Slim Chickens plans are advancing for its proposed Glen Kernan Park restaurant, which will be its first in Jacksonville.
The city is reviewing civil engineering plans submitted June 9 for a 3,220-square-foot restaurant on 1.1 acres at northwest Hodges and Butler boulevards that franchisee Angelo Crowell bought Feb. 13 for almost $1.44 million.
Maverick Engineering of Saint Johns is the civil engineer.
The Fayetteville, Arkansas-based fast-casual restaurant franchise serves chicken wings and tenders, chicken and waffles, chicken sandwiches, wraps, salads, sides, fries, kids’ meals, family meals and more.
Slim Chickens said it has distinguished itself in the “better-chicken” segment by offering high-quality food and 17 housemade dipping sauces.
The city previously calculated a fee of $92,207 to mitigate the traffic impact for the restaurant planned on a vacant site.
Tallahassee-based Kalo Holdings LLC, managed by Angelo and Kimberly Crowell, is the property owner and restaurant operator. They are anticipated to bring up to a dozen to the area.
Crowell is a retired NFL linebacker. He spent seven years in the National Football League with the Buffalo Bills (2003-09) and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2009-10).
When he left the NFL, the Crowells founded Kalo Restaurant Group LLC, which owns and operates 40 Jersey Mike’s Subs in Florida, Alabama and Georgia with plans for more.
Angelo and Kimberly Crowell registered Kalo Restaurant Group LLC with the state in October 2009 and Kalo Holdings LLC in May 2012.
Clint Murphy, president of Jacksonville-based Murphy Land and Retail Services Inc., represents the Crowells as the approved Slim Chickens operators for Northeast Florida in the site search.
Murphy said previously the Crowells want to open about 12 stores in the area.