China Cottage proposes new restaurant, commercial development in Springboro

2 restaurants, nail salon, coffee shop and retail business planned at Main Street site.
China Cottage plans to build a new restaurant as part of a five-unit commercial development along Main Street (Ohio 741) in Springboro. Pictured is a shrimp dish at China Cottage. STAFF FILE

Credit: Chris Stewart

Credit: Chris Stewart

China Cottage plans to build a new restaurant as part of a five-unit commercial development along Main Street (Ohio 741) in Springboro. Pictured is a shrimp dish at China Cottage. STAFF FILE

China Cottage is proposing to build a new restaurant as part of a five-unit commercial development in Springboro.

Owners in May announced expansion plans to open new restaurants in Huber Heights and Springboro, where the China Cottage restaurant at 784 N. Main St. closed at the end of 2023 when its lease was up. At the time, the owners promised “an incredible relocation” and said that “big changes are on the horizon.”

The new development proposes two restaurants and three commercial spaces at 610 N. Main St. (Ohio 741), south of West Lytle-Five Points Road, according to documents submitted to the city of Springboro.

The two restaurant spaces will be about 5,000 square feet each. There also will be two 2,000-square-foot commercial spaces, with one intended for a future nail salon and the other a coffee shop. The fifth space is 3,000 square feet and is intended for retail use, according to a letter submitted by Jose Morales, CEO of Reflect Design + Build Group, which is developing the site.

China Cottage owners are proposing to build a five-unit commercial development at 610 N. Main St. in Springboro that will include two restaurants, a nail salon, coffee shop and retail business. CONTRIBUTED

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The property zoning is O-R, Office-Residential District, which allows outdoor dining as an accessory use to restaurants, according to Springboro planning staff. It is not clear whether China Cottage is proposing outdoor dining at its new space.

In Huber Heights, the new restaurant at 644 Chambersburg Road is expected to open by the end of the year, owners announced on social media.

China Cottage is opening a new location in Huber Heights at 6488 Chambersburg Road. BRYANT BILLING / STAFF

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China Cottage has been in the area for nearly 40 years after opening the first restaurant in 1987 at 3718 Wilmington Pike in Kettering. There are two other restaurants at 6290 Far Hills Ave. in Centerville and 1983 Shiloh Springs Road in Trotwood.

For more information and updates, visit www.chinacottagerestaurant.com or the restaurant’s Facebook or Instagram pages.

Staff Writer Natalie Jones contributed to this report.

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