A new sports bar is hoping to hit a home run in Ellicott City. Construction will begin this summer on a
Glory Days Grill at Forest Green, a LEED Silver retail and residential apartment complex under construction on Route 40.
The 16-year-old Gaithersburg company is spending $1.3 million on the 300-seat eatery, Glory Days Co-founder Jeff Newman says. The company will hire about 100 employees to staff the 6,000-square-foot restaurant, expected to open fall of next year.Glory Days operates 22 locations in Maryland, Virginia and West Virginia, including restaurants in Eldersburg, Glen Burnie and Towson.
The Ellicott City location appealed to Glory Days executives because there aren’t a lot of full-service restaurants in the area.
“We’re lacking a lot of direct competition,” Newman says. “Nobody is playing in our sandbox.”
The new restaurant will feature a glass-covered atrium at the entrance, high ceilings and a patio with heaters and awning for year-round alfresco dining. The patio will seat about 50. And of course, there will be plenty of sports memorabilia and flat-screen TVs to watch the game.
The restaurant will incorporate more energy efficient, LED lighting in keeping with the center’s green theme.
Writer: Julekha Dash
Source: Jeff Newman, Glory Days