Cornelius, NC Restaurant Business News

Cowboy Restaurant in Cornelius, NC – Now Open!!

Restaurant owner and developer is combining real estate with new eatery near Charlotte

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BY: ELY PORTILLO
elyportillo@charlotteobserver.com
November 10, 2017

Joe Douglas has spent much of his career combining his enthusiasm for real estate development with his appreciation of food.

Now, he’s developing another new restaurant concept in Cornelius, NC Real Estate: “Cowboy Restaurant”, a fast-casual eatery that will serve steak, house-made bread, ribs and rotisserie chicken. Douglas is also developing the building at Statesville and Bailey Roads, adjacent from another set of retail and office buildings he developed and owns, where one of his 131 Main Restaurants is located.

A company affiliated with Douglas bought the vacant land in 2015 for $804,000, property records show. Once Cowboy Restaurant is developed, he plans to build more retail space with offices above shops and restaurants on the remaining land, which could accommodate two more buildings.

Douglas’s development of his own space, rather than leasing space from an owner, allows him more control over the future of his restaurants. He said he plans to try new concepts in his buildings, which will also include a test kitchen for developing new recipes.

There are three 131 Main locations, in Cornelius, Asheville and Blakeney (Douglas shuttered the East Boulevard location in Dilworth last year after a series of fires in the kitchen). Another 131 Main location is opening in the coming months in SouthPark, at 5970 Fairview Road.

Douglas said Cowboy Restaurant, set to open in early part of 2018, will offer a bar, take-away food (with big platters of brisket and bottles of wine, for example) and sit-down dining.

The building design is meant to evoke mid-century California, Douglas said.

“We’re not a yee-haw kind of place,” despite the Cowboy name, Douglas said. Prices will be around $8 to $18, with a sandwich or lunch plate with tacos going for around $10.

“We can differentiate ourselves with service and quality,” he said.

Douglas has had previous success building and selling a fast-casual chain. Tenders Fresh Restaurant, a chicken chain that became the prototype for PDQ, was started in 2009 by 131 Main’s owners.

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Cornelius Single Family Homes for Sale

Cornelius

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Price: $6,900,000
20711 Bethel Church Road, Cornelius, NC 28031
Subdivision: Flagship
6 BR, 6.3 BA, 5540 sqft
Terri Mayhew | MLS # 4225782 | Active

Price: $4,888,400
21422 Bethel Church Road, Cornelius, NC 28031
4 BR, 4.1 BA, 5692 sqft
Kathy Day | MLS # 4365780 | Active

Price: $1,320,000
18607 John Connor Road, Cornelius, NC 28031
Subdivision: The Peninsula
4 BR, 3 BA, 3309 sqft
Tara Kilgore | MLS # 4404052 | Active

Price: $699,000
19942 Scanmar Lane, Cornelius, NC 28031
Subdivision: Blue Stone Harbor
4 BR, 2.1 BA, 2195 sqft
Erin Boyd | MLS # 4381771 | Active

Price: $14,500,000
19125 Peninsula Point Drive, Cornelius, NC 28031
Subdivision: The Peninsula
6 BR, 8.1 BA, 12002 sqft
Ivester Jackson | MLS # 4359813 | Active

Price: $9,995,000
17235 Connor Quay Court, Cornelius, NC 28031
Subdivision: Connor Quay
6 BR, 6.4 BA, 14587 sqft
Corcoran HM Properties | MLS # 4291323 | Active

Price: $8,499,999
16920 Harbor Master Cove, Cornelius, NC 28031
Subdivision: The Peninsula
6 BR, 7.2 BA, 11148 sqft
Ivester Jackson | MLS # 4394741 | Active

Price: $7,949,900
22554 John Gamble Road, Cornelius, NC 28031
Subdivision: Country Club Shores
5 BR, 5.1 BA, 6704 sqft
Better Homes and | MLS # 4388658 | Active

Price: $5,950,000
17811 Largo Place, Cornelius, NC 28031
5 BR, 5.3 BA, 6449 sqft
SERHANT | MLS # 4305488 | Active

Price: $5,495,000
21024 Norman Shores Drive, Cornelius, NC 28031
4 BR, 5.1 BA, 5000 sqft
Ivester Jackson | MLS # 4396726 | Active

Open house! Sat Aug 1, 1 PM-4 PM
Price: $5,250,000
16407 Jetton Road, Cornelius, NC 28031
5 BR, 4.2 BA, 6901 sqft
EXP Realty LLC | MLS # 4326392 | Active

Price: $4,999,999
15503 Fishermans Rest Court, Cornelius, NC 28031
Subdivision: The Peninsula
5 BR, 5.1 BA, 7032 sqft
Howard Hanna Allen | MLS # 4368975 | Active

Price: $4,995,000
18407 Peninsula Cove Lane, Cornelius, NC 28031
Subdivision: The Peninsula
4 BR, 4.1 BA, 5604 sqft
Helen Adams Realty | MLS # 4391272 | Active

Price: $4,899,000
18632 Nantz Road, Cornelius, NC 28031
7 BR, 7.2 BA, 6850 sqft
Carolinas Signature | MLS # 4400219 | Active

Price: $4,300,000
21506 Rio Oro Drive, Cornelius, NC 28031
Subdivision: Bahia Bay
6 BR, 6.2 BA, 5616 sqft
Premier Sotheby's | MLS # 4347482 | Active

Price: $4,200,000
19053 Double Eagle Drive, Cornelius, NC 28031
Subdivision: The Peninsula
4 BR, 4.1 BA, 4825 sqft
Ivester Jackson | MLS # 4392235 | Active

Price: $3,975,000
20218 Rainbow Circle, Cornelius, NC 28031
Subdivision: Biscayne Park
7 BR, 6 BA, 7895 sqft
Luxe Legacy Partners | MLS # 4387051 | Active

Price: $3,849,000
21510 Rio Oro Drive, Cornelius, NC 28031
Subdivision: Bahia Bay
5 BR, 5.1 BA, 4507 sqft
Premier Sotheby's | MLS # 4347486 | Active

Price: $3,690,000
18212 Pompano Place, Cornelius, NC 28031
4 BR, 4.1 BA, 4218 sqft
Ivester Jackson | MLS # 4365498 | Active

Price: $3,650,000
18014 Whispering Oaks Drive, Cornelius, NC 28031
Subdivision: Point Largo
5 BR, 5.1 BA, 5254 sqft
Keller Williams Lake | MLS # 4356897 | Active

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Cornelius Townhomes & Condos for Sale

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Price: $635,000
18637 Vineyard Point Lane, Cornelius, NC 28031
Complex: Vineyard Point
3 BR, 2 BA, 1220 sqft
Sandy Reynolds | MLS # 4373839 | Active

Price: $499,000
18726 Nautical Drive, Cornelius, NC 28031
Complex: Admirals Quarters
3 BR, 2 BA, 1342 sqft
Jack Beckman | MLS # 4379881 | Active

Price: $475,000
18009 Kings Point Drive, Cornelius, NC 28031
Complex: Baybridge
2 BR, 2 BA, 1097 sqft
Kathy Day | MLS # 4389231 | Active

Open house! Sat Aug 1, 12 AM-2 PM
Price: $415,000
18431 The Commons Boulevard, Cornelius, NC 28031
Complex: Harborside Townhomes
3 BR, 2.1 BA, 2066 sqft
Kathy Day | MLS # 4398969 | Active

Open house! Sat Aug 1, 1 PM-3 PM
Price: $369,900
18824 Nautical Drive, Cornelius, NC 28031
Complex: Admirals Quarters
2 BR, 2 BA, 1060 sqft
Paula Fessler | MLS # 4335097 | Active

Price: $325,000
19843 Henderson Road, Cornelius, NC 28031
Complex: Windward
2 BR, 2 BA, 1016 sqft
Cynthia Team | MLS # 4400549 | Active

Price: $310,000
17569 Tuscany Lane, Cornelius, NC 28031
Complex: Bayview
2 BR, 2.1 BA, 1063 sqft
Paul Yancey | MLS # 4405454 | Active

Price: $4,750,000
19329 Watermark Drive, Cornelius, NC 28031
Complex: Watermark
5 BR, 5.2 BA, 6328 sqft
Ivester Jackson | MLS # 4375648 | Active

Price: $2,095,000
19329 Watermark Drive, Cornelius, NC 28031
Complex: Watermark
3 BR, 3.1 BA, 2875 sqft
Ivester Jackson | MLS # 4407004 | Active

Price: $1,800,000
19329 Watermark Drive, Cornelius, NC 28031
Complex: Watermark
3 BR, 3.1 BA, 2921 sqft
Premier Sotheby's | MLS # 4366392 | Active

Price: $1,750,000
19329 Watermark Drive, Cornelius, NC 28031
Complex: Watermark
3 BR, 3 BA, 2672 sqft
Ivester Jackson | MLS # 4406294 | Active

Price: $850,000
20427 Harborgate Court, Cornelius, NC 28031
Complex: Harborgate
3 BR, 2 BA, 1360 sqft
Choquette Properties | MLS # 4400359 | Active

Price: $849,000
17925 Kings Point Drive, Cornelius, NC 28031
Complex: Kings Point Marina
3 BR, 3 BA, 2063 sqft
Keller Williams Lake | MLS # 4352349 | Active

Price: $825,000
18609 Harborside Drive, Cornelius, NC 28031
Complex: Harborside
3 BR, 2 BA, 1383 sqft
Southern Charm Realty | MLS # 4383156 | Active

Price: $799,000
18633 Harborside Drive, Cornelius, NC 28031
Complex: Harborside
3 BR, 2 BA, 1482 sqft
Ivester Jackson | MLS # 4366033 | Active

Price: $799,000
20417 Harborgate Court, Cornelius, NC 28031
Complex: Harborgate
2 BR, 2 BA, 1738 sqft
Stephen Cooley Real | MLS # 4382571 | Active

Price: $679,000
9051 Charles Francis Lane, Cornelius, NC 28031
Complex: The Retreat at West Catawba
3 BR, 3.1 BA, 2665 sqft
Dickens Mitchener & | MLS # 4407203 | Active

Price: $650,000
18525 Harborside Drive, Cornelius, NC 28031
Complex: Harborside
3 BR, 2 BA, 1434 sqft
Ivester Jackson | MLS # 4325069 | Active

Price: $630,000
8134 Houser Street, Cornelius, NC 28031
Complex: The Retreat at West Catawba
3 BR, 3.1 BA, 2569 sqft
NorthGroup Real | MLS # 4335601 | Active

Price: $615,000
9043 Charles Francis Lane, Cornelius, NC 28031
Complex: The Retreat at West Catawba
4 BR, 3.1 BA, 2602 sqft
Divine Living Real | MLS # 4360316 | Active

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