ought to be awesome, I thought it was just a step up from Burger King. The patty was very thin too, 1/4 lb probably. Bottomless steak fries have no appeal to me, the normal portion is more than enough. The atmosphere is fun for kids, but I think you could get a better burger at almost any chain restaurant like Chili's, Longhorn, Ruby Tuesday's...

[3rdGenHuntsvillian]

I didn't care too much for it either. But I hope it continues to do well so that maybe we can get other, better restaurants.

Did you check out the menu for Mezza Luna? It is going in close to Hobby Lobby. That looks like it is going to be good.

[rnc]

I didn't care too much for it either. But I hope it continues to do well so that maybe we can get other, better restaurants.

Did you check out the menu for Mezza Luna? It is going in close to Hobby Lobby. That looks like it is going to be good.

[HSVTiger]

Another Broken Egg 1st HSV location will be opening at Valley Bend

http://www.anotherbrokenegg.com/menu.php

[jmanhsv]

Fairway Investments of Birmingham is developing a 60,000 sq ft shopping center at US 72 and Lawsons Ridge. TJ Maxx will be the anchor tenant. It is scheduled to open in Spring 2008. A side note, Aldi is reportedly planning one of its first Huntsville stores near this center.

Fairway is also developing a 45,000 sq ft shopping center next to Wal-Mart in Hampton Cove.

Huntsville Times article

[Alabadrock]

Huntsville STILL doesn't have an ALDI?

[jmanhsv]

Nope. They've had job fairs for future locations here, but no grand opening announcements yet.

[HSVTiger]

almost in Madison but not quite

"The site, which is in the Huntsville city limits, is between Kohl's and Home Depot"

[HSVTiger]

Dunkin Doughnuts plans to open stores in Birmingham, Huntsville and Montgomery.

Any ideas where in Huntsville?

Also is Qdoba closing it's Whitesburg location? There is a lot of mexican food places in that area, hopefully

they will re-locate.

[jmanhsv]

Dunkin Donuts has plans for 30 locations in Chattanooga, so I think there are similar plans for Huntsville. That being said, they're probably going to be everywhere. Also, I saw an ad recently looking for franchisees for Baskin Robbins in Huntsville, so they're also looking to open locations as well (they have plans to open 88 locations in Alabama over the next few years, with 40 in Birmingham).

[HSVTiger]

Dunkin Donuts has plans for 30 locations in Chattanooga, so I think there are similar plans for Huntsville. That being said, they're probably going to be everywhere. Also, I saw an ad recently looking for franchisees for Baskin Robbins in Huntsville, so they're also looking to open locations as well (they have plans to open 88 locations in Alabama over the next few years, with 40 in Birmingham).

[HSVTiger]

The spectacular new Rosies is up and running on University Dr. basically across the street from their old location.

They are keeping the old location as well to put a different type of restaurant there.

[kayman]

Another Broken Egg 1st HSV location will be opening at Valley Bend

http://www.anotherbrokenegg.com/menu.php

[HSVTiger]

Where is the information confirming this? All I saw on the site it the confirmation of locations opening soon in Birmingham and Atlanta.

[jmanhsv]

Fairway Investments of Birmingham is developing a 60,000 sq ft shopping center at US 72 and Lawsons Ridge. TJ Maxx will be the anchor tenant. It is scheduled to open in Spring 2008. A side note, Aldi is reportedly planning one of its first Huntsville stores near this center.

[HSVTiger]

Two Huntsville Parisians transformed to Belks having grand openings today. (9-12)

http://www.al.com/business/huntsvilletimes....xml&coll=1

[jmanhsv]

Five Guys Famous Burgers and Fries, a restaurant chain based in Virginia, is opening a restaurant at the Crossings of Decatur. They already have a location in Birmingham and are also opening one in Trussville. Could we be seeing one in Huntsville soon?

http://www.fiveguys.com/

[gs3]

Five Guys Famous Burgers and Fries, a restaurant chain based in Virginia, is opening a restaurant at the Crossings of Decatur. They already have a location in Birmingham and are also opening one in Trussville. Could we be seeing one in Huntsville soon?

http://www.fiveguys.com/

[3rdGenHuntsvillian]

Five Guys Famous Burgers and Fries, a restaurant chain based in Virginia, is opening a restaurant at the Crossings of Decatur. They already have a location in Birmingham and are also opening one in Trussville. Could we be seeing one in Huntsville soon?