Zaxby’s is building a drive-thru-only restaurant in the Dinsmore area of Northwest Jacksonville as it joins the to-go-only movement in Jacksonville.
The city issued a permit May 6 for Hat Creek Construction and Development Inc. of Glennville, Georgia, to build the double-drive-thru and walk-up Zaxby’s at 9031 New Kings Road at a job cost of $2.08 million.
The vacant site is at northeast New Kings Road and Interstate 295, between Tractor Supply Co. and Waffle House.
Plans show a 1,620-square-foot modular Frey-Moss Structure building.
The site is owned and will be operated by Kings JASZ LLC, led by Ronald Gosselin.
The city issued a site-clearing permit Jan. 26 at a project cost of $480,000.
Zaxby’s, based in Athens, Georgia, sells chicken fingers, wings, sandwiches and salads. Founded in 1990, Zaxby’s has grown to more than 900 locations in 17 states.
It has been opening to-go-only restaurants the past year.
In Jacksonville, Zaxby’s opened its newest dine-in and drive-thru Jacksonville location in October 2023 at 3175 New Berlin Road.
That 2,904-square-foot restaurant seats up to 56 guests. It also is owned and operated by New Berlin JASZ, led by Gosselin, and has 46 positions.
It also features a double-drive-thru layout with digital menu boards, with a streamlined payment and pickup process for guests.
A news release said the location is the 13th Zaxby’s in the Jacksonville area for Gosselin, the licensee.
Along with coffee kiosks, restaurant chains adding drive-thru-only sites in Northeast Florida include Chick-fil-A, Dunkin’ and Starbucks.