Butler County getting largest Tom + Chee yet

WEST CHESTER TWP.

The latest and largest Tom + Chee location is set to open in Butler County later this year.

Construction on the 3,200-square-foot fast-casual restaurant at 9328 Union Centre Blvd. is slated to start next week, according to Troy Harden, franchisee for Tom + Chee restaurants outside the Interstate 275 loop.

The location should open by mid-November and employ 60 people, Harden said.

The West Chester Twp. eatery will serve Tom + Chees grilled cheese and tomato soup but will be the first in the chain to serve alcohol, specifically craft wine and and craft beer, most of it from local breweries, he said.

Harden tapped Butler County as the location for his first franchise because West Chester Twp. is a great community.

Its got everything there, he said. There are so many businesses, hotels, families. Its just a really neat location. Im from Union, Ky., and it reminds me a lot about that.

Tom + Chee founders Trew Quackenbush and Corey Ward have found a niche that really hasnt been touched on in the restaurant industry.

I think its a great product for the Midwest, Harden said, noting the chains preference to use healthy ingredients in its products. Its great for families and for a quick lunch. We take something that tastes good and make it pretty good for you, too.

Hardens first restaurant franchise is hardly his first foray into the restaurant business. Hes a nearly 30-year veteran of the industry who started off Bar Louie in Chicago, owned his own steak-and-seafood restaurant in that citys southwest suburb and most recently served for six years in upper management at Hofbrauhaus Newport.

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