CRESTVIEW HILLS — Greater Cincinnati's second highest-grossing T.G.I.Friday's is looking to expand.

        The operator of the restaurant at Turkeyfoot Road and Interstate 275 wants to add 780 square feet to its south side.

        “We're looking to push out that south wall by I-275 and add more seats,” said Bob Conway Jr., vice president of marketing for the Bistro Group, which operates eight T.G.I.Friday's in Greater Cincinnati. “It'll just look like an extension of what's (in the upper level) already.”

        If city officials OK the proposal, the expansion would add 50 seats, said Crestview Hills Administrator Kevin Celarek.
       

No. 2 in the Tristate

        With annual sales of $3.9 million to $4 million, the Crestview Hills Friday's ranks behind only the Tricounty Friday's in business volume, Mr. Conway said.

        With the expansion, the Crestview Hills Friday's could accommodate more customers, in response to those who have complained they can't get a table at the region's second busiest Friday's, Mr. Conway said.

        “In the short term, waits would be a lot shorter,” he said.

        Mr. Conway added that the Bistro Group will address city officials' questions about parking and design issues at next week's meeting of the Crestview Hills economic development committee. The meeting will be at 4 p.m. Tuesday at the city building.

        “The biggest thing we'd like to see addressed is parking concerns,” said Crestview Hills Mayor Paul Meier. “We want to make sure there is ample parking to cover those additional seats.”

        The economic development committee can recommend that City Council approve or reject the restaurant's plans, or request more information. The proposed expansion is scheduled to be discussed by City Council on Nov. 8.

        Mr. Conway said the planned expansion would not remove any existing parking. He said plans call for the addition to be built over a grassy area behind the restaurant.
       

Parking is shared

        Friday's and the adjacent Sableux Salon and Spa are on property owned by the Gallenstein Corp. and currently share parking.

        “They're open during our slow times and closed during our heavier times,” Mr. Conway said of Sableux.

        The restaurant has submitted a plan that calls for adding 14 parking spaces — for a total of 218 — to meet Crestview Hills' parking requirements for the lots serving Sableux's and Friday's, Mr. Celarek said.

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