Newk’s Eatery, a fresh-casual restaurant concept known among its loyal following for its culinary-inspired menu with an emphasis on freshness and flavor, will celebrate its 10th anniversary year by opening a new store in Midtown Little Rock today.
The Park Avenue location will be the 10thcompany-owned store in the 68-restaurant chain.
In addition to celebrating the opening of its third restaurant in the central Arkansas region, Newk’s is marking the 10thanniversary of the franchise brand, which started as a locally-owned sandwich shop in Oxford, Miss. The original restaurant concept opened in February 2004 and its first franchise location opened the following year. To date, Newk’s Eatery has opened 67 stores in 13 states and plans to continue this progression by opening a total of 200 restaurants by 2019.
Newk’s Eatery will open across from Target in Park Avenue. With Newk’s Eatery locations in Hot Springs, North Little Rock and Jonesboro, the Midtown restaurant is Newk’s fourth Arkansas location. The Park Avenue location offers indoor and outdoor seating for up to 160 guests.
The casual, upscale Newk’s Eatery offers a variety of quality, craveable menu options from the open-view kitchens, including fresh-tossed salads, oven-baked sandwiches, California-style pizzas, made-from-scratch soups and homemade cakes. The culinary-driven dining concept features exceptional ingredient combinations like salads with chicken, cranberries, pecans, artichoke hearts and gorgonzola cheese on a bed of spring greens.
As part of the grand opening celebration, the Park Avenue restaurant will contribute all guests’ donations to Arkansas Children’s Hospital. On opening day, the first 10 guests will receive a $25 gift certificate.
The Newk’s Eatery Midtown location will be open seven days a week from 11 a.m.-10 p.m.
To view the menu or learn more about Newk’s Eatery, visit newks.com or the Midtown store’s Facebook page.