Ashley Mac's in Cahaba Heights to hold grand re-opening celebration

After a fire damaged the store in May 2014, Ashley Mac's in Cahaba Heights is now preparing for a grand re-opening celebration on Friday, April 17. The store officially opens Tuesday, April 14.

The celebration will take place from 4:30-8:30 p.m. and will include live music and desserts. Customers will receive a free tote with a purchase of $50 or more and also have the chance to be one of five winners to get free Ashley Mac’s for a year. 

Ashley Mac's is located at 3147 Green Valley Road in Cahaba Heights. New hours of operation are Monday-Saturday, 10:30 a.m.-8:30 p.m. The store also has an Inverness location and coming soon, one in Hoover.

About Ashley Mac's

Ashley McMakin and husband Andy met in college at the University of Alabama where they received business degrees in marketing and accounting. Andy worked as a CPA in Mountain Brook until the food service business Ashley started in Bluff Park in 2006 boomed, and they opened a Cahaba Heights café.

“When I started in 2006, I was the cook and we had one employee,” she said. “Since adding the two locations, we’ve grown to more than 50 employees helping with my dream.”

McMakin described her café as a lunch place for ladies. Salads and sandwiches made with local fresh ingredients from the Birmingham market make up most of the Ashley Mac’s menu.The chicken salad is the most popular choice. It’s made from scratch and available on the café, catering and gourmet to-go menus. Strawberry cake is the biggest hit on the dessert menu.

The gourmet to-go portion of Ashley Mac’s offers frozen dinners with casseroles, pasta dishes and sides. Ashley Mac’s also reaches out to the Birmingham community. The restaurant’s food has been donated to Lifeline Children’s Service, the American Cancer Society and various churches. McMakin said she has catered for Inverness and Mountain Brook school events, too.

For more, visit ashleymacs.com.