A Baltimore County restaurant is toasting the New Year with a new bar that its owners hope will help it draw new customers.
Chappie's Diner Bar & Grill should get its liquor license at the end of the month, co-owner Brian Chapman says.
Located at 3648 Washington Boulevard inside the 112-room
Beltway Motel,
the 3,000-square-foot restaurant is adding six flat-screen TVs in a bar
that seats about 90, Chapman says. The business owner and his partner,
Paul Chapman, are spending about $100,000 on the expansion.
Adding
a sports bar to the diner will hopefully help it attract a larger
crowd, including younger folks who attend the Community College of
Baltimore County in Catonsville and NASCAR fans.
Chapman likes
the area because it is located on a busy road and attracts drive-by
traffic from folks heading to the nearby Home Dept and Walmart.
To
draw in bar patrons, Chappie's will offer specials such as steak night
or shrimp night. By the summer, the restaurant and bar will host a DJ
and hold karaoke nights.
The restaurant serves breakfast,
lunch, and dinner. Breakfast costs between $3.99 and $7.99. Chappie's
serves seafood, steaks, and burgers for lunch and dinner, costing
anywhere from $3 for a bowl of soup to $22 for a crab cake dinner.
Writer: Julekha Dash
Source: Brian Chapman, Chappie's