ICYMI: Food Network Star Bringing Restaurant to Gwinnett

DULUTH, GA -- A star from the Food Network is bringing his New York steakhouse style to Gwinnett County.

Uncle Jack's Meat House is set to open next month next to Infinite Energy Arena in Duluth, according to the restaurant's website.

The restaurant is the latest from Willie Degel, former host of Food Network's "Restaurant Stakeout."

It will be Degel's first venture outside of New York, where his Uncle Jack's Steakhouse and Jack's Shack locations have been a hit.

But it may not be his last.

"I figure in Atlanta, I can have at least six to 10 restaurants down there probably over the next five to seven years," Degel told the Gwinnett Daily Post. "You have a lot more outdoor-indoor eating, people love to go out to eat. I’m building more affordable-style restaurants than just the high-end Uncle Jack’s."

Degel told the paper he plans a soft opening of Uncle Jack's in the second or third week of July and that it will feature prime, hand-picked cuts of beef, appetizers and shared plates, burgers and steak sandwiches, as well as a full bar featuring an all-American wine list and eight local beers.

Degel, a native of Queens, N.Y., started several successful businesses before opening his first restaurant, Hollywood & Main, in June 1990 in Flushing, Queens.

(Photo via WillieDegel.com)