The city issued a permit Feb. 16 for Facility’s Construction of Jacksonville to build-out The Yard Milkshake Bar in The Strand at St. Johns Town Center at a cost of $95,672.
The “Shark Tank” TV show winner is leasing an almost 1,600-square-foot store at 4906 Town Center Parkway. It is the former Yogurt Mountain space next to the Grub restaurant.
The Yard Milkshake Bar sells bowls, scoops, floats and $16 specialty ice cream concoctions that feature toppings like doughnuts, chocolate-dipped bacon and brownies.
The specialty shakes and sundaes can be ordered with a souvenir jar.
“It’s a family friendly milkshake bar that offers an exceptional variety of milkshakes and ice cream creations that will deliver happiness to all,” said franchise owner Charles Davall in an email Nov. 12.
Davall owns the franchise with partners.
He said they hope to open in early 2022 and will hire up to 30 employees.
Davall says it will be a locally owned and operated franchise of the Gulf Shores, Alabama-based The Yard Milkshake Bar.
He said it is the first of two area locations with the second to be determined.
The Yard Milkshake Bar has 20 locations in 11 states, including the Florida shops in Destin, Panama City and Tampa.
The menu for the Tampa shop, one of three in the state, shows shakes and sundaes like The Cereal Killer, Old School Banana Split, Doughnut Touch my Coffees and Cream, and Salted Caramel Cheesecake.
Its menu features 28 flavors of hand-dipped premium ice cream along with specialty milkshakes. It features edible cookie dough as well as a gluten-free and vegan-friendly menu.
Theyardmilkshakebar.com says Chelsea Green started her first ice cream shop with her mother in 2011 in Gulf Shores and added a second in May 2017.
She, her husband, Logan, and her sister-in-law, Ali, sought $400,000 for 10% of their company on the ABC reality TV show “Shark Tank,” where entrepreneurs pitch their ventures to investors.
The debut on “Shark Tank” in November 2019 landed shark Mark Cuban for a $400,000 investment and 22% ownership. Cuban’s holdings include owning the NBA Dallas Mavericks.
