Dave & Buster's is expected to be open its first Alabama location at Riverchase Galleria in Hoover by the end of 2018, city officials said.

Hoover City Administrator Allan Rice said Dave & Buster's notified the city's building official about a week ago that they were preparing to submit their first set of plans for the buildout of the restaurant/arcade.

Once those plans are reviewed and approved, Rice said Dave & Busters can apply for a building permit and start construction.

Dave & Buster's presented initial plans to the Hoover City Council in February 2017. The council in April 2017 approved a conditional permit to allow the restaurant/arcade to locate in Riverchase Galleria, which was required because the business involves recreational activities.

The full-service restaurant and video arcade will be 33,000 square feet and modeled after restaurant/arcade in Orlando. It's the smaller of two prototypes currently being built by the company.

The restaurant will feature a full menu and more than 150 interactive games. It will be built in the space currently occupied by Forever 21. Forever 21 will relocate to a smaller space.

Rice said the work to relocate Forever 21 is currently underway.

Dave & Buster's representatives told the Hoover City Council last year that the arcade chain plans to hire 140 to 160 people for location. The hours of operation will likely be 11 a.m. to midnight Sunday-Thursday and 11 a.m. to 2 a.m. on Friday-Saturday.

Dave & Buster's didn't respond to multiple requests for comment.