Kitchen Social, the Ohio-born, chef-driven restaurant group, has locked in a 4,157-square-foot space at Cotswold Village for its first confirmed Charlotte location. The deal plants the brand's open-kitchen, scratch-made menu in one of the city's busiest suburban shopping centers near Sharon Amity and Randolph roads, in what looks like a key out-of-state push for the five-unit chain. The lease was reported Friday.
According to Charlotte Business Journal, Kitchen Social is taking a 4,157-square-foot unit at Cotswold Village. The story, part of the publication's commercial real estate coverage, was reported by Jennifer Thomas.
Ohio concept with growing footprint
Kitchen Social operates multiple locations in Ohio and has recently moved into Florida with an opening in Sarasota, according to Kitchen Social. The brand bills itself as a scratch kitchen with a wide-ranging menu of steaks, seafood, brunch dishes, and globe-trotting small plates - a mix that has helped it expand beyond its home state.
Cotswold Village and the space
Cotswold Village is one of Charlotte's long-running open-air centers at the intersection of Sharon Amity and Randolph roads and is listed in property records at 116 S. Sharon Amity Road, per PropertyShark. A center-level marketing flyer from Thrift CRE shows a 4,157-square-foot restaurant opportunity that lines up with the square footage cited in local coverage.
Kitchen Social's corporate materials lean into a chef-driven, scratch-made menu designed for sharing, so the Charlotte location is expected to follow that playbook. No opening timeline has been announced for the Cotswold outpost; this story will be updated as more details are released.
