Eggs Up Grill, a rapidly expanding breakfast, brunch and lunch concept, will open in Meridian by the end of the year. The restaurant, which will be the company’s first in Mississippi, will be located at 2815 North Hills Street, which was formerly Pizza Hut.

The restaurant is the first Eggs Up Grill for franchise partners Richard Harris, Bill Johnson and Larry Johnson, who are longtime business partners in the Meridian area.

Harris worked for Captain D’s for 40 years, beginning as a cook, and working his way up to an area supervisor of 12 locations in Atlanta, Ga. Most recently, he was the hometown area partner for a Captain D’s franchise in Meridian. He met his partners, the Johnson brothers, when they were customers at his restaurant, and they have been business owners in Meridian for the last 60 years.

The team is excited to bring the first Eggs Up Grill to the area.

“When I first dined at Eggs Up Grill, I was hooked. I felt like I was eating breakfast on vacation with the colors and the openness,” said Harris. “People always say they wish we had something like this in Meridian, and now, with my partners, we are bringing the best breakfast, brunch and lunch concept in the country to our great community.”

The Meridian restaurant will serve guests seven days a week from 6 a.m. to 2 p.m., with dine-in, online ordering, takeout, catering and delivery options available.

Eggs Up Grill serves its full menu open to close. Signature menu items include the founder’s recipe corned beef hash with potatoes, onions and special spices, as well as made-to-order omelets, buttery, grilled blueberry muffins, classic breakfast dishes and lunch selections including burgers, melts, salads and more. Eggs Up Grill also caters events big or small, with a menu featuring breakfast favorites like eggs, grits, home fries, biscuits and gravy and muffins. Salads and sandwiches are available for catered lunch.

In addition to expanding into Mississippi, Eggs Up Grill also has locations across the Carolinas, Georgia, Florida, Virginia, Tennessee, Alabama, and soon entering Texas and Ohio. The Meridian restaurant will begin hiring soon. Those interested can apply online at eggsupgrill.com. For more information, follow on Facebook and Instagram at @EUGMeridian.