A Dunkin’ Donuts-anchored retail strip is planned for the site where T’s Restaurant once stood on Mike Padgett Highway in Augusta. Three parcels at 3416, 3430, and 3438 Mike Padgett Highway need rezoning. The Augusta-Richmond County Planning Commission will review the request on Jan. 5.
Piyush Patel filed the application. He operates several area locations under Accord Management. The project calls for a 7,200-square-foot retail strip. Plans include 55 parking spaces and three handicap spaces, according to a letter of intent submitted to the city.
T’s Restaurant closed its Mike Padgett location after a fire gutted the building in 2020. The pandemic made reopening nearly impossible. The seafood spot had served customers at 3416 Mike Padgett since 1952…