Bowl at Ballantyne lands Bossy Beulah’s Chicken Shack restaurant and more retailers

A popular Charlotte chicken restaurant, as well as a barbershop and gym, are opening at The Bowl at Ballantyne in south Charlotte.

Bossy Beulah’s Chicken Shack will open its sixth store, along with Raleigh-based Arrow – Cuts & Shaves and national gym [solidcore] next year as part of the Ballantyne Reimagined project, property developer Northwood Investors LLC said Wednesday in a news release.

“South Charlotte has been on our radar for expansion for some time now, but we hadn’t found the right location until The Bowl came around,” Bossy Beulah owner Jim Noble said in a statement.

The businesses join six others at the mixed-use retail, dining and entertainment area in Ballantyne, making The Bowl about 60% leased, Northwood said.

The Bowl at Ballantyne is a 20-acre project featuring more than 90,000 square feet of retail, a second apartment tower and new roads with a “Main Street” feel.

About the new businesses at The Bowl

Here’s more information about the tenants opening next year at The Bowl at Ballantyne:

▪ Bossy Beulah’s Chicken Shack will open in a 2,775-square-foot space with a 1,300-square-foot patio. Bossy Beulah’s is a tribute to owner Noble’s great aunt, Beulah, who cared for him as a child and taught him how to fry chicken. Rooster’s Wood-Fired Kitchen, also owned by Noble, is opening in the spring of next year at The Bowl. Noble Food and Pursuits group has several other restaurants: Copain, The Jimmy, The King’s Kitchen and Noble Smoke.

▪ Arrow – Cuts & Shaves will open its fourth location in Charlotte in a 1,172-square-foot space on the southeast corner of The Bowl, across from Harriet’s Hamburgers. The standard short cut is $29, long cuts are $40 and buzz cuts are $20. All services include a complimentary beer. The shop has its own brand of beer, brewed in partnership with Charlotte-based Hopfly Brewing and Durham-based Fullsteam Brewery.

▪ [solidcore], located next to Arrow in a 1,760-square-foot space, offers a 50-minute, full-body, strength-training workout using slow, controlled movements.

Other businesses opening on the Ballantyne campus are: Charlotte-based Summit Coffee, expected to open this month; Charlotte-based Olde Mecklenburg Brewery; Fly Kid Fly coffee shop by Charlotte-based HEX Coffee Roasters and Durban Hospitality; Charlotte-based Harriet’s Hamburgers, Atlanta-based Honeysuckle Gelato; and California hair salon chain Drybar.

Recent openings include Florida-based First Watch breakfast and brunch chain and Pittsburgh-based steak and seafood chain Walnut Grill.

Behind Ballantyne Reimagined

Northwood owns and manages 535 acres, 4.4 million square feet of office space, four hotels with nearly 600 rooms, a 212-unit apartment building and 2.5 million square feet of LEED-certified space at Ballantyne.

In 2017, Northwood Investors bought the Ballantyne corporate park for $1.2 billion from local developer the Bissell Cos. The project, named “Ballantyne Reimagined,” creates an “urban, walkable” community.

Stream Park, a 6-acre park behind The Ballantyne Hotel, recently opened at 14105 Stream Way. The park has a covered pavilion, playground, greenway connection, a natural stream and pond, and public restrooms, according to Northwood.

The Amp Ballantyne, an outdoor amphitheater with a 3,500-person capacity, opens this month missing word. The Wrecks. a free show, Sept. 8 and All Time Low on Sept. 26.

And The Amp Ballantyne also will be the site of a number of Charlotte International Arts Festival events, performances and exhibits this month.