Smokin’ Oak Wood Fired Pizza and Taproom to open Fayetteville location Jan. 8

Smokin Oak Wood Fired Pizza / (Staff photo)

A pizza chain is set to open a location in north Fayetteville this month.

Locals Ben and Monica Roberts will open a franchisee restaurant for a Smokin’ Oak Wood Fired Pizza in the Uptown Apartments + Shops building at 3959 N. Steele Blvd. on Sunday, Jan. 8.

The menu for the restaurant includes about a dozen specialty pizzas, along with sandwiches, salads and other items. The chain also offers a self-serve digital tap room element with a rotating selection of beers, wines and mixed cocktails that’s accessed by a wristband for samples or full beverages.

The chain is based in Florida, and the company’s website lists locations in Brooksville., Fla.; Broomfield and Grand Junction, Colo.; Cedar Falls, Iowa; Austin, Texas; and Omaha, Neb. Locations are in the works in Dallas, Clifton, and Frisco, Texas as well.

The Fayetteville location will be open from noon until 7 p.m. on opening day, according to the company’s website.

After opening day, the restaurant will be open each week from 11 a.m. until 9 p.m. Sunday-Thursday, and on Friday and Saturday from 11 a.m. until 11 p.m.