Corner Bakery Café intends to open a second Jacksonville restaurant, choosing a site in Southside at 7111 Bonneval Road, next to Edwin Watts Golf, at Butler Boulevard and Philips Highway.
The first café for the Dallas-based company is planned at the Shoppes on Riverside in Downtown’s Riverside area and is expected to open late this year.
The city is reviewing plans for tenant improvements for Corner Bakery Café in more than 4,300 square feet of space, along with an outdoor patio, at the Bonneval location. The project cost is $550,000.
Corner Bakery Café is a fast-casual restaurant that offers made-to-order breakfast, lunch and dinner as well as catering.
Downtown, the Corner Bakery will occupy a 4,000-square-foot building under construction at 192 Riverside Ave. in front of The Fresh Market.
In September, the company said it plans to open as many as 10 restaurants in the area as part of a multi-unit restaurant franchise agreement with Lee Wesley Group LLC.
Its manager is Arthur Lee, who is president and CEO of Lee, Wesley & Associates LLC, Lee Wesley Group LLC and Lee Wesley Restaurants LLC.
Lee Wesley Group LLC also owns and operates several Panda Express, Burger King, Nathan's Famous, Auntie Anne's and Taco Bell restaurants.
Corner Bakery Café says its made-to-order menu features hot breakfast scramblers, paninis and sandwiches, homemade soups, salads, pastas and sweets.
More than 165 company-owned and franchised locations operate in 17 states and Washington, D.C. For information, visit cornerbakerycafe.com.
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