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Waddell Plaza. (Crunkleton: Commercial Real Estate Group)

Two new-to-Huntsville restaurants offering wings and hamburgers will debut this year on one of the city's busiest thoroughfares.

Crunkleton: Commercial Real Estate Group said Wingstop and Wayback Burgers will open in the Waddell Plaza retail development on 6290 University Drive. The project is home to Mei Wei, Smoothie King and Jersey Mike's across from the Target-anchored Westside Centre.

Wingstop, which will occupy 2,400 square feet, is a Texas-based restaurant that specializes in buffalo-style chicken wings. The eatery has more than 1,000 locations, including sites in Fort Payne, Valley and Montgomery.

The new Wayback restaurant will be a first for Alabama. The 2,000-square-foot location will focus on cooked-to-order burgers, milkshakes, house-made chips and other dishes reminiscent of a "simpler time and place," according to the website.

It is unclear exactly when the restaurants will launch, but Crunkleton spokeswoman Kadie Pangburn said both stores will open later this year. With the addition of Wayback and Wingstop, the development has one more 2,000-square-foot space available for lease.