34 • CORNELIUS TODAY • April 2017
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Cowboy, a fast casual eatery, riding into town BYDAVE VIESER It’s pretty safe to assume that restaurateurJoe Douglas knows his way aroundthe Corneliusdining scene, having established a successful sit down restaurant, 131 Main, as well as Tenders takeout-chicken. Now he’scoming back with yet another unique eatery: DOUGLAS Cowboy Restaurant featuring steak, chicken and ribs. And all three are located within a few hundreds yards of each other on Highway 21. The 4,000 square-foot Cowboy restaurant will be right across Bailey Road from 131 Main. The three buildings, comprising 33,000 square feet on threeacres, will housecommercial tenants, and offices, as well as Douglas’ restaurant. There will be seating both indoors and outdoors. Douglas hopes to have it open by the end of the year. “I’ve been formulating in my mind what I wanted to do with this spot for over three years,” Douglas said. “In my travels to places like Texas and California, I noted that fast-casual restaurants were really catching on, and I think it’s time for one in Cornelius.” Fast casual restaurants do not of-
business will be moving from a smaller 2,000 square foot l eased building in Huntersville to a 3,8 00 square foot single story building on Bethel Church Road halfway between Catawba and Jetton Road Extension. Owner J . R . Hipsky says he has been p icking up m any new dance students in recent months and needed a larger facility. Property records show he paid $165,000 for the land, which is assessed at $286,000. Some properties in this area have waited years to develop. “With our larger studio we will be able to have a competitive size dance floor for various events and competitions. It’s also a great inDynamic Ballroom moving to vestment opportunity,” Hipsky says. Cornelius T he steel for the new building Construction has begun on the should be arriving around the secnew home for Dynamic Ballroom, an all - p urpose dance studio. The ond week of April. Hipsky is aiming for a July opening.
fer full table service but do promise higher-quality food than normal fast food eateries, with fewer frozen or processed ingredients. They are largely an American discovery, somewherebetween fast food and casual dining. “Sit-down restaurants can be pricey, fast-food places are pretty limited and not exactly known for healthy fare,” Karen Cicero who writes for Parents Magazine. “The alternative: fast-casual restaurants, a hybrid of the two.They have a more varied menu, higher-quality ingredients, and comfier seating than typical fast-food joints. And they cost just a little more.” Douglas is serious about the food he will be serving. “We’re talking about fi let, rib eye, quality steaks and everything will be fresh. I’m also going to concentrate on providing a high level of service. We’ll be making everything from scratch. I really think the Lake Norman family crowd will enjoy this new concept.”
a complete overhaul to accommodate an all-new kitchen and a floorto-ceiling redesign. Current plans are for inside seating to accommodate about 70 people, and a covered upper deck with another 45 seats for all-seasons dining. A bi-level deck and tiki bar will provide the same familiar view overlooking the lake, while a lower deck will open only in the warmer months. The new restaurant is owned by Joe and Katy Kindred, who also operateKindred’s in Davidson, which has already been listed on Bon Appetit’s 2015 list of the Hot 10 Best New Restaurants in the country.It is expected to opensometime this summer.
Goodbye Rudder, Hello Sailor
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Work continues on Hello Sailor, the more upscale eatery which will take over the 4,000-square-foot space at the end of Henderson Road occupied for 15 years by the Rusty Rudder. Only the baseline footprint of the old Rudder remains, while both the exterior and interior are undergoing
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