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I know this is not the Shoals but I thought I might post new restaurants open and coming to the rocket city.

 

1. First of all a new Golden Corral opened on University Across from TGI Fridays

2. Twickenham Square: a new mix use development with 5 restaurants:

Open:

Taco Mama , Asian Rim

Coming Soon:

Chocolate Martini Bar, Cajun Steamer, Mei Wei

3. Three new restaurants coming to Bridge St, with room for at least one more:

Texas De Brazil: Opens Thursday Jan 15

Bravo!: Opens: Opens Thursday Jan 29

BJ's Brewhouse: Opens: This Summer

4. A 5,000 Sq. Ft. National Chain Restaurant is opening at Parkside Town Centre with Cabela's( across from Bridge St).

5. The Shops at Merchants Walk In Huntsville is a new development going that will feature Whole Foods and will feature Maki Fresh and likely one more restaurant.

6.The Avenue is a new development that will feature at least five restaurants with room for at least six.

7. Constellation a new development is in talks with four ( new to Huntsville) national chain restaurants. ( May only have room for three however).

8.CityCentre At Big Spring is a new development that will feature at least one ( likely new to Huntsville) restaurant.

9.Strong Station is getting an Another Broken Egg CafÉ. ( Still looking for tenants).

10. Medical Park Station: Has Dunkin Donuts ( getting ready to build in south Huntsville) and Pizza 120 and is getting a Taziki's.

Two more developments to watch: 11. Town Madison, 12. Redstone Gateway.

Also Ricks BBQ is wants to build 3 ( maybe 4) restaurants in the Huntsville area across the next five years, and Texas Roadhouse is coming to Decatur.

 

 

 

 

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Originally Posted by Crash.Override:

there's a great little brewery/pub in h'ville.. Drakes.

probably the best little pub in h'ville. if you get a chance, try it!!!

I have always wondered how much Drakes pays to heat there restaurant since it is open to the outside with no real front door. I mean you just walk in from the outside and find a table.

While Huntsville's a happening place, that's a bunch of new restaurants for a city of their population to have.  I don't know how the restaurant market can increase their capacity by that much.  Good luck to the new restaurants however.  

When we go to Huntsville, we're usually eating the $4.99 meal at Steak and Shake or partaking of their 1/2 price milk shakes mid afternoons.  

We've stopped at Cheddars 4-5 times, but they screw up our orders every time.  We're usually just getting the chicken strip appetizer and 3' stack of onion rings.

Originally Posted by riverzurinsky:

So you are saying Panera Bread and Champy's aren't restaurants?

 

Yes. They have drive through windows and lack table service. They use paper plates, plastic utensils and cups which the customer is usually expected to clean up. That doesn't mean they are bad just that IMO they are fast food joints. Not restaurants.

 

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A "full service restaurant" is an establishment in which customers can be served their meal at the table, receive waitress services, and typically pay at the end of the meal.

 

"Quick Service Restaurant" is an industry term for a fast food restaurant. It is often abbreviated as QSR and is used to describe restaurants with a limited menu where food is precooked to be served almost immediately. There is minimal table service, and meals are packaged to take out. Cuisine at quick service restaurants is inexpensive and usually consists of processed ingredients, red meat, deep fried foods, and sugary desserts. Expect to find items like hamburgers, tacos, fries, and milkshakes. Examples of quick service restaurants in the United States include McDonald's, KFC, Taco Bell, and Wendy's.

Last edited by Bestworking
Originally Posted by Bestworking:

 

A "full service restaurant" is an establishment in which customers can be served their meal at the table, receive waitress services, and typically pay at the end of the meal.

 

"Quick Service Restaurant" is an industry term for a fast food restaurant. It is often abbreviated as QSR and is used to describe restaurants with a limited menu where food is precooked to be served almost immediately. There is minimal table service, and meals are packaged to take out. Cuisine at quick service restaurants is inexpensive and usually consists of processed ingredients, red meat, deep fried foods, and sugary desserts. Expect to find items like hamburgers, tacos, fries, and milkshakes. Examples of quick service restaurants in the United States include McDonald's, KFC, Taco Bell, and Wendy's.

 

What is your point? What difference does it make?  

 

Originally Posted by JJ:
Originally Posted by riverzurinsky:

So you are saying Panera Bread and Champy's aren't restaurants?

 

Yes. They have drive through windows and lack table service. They use paper plates, plastic utensils and cups which the customer is usually expected to clean up. That doesn't mean they are bad just that IMO they are fast food joints. Not restaurants.

Too much hair-splitting there, JJ:

 

 http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fast-food

 

http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/restaurant

 

 

Originally Posted by Bestworking:
Originally Posted by JJ:

I don't consider a food establishment with a drive through window to be a restaurant. I consider them just another fast food joint. There are a few good fast food joints but I wouldn't call them a restaurant.

 

What's your point and what difference does it make?

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It doesn't make any difference to me. However it apparently does to you since you did a cut and paste job and continued with two posts within a hour that basically say the same thing. As I said in my first post when I "started" this I was simply stating my opinion and you know what they say about those.

 

 

Last edited by JJ
Originally Posted by Contendah:

Wendy's is a fast food restaurant, but you will not find better chili at any complete, dine-in, table service restaurant.

 

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I agree. My previous comments weren't directed at taste etc of fast food joints. Give me a double double  and an order of monster fries and I'm a happy camper.

 

Originally Posted by direstraits:

The restaurant scene changes quickly in Huntsville. During the six years I lived there, I saw many come and go.  The Texas de Brazil is a Brazilian steak house -- a mecca for meat eaters.  Haven't tried it, but dined at similar, Two other upscale restaurants passed from the scene at the same location. 

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Another mecca for meat eaters:  http://www.fogodechao.com/?id=166

 

This is one of a small number in this prestigious chain.  It gets high praise from diners:

 

http://www.fogodechao.com/customer-comments/

 

Guaranteed to raise your cholesterol and triglycerides, but well worth the short-term concession to cardiovascular well-being!

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