South Side commuters are about to get their coffee and sandwich fix in one shot. A planned Jimmy John's and Dunkin' co-branded drive-thru is headed to San Antonio’s South Side, according to city records, with a shared, 1,986-square-foot restaurant slated for 4855 Roosevelt Ave. Renovations are pegged at about $300,000, and the buildout is expected to wrap by Jan. 31, 2027. The concept marries morning coffee and baked goods with Jimmy John's sandwiches under one roof, a format Inspire Brands has been testing in other markets. Based on the filing and local reporting, this is the first Dunkin'/Jimmy John's hybrid announced for the metro.
According to the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation, the project is registered as "Dunkin Jimmy Johns Roosevelt," with a listed start date of Sept. 30, 2026 and an expected completion date of Jan. 31, 2027. The filing estimates renovation costs at $300,000 for a 1,986-square-foot finish-out and names SLX Roosevelt Holdings, LLC as the owner, with Andy Ali as the listed tenant.
As reported by the San Antonio Express-News, both chains are owned by Inspire Brands. The outlet notes that Inspire acquired Jimmy John's in 2019 and bought Dunkin' in 2020 for about $11.3 billion. Neither company responded to the paper's request for comment ahead of publication.
Why brands pair up
In the fast-food world, co-branded outlets are a way to squeeze more sales out of the same building while keeping costs in check. Industry players say the approach lets operators cover multiple dayparts, from early-morning coffee runs to late-lunch sandwich stops, all out of a single kitchen. Restaurant Dive reported in 2022 that Inspire developed small, drive-thru-focused templates and plans to roll out Dunkin'/Jimmy John's modular units to speed expansion and cut build costs.
What the Roosevelt site will look like
Inspire's franchising materials describe Dunkin'/Jimmy John's multi-brand formats as flexible layouts that can run from roughly 1,382 to 2,681 square feet, so the planned 1,986-square-foot buildout on Roosevelt fits neatly into that range, according to Inspire Brands. The Texas filing also lists Reese Design Services as the project's design firm and includes a registered accessibility specialist contact for the build-out.
If the timeline holds, the Roosevelt drive-thru could be serving customers in early 2027 and would join a growing list of co-branded modular units Inspire has been piloting across the country. We will keep an eye on permitting and construction as the project moves forward and update when the brands confirm opening details.
