Columbus, GA Proposed/In-Progress/Completed Projects (to eat, interior, historic)

[Fountain-of-youth]

Chipotle Mexican Grill to open second Columbus location in November | Columbus Ledger-Enquirer

Historic Westville will break ground on its new site on South Lumpkin Road on Oct. 12. | Columbus Ledger-Enquirer

[amyers3]

Walmart is launching their grocery ordering service next Tuesday, October 4th in Columbus at Walmart Market on Blackmon Rd, Walmart Market on Manchester Expressway, and Walmart on Whittlesey Blvd.

Get $10 off your first purchase of $50 or more, click here: $10 off your first order
More information at http://grocery.walmart.com

[DWColumbus]

Originally Posted by amyers3

Walmart is launching their grocery ordering service next Tuesday, October 4th in Columbus at Walmart Market on Blackmon Rd, Walmart Market on Manchester Expressway, and Walmart on Whittlesey Blvd.

Get $10 off your first purchase of $50 or more, click here: $10 off your first order
More information at Walmart Grocery - Online Grocery Pickup & Delivery

That's great I didn't even know Walmart had a service like that

[amyers3]

Originally Posted by DWColumbus

That's great I didn't even know Walmart had a service like that

Closest city that has it is Peachtree City, Montgomery and Stockbridge, GA. Glad Walmart chose us to do this. It's awesome because you simply order, choose a time and pickup at the front door. No cost, completely free.

Also, the promise that the diary and fruits will be 100% fresh and if they're not - it's free.

[DWColumbus]

Ohio restaurant company targets the Columbus market

A Cincinnati-based sports restaurant company looking for growth in Georgia said it is very hungry to be in the Columbus market, with the possibility of multiple locations.

Buffalo Wings and Rings, founded in 1984, has had its eye on Columbus for at least a couple of years, said Philip Schram, chief development officer and a partner with the restaurant company.

“We are kind of building what we call the I-75 corridor, from Michigan to Florida,” Schram said. “Columbus, Ga., is the size of city that we like a lot. We are very successful in cities that are between 50,000 and 200,000 in population.”

It has 57 locations in 13 states, including some now “coming soon.” Those on the way include one in Fort Walton Beach, Fla. The north Atlanta area also is on the chain’s radar screen for growth. It has about 20 locations in the Middle East as well.

Schram, who bought Buffalo Wings and Rings with a couple of partners in 2005, said his company analyzes local demographics before deciding it wants to be in a city. He said Columbus has the potential for multiple restaurants.

“We may do a ring around the city in the neighborhoods that are the most desirable to our business,” he said. “Typically, we don’t put a restaurant quite in the middle (of the city) because then it can cannabilize all the others in the market. But, yeah, we can easily put four there.”

Schram called Buffalo Wings and Rings “an elevated version” of a sports bar and restaurant, offering a “club level” experience complete with well-prepared food and plenty of TV screens, all geared toward families rather than a pure party crowd.

“We are definitely the club level,” he said. “All of our food is fresh, never frozen, made to order on the premises. We understand what the family wants. For example, we have some competitors. We call that category the breastaurant. It’s more ogling on the breast side with the servers. We are very careful not to display that because, again, we cater to the families. Then we do a lot of training of our employees to make sure that they address properly the customer so that when you leave you are very happy about the service.”

The Buffalo Wings and Rings restaurants average about 6,000 square feet, with the typical size seating 200 diners inside and another 40 on a patio outside.

The menu includes, of course, chicken wings and boneless chicken wings in a wide variety of flavors. But there also are burgers, sandwiches such as a classic gyro and Philly steak, quesadillas, and extras that include bacon mac and cheese, as well as the signature onion rings.

“Just to give you an example where we are unique and better than the competition, we use the best quality of chicken tender,” Schram said. “There is a product that is very popular, which is boneless wings. All of competitors use a frozen product, chicken that’s processed into the shape of a wing. We take our chicken tenders and cut them in half. It does not look exactly like a boneless wing, but when you eat it, it’s a very superior product.”

Buffalo Wings and Rings launched its new “club-level” store design in 2013 and added “chef-inspired” items to the menu in 2014, including street tacos, chorizo nacho burgers and parmesan garlic aioli fries. Franchise Business Review also has included it on a list of the Top 40 food franchises for 2016.

A slogan inside its restaurants reads: “Great Food. No Bull.”

[Columbus1984]

Where is the first one going?

[DWColumbus]

Originally Posted by Columbus1984

Where is the first one going?

It doesn't look like they have officially decided yet.

[Columbus1984]

What's going on by the Starbucks on Bradley Park?

[Fountain-of-youth]

Originally Posted by Columbus1984

What's going on by the Starbucks on Bradley Park?

Burger King?

[DWColumbus]

Originally Posted by Fountain-of-youth

Burger King?

It was mentioned earlier on here that they own the property but haven't built there as of yet.