Food notes: Churchs Chicken, Moes Southwest Grill building in North Jacksonville

Wednesday, March 12, 10:48 AM EDT

From Staff

A shell building was approved for construction at 15128 Max Leggett Parkway. The Angelo Group Inc. is the contractor for the 4,918-square-foot retail building at a project cost of $600,000. Plans show Moes Southwest Grill will take 2,600 square feet of the structure and another retail tenant will take the remaining space.

Pollo Operations Inc. buys Bartram site

Pollo Operations Inc. bought property in the Shoppes at Bartram Park from Compass Bank for $1.2 million. The deed was recorded Monday with the Duval County Clerk of Court.

Pollo Tropical is joining the growth at Bartram Park in Jacksonvilles Southside. The Miami-based chain, with three restaurants in Jacksonville, plans to build its fourth at 13776 Old St. Augustine Road in the Shoppes at Bartram Park.

A concurrency application showed the restaurant site was owned by Compass Bank.

Pollo Tropical Chicken on the Grill is part of Pollo Operations Inc. of Miami.

The city issued a permit for North Coast Construction Co. to build the 3,801-square-foot restaurant and drive-thru at at a project cost of $340,000.

The chain focuses on Caribbean-inspired, citrus-marinated grilled chicken. In addition to its signature grilled chicken, it offers slow-roasted mojo pork, salads, sandwiches and wraps.

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Food notes: Churchs Chicken, Moes Southwest Grill building in North Jacksonville