McDonald’s Restaurant of Smithville is making plans to expand its interior dining area and go from single to dual lane drive-thrus.
The Smithville Planning Commission approved a revision of the parking plans for McDonald’s at its meeting last Thursday. Secretary-Treasurer Hunter Hendrixson said that while a few existing parking spaces may be eliminated, McDonald’s will still be in compliance with city parking regulations for the site with this renovation.
Tim Funderburk, spokesman for the local McDonald’s franchise, told WJLE Monday that plans are to give the restaurant a new look. “As you probably have seen if you have traveled recently throughout the Upper Cumberland area we are in the process of making some significant upgrades to our McDonald’s restaurants,” said Funderburk. ” The upgrades have already been completed in Crossville, McMinnville, Woodbury, Sparta, and Cookeville and we currently have one underway in Gordonsville. We are doing a lot of things to both enhance the look of our restaurants on both the interior and exterior and to upgrade our ability to make our guests experience more efficient. On the exterior you will see a totally new look of our buildings as we bring McDonald’s into the 21st century and you will also notice many of the restaurants, including Smithville, will have dual lane drive thru’s with two order points to expedite the service experience of our guests. It is true that we will be removing the exterior seating that we currently have in Smithville, but that is only so that we can enlarge the building and create more dining space inside for our guests. The interior decor and restrooms will also be significantly upgraded to provide a more relaxing atmosphere for our guests to enjoy,” he said.
No word yet on when the project will begin.
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