Development Of New Vestavia Waffle House Delayed

VESTAVIA HILLS, AL — Plans for a new Waffle House restaurant on Highway 31 in Vestavia Hills have been delayed, due in large part to the COVID-19 pandemic. A Birmingham Business Journal report said project plans are still on file with the city for the site at the former Old Motor Lodge.

Njeri Boss, Waffle House’s director of public relations said in a report by the Vestavia Voice that "While the Alabama location build remains planned, it has not yet been scheduled given the effects of the pandemic on our business. We currently are focusing on completing renovations and finalizing builds that already were scheduled for completion or that nearly were completed prior to [the] cone of uncertainty the pandemic wrought."

Vestavia City Manager Jeff Downes said the site has had repeated temporary uses that do not meet the city's vision for the property.

Read more on the project in the Vestavia Voice.