Restaurant building demolished to make way for tire, brake shop
Published 12:00 am Sunday, July 3, 2022
Submitted photo: Building plans include insulated aluminum doors, an illuminated sign and a metal roof.
Madeline Wagoner/Salisbury Post — What used to be the home of many restaurants on Jake Alexander Boulevard is now the property of Mavis Tire and Brake Store.
Madeline Wagoner/Salisbury Post — Demolition crews work to clean up debris for construction of a. new tire store.
SALISBURY — The site of what was formerly the Copacabana Brazilian Cuisine restaurant is now cleared for a tire and brake repair shop.
The building has previously been the home of several restaurants, including Big Pig, Porky’s, Don Miguel, Omega Diner and Great Scott’s. According to Teresa Barringer, Salisbury’s development services manager, the plot has now been approved for a Mavis Tires and Brakes.
The new building will be approximately 6,925 square feet with a proposed eight bays for repairs. Construction timing for the facility isn’t set but the approval was signed off on June 7.
