Cracker Barrel, the restaurant chain known for its wrap-around porches, large gift shop and southern-style country cooking, will open its second Portland-area location -- and second on the West Coast -- later this month in Beaverton.

The restaurant, with more than 600 locations nation-wide, broke ground on its upcoming Beaverton location last June. The restaurant is expected to make its debut at 4050 S.W. 114th Ave. at 6 a.m. on Monday, Feb. 26, according to a company spokesperson.

The Tennessee-based chain opened its 644th Cracker Barrel location in Tualatin last April (see photos above). The Portland area's third Cracker Barrel location is expected to follow in Jantzen Beach in May. The spokesperson would not confirm a 2016 Mail Tribune newspaper report that a Cracker Barrel restaurant is under development in southern Oregon.

As is typically the case with new Cracker Barrel stores, the Beaverton restaurant will feature antique decor on the walls meant to reflect the region, including ads for long-gone Portland companies and old covers of Oregon magazines.

In particular, look for a wall dedicated to the Oregon Trail, another to Washington County's logging history and a third dedicated to orchards and apple picking, with apple cider signs, an apple peeler on the cover of a vintage Popular Science magazine, an antique backpack for picking apples and more.

According to the company, the 180-seat restaurant expects to hire over 175 full and part-time employees.

Look for the Portland area's new Cracker Barrel restaurant to open on Monday, Feb. 26, at 4050 S.W. 114th Ave. in Beaverton.

-- Michael Russell