Marla Jones, Managing Editor

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FORT PAYNE, Ala.-- (Full Video on Southern Torch Facebook) Those with a big appetite will soon be getting another food choice. Construction is underway for a new Fazoli’s restaurant. The restaurant will be located at the former site of Hardee’s at 2609 Gault Avenue North, Fort Payne. 

Fazoli’s is an American fast-casual restaurant chain headquartered in Lexington, Kentucky. Fazoli’s specializes in Italian-American cuisine. As of November 2021, there were 220 Fazoli’s located nationwide. The Fort Payne restaurant will feature pizza, subs, pasta, salads, and of course their famous breadsticks. 

“I remember being about 10 or 11 years old the first time I ate at a Fazoli’s and I loved the breadsticks,” stated one of new the new owners, Dallas Poe. “The closest Fazoli’s from here is in Chattanooga, and I always made it a point to eat there.” 

“I thought Fort Payne could use an Italian restaurant and it would be good for the city,” continued Poe.

 Poe plans to bring in 40 to 50 new jobs to the area with the opening of Fazoli’s. 

The restaurant is scheduled to be open in early April. Crews are already training to provide the best service imaginable. The restaurant will feature an eat-in dining room that will seat up to seventy-five people, and a drive-thru for those wanting to get a hot, fresh meal on the go. Poe states that if the line becomes too long at the drive-thru for the first few weeks, breadsticks will be brought to you while you wait. The restaurant will also offer catering for any size event.