Ikea Jacksonville at 7801 Gate Parkway is opening an express entrance to its Swedish restaurant.
The express entrance will open at 9:30 a.m. Feb. 13. The entrance is about midway on the north side of the 300,000-square-foot furniture retail store.
Customers also will be able to park on the north side of the store near the new entrance.
Without the express entrance, customers had to enter at the front of the store and navigate through maze-like displays and rooms to reach the restaurant.
A quicker way to get to the Swedish Restaurant & Cafe is one of the most frequent customer requests, Ikea Jacksonville said Feb. 10 in a news release.
Customers “will have a new option to park and enter the Restaurant just steps from the Restaurant area parking lot,” the release said.
“Follow the directional signs to the *Express Entrance parking area on the left side of the store and enjoy a more convenient breakfast and lunch dining experience without the longer walk.”
Customers with product purchases must exit through the store’s main entrance and exit areas.
The restaurant serves breakfast and lunch from 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Monday-Friday.