Key Financials:
Sales from March 1, 2025 through February 28, 2026 were approximately $640,000! That is an average of over $53,000 per month!
The restaurant previously generated $1.2 MILLION in sales in 2024, demonstrating the proven sales capacity of this exact location!
Food and paper costs are 40%, providing approximately 60% margins before payroll, rent, and other operating expenses!
Monthly payroll is $12,000 with 14 part-time employees earning an average of $11 per hour!
The restaurant is currently operating at break-even under employee-only management, and it is priced accordingly at ONLY $69,000! A buyer is paying for an established location, equipment, staff, and a proven $1.2M sales history, NOT a premium for current profits!
Huge Owner-Operator Opportunity! The restaurant is currently being run entirely by employees. The manager left in June 2025, and there has not been the same level of hands-on management since then. A full-time Owner-Operator has a tremendous opportunity to step in, improve supervision, control labor and food costs, rebuild sales toward the proven $1.2M level, and take home significant profit!
Current operating hours are Monday through Saturday, with the restaurant CLOSED on Sundays! Huge opportunity to add Sunday hours and capture an entire additional day of sales, especially in a college football town!
Rent and Lease:
Rent is $8,000 NNN per month.
Long-term lease security with approximately 9 years remaining PLUS an additional 5-year option! A buyer potentially has up to 14 years at this location!
The restaurant occupies a free-standing 3,408 SF building on almost an acre with its own parking, directly adjacent to a CVS Pharmacy!
Restaurant Information:
Building includes a drive-thru!
No franchise royalties! Independent location! Be Your Own Boss!
Established, operating chicken restaurant with an existing customer base, website, full menu, and online ordering already in place! The menu includes chicken tenders, nuggets, wings, burgers, sandwiches, salads, sides, drinks, and more!
Buyer can add more menu options with flexibility to change the concept!
The restaurant has 600+ reviews with a 4-star rating, demonstrating strong local awareness and an established reputation!
Seller took over operations in February 2025!
This is NOT a cold start! A buyer is stepping into an existing operating restaurant with trained employees, full equipment, established sales, online ordering, a recognized free-standing location, and an existing customer base!
Geographic and Demographic Details:
Excellent South Tuscaloosa location, surrounded by rapidly growing residential and commercial development!
Extremely high traffic count of over 39,000 vehicles per day on this stretch of the Highway!
Median household income in the surrounding trade area is affluent at $79k!
A brand-new Walmart Neighborhood Market opened in June 2025, directly serving this immediate area! The new Walmart includes a fuel station AND the first Walmart liquor store in the entire state of Alabama, making it a major regional traffic generator that pulls customers from across South Tuscaloosa and surrounding counties!
More than 62,000 residents live within 5 miles of the restaurant, with more than 21,700 within 3 miles! Population within the surrounding trade area is projected to grow 4.5% over the next 5 years!
New home construction is BOOMING all around the restaurant! Four active new-home communities are being built within 1.5 miles, with new homes priced from $200,000 to $410,000! Every new rooftop is a new family of customers!
Located near multiple schools including Taylorville Primary School, Englewood Elementary School, Hillcrest Middle School, and Hillcrest High School, collectively serving more than 3,200 students and faculty!
Nearby colleges include The University of Alabama and Shelton State Community College, collectively serving more than 49,000 students! The restaurant benefits from the massive student and employee base generated by The University of Alabama!
Tuscaloosa is growing rapidly! The City of Tuscaloosa reached an estimated population of 114,288 in 2025, representing more than 13% population growth since 2020, driven by expansion at Mercedes-Benz, The University of Alabama, and new business and industry!
Apartments nearby include Inverness Apartments, Chestnut Trace Apartments, Winding Creek, The Glens, Regal Pointe Apartments, and Mountain View Apartments, providing a strong surrounding residential customer base!
Convenient access to Highway 69 South provides connectivity to Downtown Tuscaloosa, The University of Alabama, surrounding residential communities, and major employment centers!
10 to 15 minutes from The University of Alabama and central Tuscaloosa! About 1 hour from Birmingham, AL and Columbus, MS! 1 hour and 30 minutes from Meridian, MS! Less than 2 hours from Montgomery, AL!
Asking Price is ONLY $69,000 plus inventory! A buyer acquires a fully equipped, fully staffed, operating restaurant in one of the fastest-growing corridors in Tuscaloosa for less than the cost of a food truck!
