By Kyle Coppola
Zaxbys Celebrates Grand Opening of New Eustis Restaurant
Saucy chicken chain Zaxbys® is celebrating the grand opening of its newest location in Eustis. Located at 15822 U.S. Highway 441, the new restaurant will officially open its doors for dine-in and drive-thru service on Monday.
The location is owned and operated by Justin Joiner and John White of ZaxBax SunCoast LLC, which now operates 12 locations across North Central Florida.
“We are very excited to bring the flavors of Zaxbys to Eustis,” Justin and John said in a joint statement. “We also look forward to partnering with the community and offering not only jobs, but long-term careers in our growing franchise group.”
(Zaxbys celebrates its grand opening in Eustis. Photo Credit Fred Griffin Jr.)
Spanning 3,000 square feet, the new Zaxby’s features 54 indoor seats and a drive-thru for expedited service. The building showcases the brand’s Modern Farmhouse design, which includes Zaxby’s signature colors, logo, and sauce medallions, along with sauce-inspired artwork and vibrant branding elements.
Customers can place orders in-store, online at zaxbys.com, or through the Zaxby’s app available for download via Google Play and the App Store. Delivery is available through the app as well as via DoorDash, Grubhub, and Uber Eats.
(Zaxbys brings its signature chicken tenders and chicken sandwiches to the Eustis area. Photo Credit – Yelp.)
Zaxby’s menu features freshly prepared Chicken Fingerz™, wings tossed in bold sauces, Chicken Bacon Ranch Loaded Fries, and Fried Pickles. The chain recently announced the permanent return of its Handcrafted Milkshakes in flavors such as chocolate, vanilla, strawberry, and birthday cake. Each milkshake is handspun and topped with real whipped cream, sprinkles, and a maraschino cherry.
In celebration of Zaxby’s 35th anniversary, the brand has also launched Late Night Zax at participating locations. Available after 8 p.m., the promotion includes the new Zappetizer Trio, which allows customers to mix and match three sides or shareables with three sauces for $9.99.
The new Eustis location is expected to create up to 60 jobs in the area. Construction was completed by JamesCo Builders.
Kyle Coppola was born in Newton, Massachusetts and received his Bachelor of Fine Arts in Communications from Curry College in 2016. After traveling to Florida on a family vacation, he decided he could not get enough of the warm weather and made the move from snowy Massachusetts to central Florida 8 years ago.
For the last decade Kyle has gained valuable experience in social media content creation, marketing and sales, writing, video production, sports announcing and even broadcasting for local radio stations, such as FM 102.9 in The Villages and FM 91.5 in Massachusetts. Every year he volunteers at The Villages Charter High School as a play-by-play sports announcer for the football games as well as a public address announcer for the basketball games, including the annual Battle at The Villages Tournament.
Outside the office Kyle is a husband and father to two beautiful girls along with their cat. In his spare time he likes to spend time with his family, travel, play golf and swim. He is also a huge sports junkie and even bigger motorsports fan and loves to attend racing events when he can.
