Early in May, Hickory Tavern, the 18-year old chain of restaurant/sports bars based in Charlotte, North Carolina, opened a 6000 square foot location at the Brookwood Village in the affluent Mountain Brook area of Birmingham, Alabama. The stand alone location is on the Village Lane ‘ring road’ on the Shades Creek Pkwy-side of the two level enclosed mall is the chain’s first location in Alabama. It is also the 18th location for the Charlotte, North Carolina-based chain that, up until now, counted a Columbia, South Carolina location as its only out-of-state restaurant. Hickory Tavern combines upscale casual dining with a sports-themed bar atmosphere and about 40 flat screen HD televisions and state of the art sound systems. The menu features a wide selection of American-fare of burgers, sandwiches, tacos, wings & tenders, etc. along with salads, sides, steaks, chicken and seafood dishes with beer, wine and liquor. Earlier in January, the chain also opened a unit on East Main St. in Carrboro in The Triangle area of North Carolina and expects to open a freestanding 6500 square foot location later in the Summer at the new Hanes Towne Village mixed-use project in Winston-Salem are of North Carolina as it continues to grow…..
CATEGORY: Casual restaurant/Sports bar
Chain Name: Hickory Tavern
Company Name: T&B Concepts LLC
Street Address: 200 E. Arbors Dr., Charlotte, North Carolina 28262
Tel: 704/295-9001 Fax:
Email: Website: www.thehickorytavern.com
Menu Specialty: Premium menu of fresh burgers, sandwiches, tacos, wings & tenders, etc. along with salads, sides, steaks, chicken and seafood dishes with beer, wine and liquor.
Introduced: 1997 by Tom Hager and Brad Smith
No. of Locations: 18
Areas of Operation: North Carolina, South Carolina, Alabama
Types of Location: Street front, Malls, Lifestyle centers, Freestanding, etc.
BusinessType (corp., franchise, jv): Cororate
Size Req’d: 6000 to 7000 sq.ft.
Special Requirements (patio, drive-thru, etc):
Contact Name: Brad Smith – CEO & Co-founder
Tom Hager – Co-founder
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PARENT COMPANY: T&B Concepts LLC and Rosser Capital Partners, 45 East Putnam Ave., Suite 109, Greenwich, Connecticut 06830 (203/340-5100)
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Last Report: Restaurant & QSR Expansion Report #135 Last Update:
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