Dave and Busters opening at Jasper Mall
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Dave and Buster’s, a Dallas-based restaurant and arcade chain, plans to open its second Alabama location at the Jasper Mall in 2019, a representative for the company told the Jasper City Council tonight.
The plan, if approved by the city, is to open a 33,000-square-foot restaurant and sports bar with 150 to 250 arcade games in the mall, said Jill Valachovic, a senior paralegal for the company.
A city zoning official said the plan is to put the business in the location currently occupied by JC Penny, but Valachovic declined to discuss the specific location in the mall the company is pursuing.
The business should employ 140 to 160 people, and the goal is to open in the second or third quarter of 2019, Valachovic said. “It takes a long time to build out once they deliver the space,” she said. “We’re really excited about coming to Jasper.”
Dave and Buster’s opened its first location in Dallas in 1982, and now the publicly traded company has more than 15,000 employees at 90 locations in about 36 states, Valachovic said.
The business has a wide selection of video and arcade games and some unusual variations on popular games, including a giant Connect 4 game, she said. Some Dave and Buster’s locations have bowling and billiards, but this one will not, she said.
Proposed hours are 11 a.m. to midnight on Sundays through Thursdays and 11 a.m. to 2 a.m. on Fridays and Saturdays, she said. Dave and Buster’s this past year started opening at 10 a.m. during the summer and winter breaks from school and likely will continue that, she said.
Jasper Councilman Eric "Butterbean" Esch said he has frequently heard Jasper residents say they wanted to see a Dave and Buster’s open in the city.
“The fact you’re going to consider Jasper as your second Alabama location is a tremendous compliment,” he said. “It’s an honor to have you interested in our city.”
The business needs permission from the city of Jasper because it wants to offer entertainment activities in a agricultural zone.
Homer Brown, general manager of the Farmers Co-Op in the Mall said he’s concerned about the idea of combining an arcade with alcohol sales. "Some of these rednecks are liable to get drunk and start shooting their guns and buck dancing in the food court", said Brown.
Valachovic said any employee touching alcohol at Dave and Buster’s would have to be certified as a server. Also, anyone under the age of 18 would have to be accompanied by a parent, guardian or responsible adult age 25 or older who has a full set of teeth, which would rule out most Walker County residents anyway.
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