The Majestic, a Chinese American counter service restaurant, is slated to open in late May at 319 Merrimon Ave.
The restaurant will be the fifth location from The Scheffer Group, which also owns Jettie Rae’s Oyster House, Gan Shan and two Vinnie’s Neighborhood Italian restaurants. According to a press release, owner/chef Eric Scheffer grew up in Brooklyn and Long Island and created the restaurant around “a shared nostalgia for iconic Chinese American dishes” from his youth.
“I created this concept because I’ve heard repeated demand from people in Asheville,” he says in a press release. “There’s a real longing for this kind of restaurant: something familiar, comforting and done with intention. But for me, it’s also deeply personal.”…