Brookside Market, a deli and restaurant, has plans to open a second location, on Bel Air’s Main Street.

The market’s original spot opened in Phoenix, in Baltimore County, about eight years ago.

President of Brookside Market, Casey Brooks, 40, said the decision to open a Harford County location was because the area has always had a special place in his heart. At age 20, Brooks and a close friend bought a home in Fallston and spent a lot of time in Bel Air.

“Bel Air has the same kind of heartbeat that we’ve always connected with, like great roots of family, small businesses and people that show up for each other,” he said. “That’s the kind of community that the Brookside in Phoenix is built around and we can identify with that in Bel Air.”

The layout of the market is awaiting final approval from the town, Brooks said, but has gotten a tentative approval from the liquor board. Brooks anticipates a final permit being sent in the next month. He anticipates opening next August.

The Bel Air shop’s design will mimic the Phoenix location, and the menu will also be similar, with soups, salads, sandwiches, wraps, pizza and desserts such as apple cinnamon cheesecake.

“People come into Brookside because it kind of feels like home,” Brooks said. “I think the food has a large driving factor to that, we’re a little higher-end quality of food but we’re casually polished.”

Brooks said he will fill in potential customers about progress on social media, providing behind-the-scenes access to what it takes to build a restaurant.

“It’s amazing that the area will get to understand the name and the brand,” he said. “We’re going to do our best behind-the-scenes to bring people along, before we even sell a sandwich, to hopefully build a community that becomes family.”

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