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Three restaurants opening in new Gunbarrel Road center near Hamilton Place

Bad Daddy's Burger Bar, Mission BBQ, and Uncle Maddio's Pizza are preparing to locate restaurants in a new $7 million center being built by developer Bassam Issa at 1926 Gunbarrel Road on the site of what was Yessick's Design Center.
Bad Daddy's Burger Bar, Mission BBQ, and Uncle Maddio's Pizza are preparing to locate restaurants in a new $7 million center being built by developer Bassam Issa at 1926 Gunbarrel Road on the site of what was Yessick's Design Center. Bad Daddy's Burger Bar, Mission BBQ, and Uncle Maddio's Pizza are preparing to locate restaurants in a new $7 million center being built by developer Bassam Issa at 1926 Gunbarrel Road on the site of what was Yessick's Design Center.

By Dave Flessner 5 min read

New restaurants coming to Gunbarrel Road center

› Mission BBQ. Co-founders Bill Kraus and Steve Newton started Mission BBQ on Sept. 11, 2011 after the pair traveled from Texas to Kansas City, the Carolinas to St. Louis to discover the secrets of great barbecue. The company has nearly 60 restaurants in 13 states and operates other Tennessee restaurants in Nashville, Clarksville and Murfreesboro and highlights its support of the military with patriotic dining room filled with tributes to those who’ve served in the military.› Unce Maddio’s Pizza. The Atlanta-based pizza chain started in 2009 and now has nearly 40 franchised units in nine states, offering a create-your-own fast-casual pizza restaurant. Customers pick their own crust, cheese and topping, get a number and take a seat for the pie to be prepared. The company says it is on “a campaign for real Pizza, with house-made ingredients and local veggies.› Bad Daddy’s Burger Bar. Started in 2007 in Charlotte, N.C., Bad Daddy’s Burger Bar has grown to 28 locations, featuring simple foods, such as the quintessential American dish, the hamburger–with culinary passion. The Denver-based chain boasts that it offers a burger with attitude With a line up of chef-inspired burgers, chopped salads, and a wide selection of local craft beers.

photo Staff Photo by Dan Henry / The Chattanooga Times Free Press- 1/30/17. Bassam Issa, President of the Islamic Center of Greater Chattanooga, and Executive Director of the Jewish Federation of Greater Chattanooga Michael Dzik meet at J.Alexanders restaurant to discuss the past weekend’s national news on Monday, January 30, 2017.
photo Bad Daddy’s Burger Bar, Mission BBQ, and Uncle Maddio’s Pizza are preparing to locate restaurants in a new $7 million center being built by developer Bassam Issa at 1926 Gunbarrel Road on the site of what was Yessick’s Design Center.

Three growing restaurant brands will enter the Chattanooga market this spring with adjacent eateries along Gunbarrel Road offering gourmet burgers, American barbecue and homemade pizza.

Bad Daddy’s Burger Bar, Mission BBQ, and Uncle Maddio’s Pizza are preparing to locate restaurants in a new $7 million center being built by developer Bassam Issa at 1926 Gunbarrel Road on the site of what was Yessick’s Design Center.

“Chattanooga is an attractive mid-sized market for a lot of restaurant chains wanting to expand and Gunbarrel Road is usually where anyone new to the market wants to be to capitalize on one of the top commercial zones near Hamilton Place mall,” Issa said. “This will probably attract even more people to Gunbarrel.”

Issa said the new 14,100-square-foot center should open by April and, in addition to the new restaurants, will include one of the new versions of a Comcast Xfinity store.