Dave’s Hot Chicken plans to open a new restaurant in Pinellas Park, replacing a former Moe’s Southwest Grill location and adding another fast-growing national chain to one of central Pinellas County’s busiest suburban retail corridors.
The restaurant will take over space at 4683 Park Blvd. in Pinellas Park, according to a notice of commencement filed for the project.
Restaurant operators increasingly favor existing suburban retail space where lower redevelopment costs, established traffic patterns and faster construction timelines allow brands to open locations more quickly. Many chains now retrofit second-generation restaurant properties instead of pursuing ground-up development, particularly along heavily traveled suburban corridors where infrastructure, parking and customer traffic already exist…