Chuy’s Tex Mex will open its second central Ohio location this fall at Polaris Fashion Place.



The restaurant will occupy the former spot of Smokey Bones, a 7,000-square-foot space at 1481 Polaris Parkway.



This will be Chuy's second Columbus location following its Easton Town Center restaurant, which opened in 2015. Chuy's plans to open five to seven corporate-owned restaurants before the end of the year, according to a news release from CBRE, which represented Chuy's in the Polaris deal.



“This is a great follow-up to the highly-successful Easton location. The Polaris retail synergy and surrounding demographics align perfectly with Chuy’s ideals,” Sean Kipp with Ranger Retail Partners, which represents Chuy's national real-estate interests, said in the press release.

CBRE’s Melissa Ruther, vice president, and Meghan Schmidt, associate, represented Chuy’s in the lease.

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