Sunday Notebook: Full menu of eateries on the way

There was lots of activity on the restaurant front as we closed out 2014:

A building permit has been issued for the new Mellow Mushroom at 15170 Max Leggett Parkway in the quickly growing area near River City Marketplace. Owner John Valentino said he hopes to break ground in February or March with opening in late August or September.

His MM River City LLC paid $1.2 million for the 1.26-acre parcel in 2013. It will be his fifth Mellow Mushroom in the area.

Tenant Contractors has the contract for the $1.5 million, 5,398-square-foot project.

Uncle Maddios Pizza Joint has opened its first Jacksonville restaurant and second in Florida at 8221 Southside Blvd.

The franchise is owned by Kevin Gartner, who has rights to two more in Jacksonville and two in Gainesville. The Atlanta-based chain has plans to open 30 in Florida this year.

Pollo Tropical will build a restaurant at 9370 Atlantic Blvd., the site of an old Hess gas station $870,000, 3,771 square feet, North Coast Construction. Hess still owns the site, which is a block east of Southside Boulevard in the Regency area.

A building permit has been issued for the new Golden Corral at 1201 Memorial Park Road $1.3 million, 11,486 square feet, National Consulting & Development. It will replace the Golden Corral just east on Normandy Boulevard.

And a permit has been issued for Jimmy Johns Gourmet Sandwiches, 201 N. Laura St., $175,000, 1,304 square feet, Dakenna Development.

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Sunday Notebook: Full menu of eateries on the way