American flavor is coming to Springbrook Farm in the form of popular regional restaurant Jim N’ Nick’s Community Barbecue. The 5,000-square-foot restaurant near the corner of North Hall Road and Marconi Boulevard will be another addition to the burgeoning development of the former ALCOA plant site.
Jim ‘N Nick’s is a southeastern regional chain with 48 locations across six states. Its menu boasts an array of meats in the form of wings, sandwiches, burgers, and of course, barbecue. The company’s website states all locations are locally owned and operated.
The new Alcoa location, which will likely open in the first quarter of 2025, will feature a two-lane drive-through as currently drawn along with outdoor and indoor seating. The total floor space is around 5,000 square feet, and developers also plan to install walking access.
The restaurant will join other heavy-hitting restaurants in the area including Texas Roadhouse and the recently-opened Kickback Jack’s.
The Alcoa Planning Commission unanimously approved a site plan for the development Thursday evening, May 16. In a work session the day before, they discussed the flow of traffic at the site. Commissioners also debated requiring a retaining wall due to steep embankments nearby but decided against it.
The plans feature two pedestrian access routes — part of an overall walkability emphasis for the Springbrook development, City Planner Jeremy Pearson told commissioners at their Thursday meeting.
“It’s a pedestrian-oriented plan, and it’s working out well,” he said. “There’s a lot of activity you’ll see out there with the restaurants with people walking, parking and even biking.”
Development at Springbrook, which has been decades in production, has included a mixture of business and residential units. Some buildings are mixed-use, with businesses on the first floor and living spaces above. Pearson said many residents of the area have taken to biking to get around.
Once tediously slow, Springbrook’s development has picked up pace in recent months as the project switched developers and cleared legal hurdles. Last year saw the opening of multiple highly-anticipated establishments in the area, including Kickback Jack’s and Asia Cafe.
Previous coverage from The Daily Times states Alcoa has eyed the former company site as a possible city center. The development already boasts hundreds of residences, and now the rest of the plan is beginning to come together. Austin Wilson, the developer overseeing Springbrook Farm for RealtyLink, said the 300-acre site should see more growth soon.
“We’re working on a bunch of really cool stuff over the next few years,” he said in a phone interview. Projects like DosBros Mexican Grill, Freddy’s Frozen Custard & Steakburgers and Super Chix should hit Planning Commission agendas in June or July, he said.
Wilson said his team is finishing engineering plans and wrapping up a deal with The Chop House, meaning that project should also come before the city soon.
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