Asked why he and his wife chose to open a restaurant in Lookout Valley, Steve Flynn went for the quip any career restaurant guy would.
“This area is hungry for a restaurant,” he said Monday.
Steve and Vicki Flynn are planning to open Blackstone Grille in early April at 3018 Cummings Highway, the site of the former Fireside Grille. Steve Flynn is an owner of Stevarinos Italian Eatery and Pub in South Pittsburg and Chattanooga and owns Blackstone with his wife and Chattanoogan Greg Bankston.
The Flynns said they heard constantly from their Stevarinos customers that they should open a restaurant in Lookout Valley. Steve Flynn said his research revealed the hotels there, off Interstate 24 exits 172 and 174, average 900 guests per night.