Zeke Arter waited 20 minutes in line for his first Maple Street Biscuit. He was visiting Jacksonville, Fla., and his wife had dragged him to the spot. It was March 2013.
“I thought, ‘it’s just a biscuit,’ but as soon as I had a bite of that Sticky Maple, I knew I would have waited in line for an hour and a half,” he said. “How could you not want to be a part of it? The environment and the community of the place was amazing.”
Now, Arter and his wife Shanda are managing partners of the Maple Street Biscuit Company at City Center, which opened less than three weeks ago. The restaurant specializes in homemade biscuits and fried chicken, and most everything served is made in-house.
Arter said the idea to move downtown, on Broad Street in the old Sweet Peppers Deli location, was a deliberate move.
“There was never a question where I wanted to be. I love the community and I went to UTC and I thought this would be a great place to blend into the culture,” said Arter.