HERMITAGE, Tenn. (WKRN) — Hermitage residents will soon have another dining option available to them.

North Carolina-based restaurant Cook Out will be opening a location along Old Hickory Boulevard on the site where a Fazoli's once stood.

The restaurant, which boasts an affordable "tray" of food offerings, including hamburgers, quesadillas, hot dogs, corndogs, barbecue sandwiches and chicken sandwiches, has four Davidson County locations, with three on the horizon — including the Hermitage location.

Metro Councilman for District 14 Jordan Huffman celebrated the upcoming location.

"It's an exciting add to the OHB/Lebanon Pike corridor," he told News 2. "Cook Out provides a very versatile menu. They've got everything from corn dogs to quesadillas to milkshakes, and I think it's going to be an overall hit with the Donelson/Hermitage/Old Hickory community."

The addition will be a welcome one, according to Huffman, as that area of town took a couple hits with the closure of the Hermitage Big Lots due to economic issues and the closure of the Hooters restaurant, which shared the same parking lot.

"This Cook Out location is very close to that, and it's the first of a few new businesses that are going to be coming to the Hermitage area that I think people are going to be very excited about," Huffman said. "I think that a good company like Cook Out seeing the potential is really exciting and it should give everybody in Donelson and Hermitage a lot of optimism about what is coming in the future.

While a fan of the food himself, Huffman said he was also excited to see another late-night offering coming to the area, particularly for those who may work later hours, like those at TriStar Summit Hospital or first responders in the area working the shifts that conclude later at night.

Cook Out is only one step toward the future growth of the business and residential landscape, according to Huffman, as "a little bit of everything" is in the works to be added to his district.

"The nearest announcement will come in the form of an exciting new restaurant addition," Huffman told News 2. "We definitely need new restaurants in Hermitage. My district in specific really is lagging behind when it comes to restaurant options. That's one thing that I ran on, was bringing new options for the area, and I'm really excited to announce that in the coming weeks."

A firm timeline for the construction has not yet been confirmed, but News 2 has reached out to Cook Out for comment.

The restaurant website also lists an upcoming location in Antioch on Hickory Hollow Parkway and a South Nashville location on Harding Place as in the works.

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