The 4th business at Shoppes at Belmont announces plans to open next month!

Friday, February 23rd, 2018 at 9:06 AM

By: Tim Mekeel

A fourth business at the Shoppes at Belmont has announced plans to open next month.

Zoes Kitchen, which calls itself “a fast-casual restaurant serving fresh-made Mediterranean dishes,” is due to open in mid-March. A specific date will be disclosed soon.

With 30 employees, Zoes Kitchen will be open from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. daily.

Zoes Kitchen describes its recipes as “simple food made from fresh, natural ingredients. … With no microwaves or fryers, grilling is the predominant method of cooking along with an abundance of fresh fruits and vegetables, fresh herbs, olive oil and lean proteins.”

The restaurant will encompass 2,800 square feet, with 80 interior seats and 40 exterior seats.

The Belmont location will be the chain’s 11th in Pennsylvania and 249th in 20 states overall. The chain’s headquarters is in Plano, Texas.

Belmont is a $105 million mixed-use development at Fruitville Pike and Route 30. It will have about 30 stores and restaurants, plus housing.

Chick-fil-A is the first business there to open, having debuted Jan. 10. Also announcing March openings so far have been Dick’s Sporting Goods (March 2),  Target (March 7) and Nordstrom Rack (March 8). Whole Foods has not responded to requests from LNP for its opening date.