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

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Price: $8,500,000
20711 Bethel Church Road, Cornelius, NC 28031
Subdivision: Flagship
6 BR, 6.3 BA, 5540 sqft
Terri Mayhew | MLS # 4225782 | Active

Price: $3,575,000
19118 Betty Stough Road, Cornelius, NC 28031
Subdivision: Patricks Purchase
5 BR, 5.2 BA, 5576 sqft
Susie Wagner | MLS # 4232881 | Active

Open house! Sat May 24, 11 AM-1 PM
Price: $3,200,000
18805 Flat Shoals Drive, Cornelius, NC 28031
Subdivision: The Peninsula
6 BR, 4.1 BA, 5830 sqft
Pamela Black | MLS # 4207742 | Active

Open house! Sat May 24, 11 AM-1 PM
Price: $2,450,000
20361 Enclave Oaks Court, Cornelius, NC 28031
6 BR, 4.1 BA, 6097 sqft
Pamela Black | MLS # 4198496 | Active

Price: $1,000,000
21315 Blakely Shores Drive, Cornelius, NC 28031
Subdivision: Waterford Point
4 BR, 2.1 BA, 3243 sqft
Terri Mayhew | MLS # 4203431 | Active

Price: $785,000
2007 Bishops Court, Cornelius, NC 28031
Subdivision: Antiquity
3 BR, 2.1 BA, 2556 sqft
Lori MacLeod | MLS # 4257347 | Active

Price: $649,000
21907 Torrence Chapel Road, Cornelius, NC 28031
Subdivision: Torrence Chapel Estates
5 BR, 2.1 BA, 2825 sqft
Julie Williams | MLS # 4248222 | Active

Open house! Sun May 25, 1 PM-3 PM
Price: $565,000
18125 Ebenezer Drive, Cornelius, NC 28031
Subdivision: Baileys Glen
3 BR, 2 BA, 1718 sqft
Tim Queen | MLS # 4238259 | Active

Price: $519,000
18027 Train Station Drive, Cornelius, NC 28031
Subdivision: Caldwell Station
4 BR, 2.1 BA, 2231 sqft
Richard Wilson | MLS # 4251775 | Active

Price: $16,885,000
19125 Peninsula Point Drive, Cornelius, NC 28031
Subdivision: The Peninsula
6 BR, 8.1 BA, 12002 sqft
Ivester Jackson | MLS # 4180906 | Active

Price: $14,500,000
18019 Harbor Light Boulevard, Cornelius, NC 28031
Subdivision: The Peninsula
6 BR, 7.4 BA, 15048 sqft
Premier Sotheby's | MLS # 3895525 | Active

Price: $10,200,000
16921 Jetton Road, Cornelius, NC 28031
7 BR, 7.5 BA, 9712 sqft
Ivester Jackson | MLS # 4191237 | Active

Price: $8,995,000
16439 Jetton Road, Cornelius, NC 28031
7 BR, 5.1 BA, 8048 sqft
Ivester Jackson | MLS # 4229113 | Active

Price: $8,399,000
16909 Jetton Road, Cornelius, NC 28031
4 BR, 5.2 BA, 10372 sqft
Carlyle Properties | MLS # 4257262 | Active

Price: $8,250,000
22554 John Gamble Road, Cornelius, NC 28031
Subdivision: Country Club Shores
5 BR, 5.1 BA, 6704 sqft
Better Homes and | MLS # 4259378 | Active

Price: $7,999,000
16500 Green Dolphin Lane, Cornelius, NC 28031
6 BR, 7.1 BA, 8286 sqft
Ivester Jackson | MLS # 4197167 | Active

Price: $5,600,000
20114 Norman Colony Road, Cornelius, NC 28031
Subdivision: Norman Colony
6 BR, 6.1 BA, 7003 sqft
Carlyle Properties | MLS # 4241558 | Active

Price: $5,580,000
18032 Nantz Road, Cornelius, NC 28031
Subdivision: Point Largo
5 BR, 6.1 BA, 4196 sqft
EXP Realty LLC | MLS # 4184600 | Active

Price: $5,500,000
18601 Bluff Point Road, Cornelius, NC 28031
Subdivision: Cornelius
4 BR, 4.1 BA, 5712 sqft
Mackey Realty LLC | MLS # 4232575 | Active

Price: $4,750,000
18212 Pompano Place, Cornelius, NC 28031
Subdivision: Point Largo
4 BR, 4.1 BA, 4214 sqft
Milemma Realty | MLS # 4192450 | Active

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Cornelius Townhomes & Condos for Sale

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Price: $497,000
18009 Kings Point Drive, Cornelius, NC 28031
Complex: Kings Point
2 BR, 2 BA, 1164 sqft
Jack Beckman | MLS # 4238845 | Active

Price: $440,000
18524 Mizzenmast Avenue, Cornelius, NC 28031
Complex: Harborside Townhomes
3 BR, 2.1 BA, 1408 sqft
Kelly Bescher | MLS # 4251408 | Active

Price: $429,000
18867 Vineyard Point Lane, Cornelius, NC 28031
Complex: Dockside
2 BR, 2 BA, 837 sqft
Guillermo Torres | MLS # 4185266 | Active

Price: $425,000
9047 Rosalyn Glen Road, Cornelius, NC 28031
Complex: Edinburgh Square
3 BR, 2.1 BA, 2028 sqft
Julie Williams | MLS # 4254463 | Active

Price: $4,950,000
19329 Watermark Drive, Cornelius, NC 28031
Complex: Watermark
5 BR, 5.2 BA, 6335 sqft
Corcoran HM Properties | MLS # 4219271 | Active

Price: $3,999,000
19329 Watermark Drive, Cornelius, NC 28031
Complex: Watermark
5 BR, 5.2 BA, 6252 sqft
Premier Sotheby's | MLS # 4221286 | Active

Price: $1,770,000
19329 Watermark Drive, Cornelius, NC 28031
Complex: Watermark
3 BR, 3.1 BA, 2909 sqft
Premier Sotheby's | MLS # 4239653 | Active

Price: $800,000
17810 Half Moon Lane, Cornelius, NC 28031
Complex: Half Moon Bay
3 BR, 2 BA, 1420 sqft
EXP Realty LLC | MLS # 4248678 | Active

Price: $779,000
18589 Vineyard Point Lane, Cornelius, NC 28031
Complex: The Moorings
3 BR, 2 BA, 1252 sqft
Keller Williams Lake | MLS # 4235966 | Active

Price: $769,900
7822 Village Harbor Drive, Cornelius, NC 28031
Complex: Villages at Harborside
3 BR, 2 BA, 1471 sqft
Saige Real Estate | MLS # 4245678 | Active

Price: $759,000
18641 Harborside Drive, Cornelius, NC 28031
Complex: Villages at Harborside
3 BR, 2 BA, 1434 sqft
K.M.D. Realty Inc. | MLS # 4181188 | Active

Price: $700,000
17931 Kings Point Drive, Cornelius, NC 28031
Complex: Biscayne
3 BR, 2 BA, 1396 sqft
Redfin Corporation | MLS # 4212481 | Active

Price: $699,000
18700 Nautical Drive, Cornelius, NC 28031
Complex: Commodores Landing
3 BR, 2 BA, 1397 sqft
Keller Williams | MLS # 4246194 | Active

Open house! Sat May 24, 10 AM-12 AM
Price: $688,000
8221 Houser Street, Cornelius, NC 28031
Complex: The Retreat at West Catawba
3 BR, 3.1 BA, 2634 sqft
Helen Adams Realty | MLS # 4254950 | Active

Price: $670,000
7836 Village Harbor Drive, Cornelius, NC 28031
Complex: Villages at Harborside
3 BR, 2 BA, 1234 sqft
Call It Closed | MLS # 4243199 | Active

Price: $665,000
18631 Vineyard Point Lane, Cornelius, NC 28031
Complex: Vineyard Point
3 BR, 2 BA, 1382 sqft
NorthGroup Real | MLS # 4204701 | Active

Price: $660,000
7844 Village Harbor Drive, Cornelius, NC 28031
Complex: Villages at Harborside
3 BR, 2 BA, 1309 sqft
Ivester Jackson | MLS # 4240892 | Active

Price: $650,000
8107 Houser Street, Cornelius, NC 28031
Complex: The Retreat at West Catawba
3 BR, 3.1 BA, 2676 sqft
Puma & Associates | MLS # 4250630 | Active

Price: $649,900
17811 Half Moon Lane, Cornelius, NC 28031
Complex: Half Moon Bay
2 BR, 2 BA, 1210 sqft
Horizon Realty | MLS # 4219858 | Active

Price: $649,000
17811 Half Moon Lane, Cornelius, NC 28031
Complex: Half Moon Bay
2 BR, 2.255 BA, 1227 sqft
Trelora Realty INC | MLS # 4231395 | Active

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