KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WOKI / WVLT) — A popular Knoxville restaurant site is set for a new chapter as city records show a 7 Brew drive-through coffee shop is planned for the former Denton’s location on Kingston Pike in Bearden.
Permit applications filed with the City of Knoxville identify the project as “7 Brew” and include requests for demolition work and new signage at the property.
The development would mark the second Knoxville location for the rapidly expanding coffee chain. According to 7 Brew’s website, the company already operates a location on Parkside Drive.
Known for its drive-through-focused business model, 7 Brew offers a menu that includes coffee drinks, flavored sodas, teas, smoothies, shakes and bakery items.
The new location will enter an increasingly competitive coffee market in West Knoxville. The site sits directly across Kingston Pike from a Dutch Bros. Coffee location, creating a unique situation where two major drive-through coffee chains will operate across the street from one another.
The redevelopment follows the closure of Denton’s, a longtime Knoxville favorite known for its fair-style food. Owners announced in July that the family-owned restaurant would close after nearly three decades in business. Denton’s had served customers in the Bearden community since 1997.
Construction timelines and an opening date for the proposed 7 Brew location have not yet been announced.
