1220 Café to open at Millbrook’s 17 Springs Marketplace
1220 Café will become the second restaurant at 17 Springs Marketplace, adding a Tallassee favorite to Millbrook’s Highway 14 development as leaders weigh its economic payoff.
The latest restaurant planned for 17 Springs is more than a new dining option. It is another measure of whether Millbrook’s 110-acre Highway 14 development is turning its sports traffic and long-running promises into jobs, sales-tax growth and everyday amenities for the River Region.
The City of Millbrook and the Elmore County Commission announced that 1220 Café will open at The Marketplace at 17 Springs, joining Baumhower’s Victory Grille at the mixed-use site just off Alabama Highway 14, one mile east of Interstate 65 Exit 181. 1220 Café, which opened in Tallassee in 2012, will be the restaurant’s second location. It is owned by Noah and Pam Griggs, Stephen Duggar and Todd Cornwall, and serves sandwiches, hand-tossed salads, soups, homestyle meals, seafood and house-made desserts.
The move fits the original pitch for 17 Springs, which began in 2017 through overlapping conversations among the City of Millbrook, Grandview Family YMCA, Elmore County Board of Education, Elmore County Economic Development Authority and Elmore County Commission. The name itself traces back to a historic art festival once held on the YMCA property. Today, the broader complex includes an 86,000-square-foot fieldhouse, multipurpose athletic fields, tennis and pickleball courts and a football stadium, all part of a project local leaders have described as a catalyst for commerce and economic development along the Highway 14 corridor.
The Marketplace at 17 Springs was designed as a dining, entertainment and lodging destination, with eight pad-ready commercial lots ranging from 2.3 acres to just under an acre. Baumhower’s Victory Grille was the first restaurant announced for the marketplace. Millbrook approved its site development plan on Oct. 14, 2025, and construction later began with an expected summer 2026 opening. Earlier reporting described the Millbrook Baumhower’s as an 8,800-square-foot prototype and, at the time, the largest Baumhower’s planned to date.
Mayor Al Kelley said the city was thrilled to welcome 1220 Café, pointing to its reputation for quality food, customer service and community involvement. Elmore County Commission Chairman Bart Mercer also praised Noah Griggs and his team for quality food, service and hospitality. Noah Griggs, who is also CEO of Wharf Casual Seafood, said Millbrook is experiencing tremendous growth and called 17 Springs an outstanding location for the restaurant. Construction and opening dates for 1220 Café will be announced later.
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