Later in April, the full-service, casual-themed barbecue restaurant Red Hot & Blue will open its third location in North Carolina and the chain’s 23rd location in six states. The location is in the Waverly Place shopping center at Tryon and Kildaire Farm roads in Cary. Other North Carolina locations are in Raleigh and Winston-Salem. Todd Chriscoe is the Operating Partner at the Cary location. He has partnered with Bill Holt and Stephen Bell, owner/operators of the Red Hot & Blue barbeque restaurant in Raleigh. Red Hot & Blue is both a full-service restaurant and full service caterer. Red Hot & Blue smokes barbecue on premise fresh daily. The menu features hickory-smoked meats including its award-winning ribs, authentic Memphis-style barbecue, hickory-smoked chicken wings, smoked sausage, fresh beef burgers, Southern-fried seafood, salads and Southern homemade sides and desserts. The atmosphere is steeped in legendary and contemporary blues music and delivers a large dose of Southern hospitality in an entertaining dining environment. The Winston-Salem, North Carolina-based chain is currently seeking franchise/owners to continue its expansion throughout the United States.
CATEGORY: Full Service Casual
Chain Name: Red Hot & Blue
Company Name: Red Hot & Blue Restaurants Inc
Street Address: 154 Charlois Blvd., Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27103
Tel: 336/714-1510 Fax:
Email: [email protected] Website: www.redhotandblue.com
Menu Specialty: The menu features hickory-smoked meats including its award-winning ribs, authentic Memphis-style barbecue, hickory-smoked chicken wings, smoked sausage, fresh beef burgers, Southern-fried seafood, salads and Southern homemade sides and desserts.
Introduced: Lee Atwater, Don Sundquist and friends opened the first Red Hot & Blue in Arlington, Virginia in 1988
No. of Locations: Over 20 in Maryland, Missouri, New Jersey, North Carolina, Texas, and Virginia.
Areas of Operation: National
Types of Location: Freestanding, Highly visible end caps
BusinessType (corp., franchise, jv): Franchise
Size Req’d: 4500 to 6000 sq.ft.
Special Requirements (patio, drive-thru, etc): Ability to offer drive-thru service, sufficient parking, convenient assess on artery with over 30,000 vehicles daily, over 50,000 residential population within five miles, near major shopping centers, offices, universities, hospitals, etc.
Contact Name: Randy McCann – President (336/714-1515 [email protected])
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PARENT COMPANY: Red Hot & Blue Restaurants Inc., Winston-Salem, North Carolina
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Last Report: Restaurant & QSR Expansion Report #133 Last Update:
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