So there's certainly plenty of competition in the broad Phoenix market. And they've got lots of young and growing demographics to help support us. And they want new businesses coming there. The city's booming and it seems to be well-rounded and business-friendly, relatively speaking. So that got us into the Chandler location, which we're building out as a franchise, our first franchise location, and then as a byproduct of that, we started talking to that same landlord, who was the landlord for the former Lucky Strike space, in downtown in CityScape, and ended up working out a deal with him to for us to take that one over as a corporate store. And at the time they were in Chicago, but they knew that they were intending to move to Phoenix in the coming year.Īnd that's where they wanted to open the business. So we really were agnostic in terms of looking for our first franchisees.Īnd it just so happened that the first folks that came on board were the Maneks. It's universal.Įveryone in the country wants family entertainment and nighttime entertainment with quality food and beverage. It's not based on specific regions, cuisines or anything else. The three day opening celebration in Chandler will feature half-off bowling for the entire weekend, four Bud Light bottles for $10, a complimentary "810 Onion" appetizer with any food purchase, $2 signature shots and $3 crushes.A: It was pretty organic in the sense that, we started the business in South Carolina, opened our first three corporate stores here, and began the franchising process as we were kind of getting the third one online.Īnd then we've marketed nationally, because, I think one of the strongest points of our concept is that it's not regional. The restaurant features classic American upscale bar fare, with pizza, wings and burgers headlining the menu. The concept is best called "eatertainment," according to 810 Billiards and Bowling CEO Michael Siniscalchi. “There’s not anything like this in the Chandler area that we have seen,” Poonam Manek said. “Now that people are ready to get out and socialize again, we feel like we are in here at the right time when people are looking for things to do." Three more franchises are expected to open within the next year in Arkansas, Texas and Greenville, South Carolina. This will be the brand’s first franchisee-owned location - and the first outside of South Carolina since its birth in North Myrtle Beach in 2015. The company will open a corporate-owned location in downtown Phoenix in July. Corrections & Clarifications: A previous version of this article listed incorrect dates for the grand opening in Chandler.Īn entertainment business that started in South Carolina is making a new home in metro Phoenix, thanks to power duo and first-time franchise owners Ronak and Poonam Manek.Ī new location of 810 Billiards and Bowling in Chandler Fashion Center will kick off its grand opening on Friday, June 25. It’s a bowling alley with an "upscale twist," complete with 12 bowling lanes - four of which will be blocked off as VIP lanes - five billiards tables, corn hole, shuffleboard, darts, an arcade and a sports bar.
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