Kerbey Lane Cafe has secured a lease at 1806 W. Braker Lane next to the post office with plans to open another restaurant in North Austin.
CEO Mason Ayer said the company is in the design and permitting phase, but construction could start in late summer. The restaurant should open six to eight months after construction begins.
"Our [US] 183 location just does a ton of business," he said. "All business is good business, but sometimes people are waiting hours to get seated. We don't have a presence in Northwest Austin."
The new restaurant—which will comprise 6,500 square feet, including a 1,000-square-foot outdoor patio—will be Kerbey Lane's first ground-up restaurant. The site is about 2.8 acres, but 1.4 acres of that is a drainage easement that will remain untouched. The restaurant will be about the same size as the location on South Lamar Boulevard.
