Logan's Roadhouse is now open on Cummings Highway near the Walmart.Map
3592 Cummings Highway
• Name: Logan's Roadhouse restaurant
• Location: 3592 Cummings Highway
• Contact information: 423-821-2948
• Products/services: Steaks, burgers, salads and in-shell peanuts whose shells customers throw on the floor
• Age: One month at new location, 20 years as a restaurant chain
• Income: The 25 franchised Logan's and more than 200 company-owned restaurants like this one had an average unit volume of $1.8 million between October 2010 and May 2011, according to company Securities and Exchange Commission filings.
• Startup Investment: Though Logan's officials wouldn't reveal the total startup investment, the land was appraised at $1.4 million by the Hamilton County assessor of property's office.
• Target market: The 237-seat, 6,500-square-foot restaurant is aimed at the casual eater looking for a moderately priced meal.
• Employees: The new restaurant location will employ about 130 area residents.
• Location: This Logan's will be the sixth to open in the area. "Our team searches the country for the best restaurant sites, and we're excited," Tom Vogel, president and CEO of Logan's, said in a news release. "We see a lot of opportunity in this neighborhood."