Statesman Journal:
Buffalo Wild Wings Inc., a national chain of sports bars and grills, plans to open its first franchise location in Salem by June.
The franchisee, World Wide Wings LLC, has leased a portion of the former Party Depot site at 3982 Center Street NE, said Joe Morian, real estate manager for franchisee. A mix of about 100 full- and part-time employees will staff the Salem restaurant, he said.
“We’ve had our eyes on Salem for quite a while and finally found a location that we think will do quite well,” Morian said Thursday. World Wide Wings is taking a little over 7,000 square feet at the Salem site.
The Salem Buffalo Wild Wings will have seating for nearly 300 customers, and it will have wall-to-wall big-screens TVs for viewing sports.