Logan's Roadhouse converts a former Darryl's restaurant on Military Highway in Norfolk.

Logan’s Roadhouse Comes to Norfolk

NORFOLK, VIRGINIA –  What’s old is new again.  According to Nation's Restaurant News, Logan's Roadhouse is one of the country’s hottest restaurant concepts.   Designed to evoke images of the roadhouses that emerged along world-famous Route 66 during the 1930s and 40s, Logan’s has captured the public’s attention.

      In June, 2004, Divaris Real Estate, Inc. announced the signing of a lease with Logan’s Roadhouse for 1.6 acres of land on Military Highway at JANAF Shopping Center in Norfolk.  The space was formerly a Darryl’s restaurant.  The new building measures approximately 8,050 square feet and opened this spring.  Other tenants in JANAF Shopping Center include:  Old Navy, Marshalls, The Sports Authority, T.J.Maxx, and Circuit City.  Jay Burnell and Levi Thomson of the Virginia Beach office of DRE represented the tenant in the negotiations.  Burnell, Thomson and Kent Cardwell of DRE’s Richmond office, are representing Logan’s in its search for new sites throughout Virginia.

      Logan’s Roadhouses offer a feast for the eyes and ears as well as the palate.  Diners are allowed to watch chefs at the mesquite grill through several large windows into the kitchen.  Patrons can admire the hand-painted murals and neon signs on the walls while they listen to the vintage jukebox and nibble free peanuts from the buckets on each table and toss the peanut shells onto the wooden planked floors.  Homemade yeast rolls served near a dual-sided fireplace under mid-century memorabilia complete the ambience.  

      The casual dining menu includes USDA choice, aged steaks, hand-cut on the premises; baby-back ribs; mesquite-grilled chicken; hamburgers; appetizers; salads and seafood.  The full bar service includes signature items like the Frozen Roadhouse Teas in Rockin’ Raspberry or Melon Madness, frosted mugs or pitchers of beer and specialty margaritas.

      Logan’s Roadhouse is a part of CBL Group, and was founded in 1991 in Nashville, Tennessee.  Logan’s can be found primarily in the South and Midwest.  There are 114 company-owned Logan’s Roadhouses and 21 franchise restaurants in 18 states.

      CBRL Group, Inc. is the holding company for two restaurant concepts.  The CBRL name comes from the stock symbol; that symbol came from its original corporation, Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc., which opened its first unit in 1969.