Vacant Restaurant's Owners Consider Bringing Second Wawa To Wayne

WAYNE, NJ — It hasn't been long since the first Wawa in Wayne Township opened its doors to local hoagie- and smoothie-lovers. Now, the owners of a vacant buffet on Hamburg Turnpike are considering building a second one, according to officials and a report.

The site is at 862 Paterson Hamburg Turnpike, near the intersection with Valley Road — most recently the Hibachi Grill Buffet, and also the former site of Casey O'Toole's. Property owners Spylen Development are proposing a 5,915-square-foot Wawa market with six fuel pumps and 57 parking spots, according to northjersey.com.

First, the existing restaurant and a residential structure on the lot would have to be torn down, the report said. Township planner Chris Kok told Patch on Wednesday that the owners have not yet filed a demolition permit.

This application has also not yet appeared before the township planning board, so there is no timeline for construction.

Wawa opened their first Passaic County store on Route 23 in Wayne this past December.

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