Yard House, a national restaurant chain with 140 beers on tap, is opening Sunday in the Captrust Tower, a 17-story building in the North Hills complex in North Raleigh.

The chain has more than three dozen locations across the country, primarily in Southern California. This is its first location in North Carolina.  

The move means North Hills is becoming a destination for Triangle craft beer lovers. Yard House restaurant joins World of Beer, a beer-centric bar that opened in the same complex last year. For more information about Yard House, go to www.yardhouse.com.
 

Yard House Restaurants is opening a location in the Captrust Tower at North Hills.

The Yard House is expected to open later this year. The restaurant offers a large selection of draft beers, American cuisine and an emphasis on classic rock music. The chain has three dozen locations across the country, primarily in Southern California, and has plans to open a half dozen more, including this spot at North Hills.

The move means the Triangle and North Carolina are becoming a craft beer destination.

"It's an acknowledgment in some ways that North Carolina and the Triangle in general are a significant center for craft beer," says Tyler Huntington, owner of Tyler's Taproom, which has four locations in the Triangle. "It's getting noticed by some of the bigger players - that is guys like Yard House."

The 10,000-square foot restaurant is opening in the Captrust Tower, a 17-story building in the North Hills complex in North Raleigh.

With Yard House and World of Beer, a beer-centric bar that opened in the same complex last year, North Hills is becoming a destination for Triangle beer lovers.