Cooper's Hawk Opens in Cary November 9: Now Hiring Servers, Cooks and More

Published: September 24, 2026 | By LocalJobPage Team

CARY, NC — Cooper's Hawk Winery & Restaurant has set November 9 as opening day for its first Triangle location, at Parkside Town Commons in west Cary, and the company is already taking applications for front-of-house, kitchen and tasting room jobs. If you work restaurants anywhere between Morrisville and Apex, put this one on your radar.

A full-service winery restaurant opens in Cary on November 9, with hourly and management roles posted now. The opening crew gets hired before day one, so the window to apply is this fall.

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Business	Cooper's Hawk Winery & Restaurant
Opens	Monday, November 9, 2026
Address	1131 Parkside Main St., Cary, NC 27519 (Parkside Town Commons)
Hours	Mon–Thu 11 a.m.–9 p.m., Fri 11 a.m.–10 p.m., Sat 10 a.m.–10 p.m., Sun 10 a.m.–9 p.m.
Concept	Full-service restaurant with an in-house wine tasting room, weekend brunch and weekday happy hour
Industry	Restaurant and hospitality
New jobs	Nine job titles posted; total headcount not announced

📍 Cooper's Hawk Picks Parkside Town Commons

The restaurant is going into Parkside Town Commons, the busy retail center off O'Kelly Chapel Road on Cary's west side. WRAL's Foodie News column reported the spot sits next to Five Guys and carried the November 9 date, which the company now lists on its own Cary location page.

It's a notable arrival for the Triangle. According to the company's North Carolina locations page, the only other Cooper's Hawk in the state is at Friendly Center in Greensboro.

The concept is bigger than a typical casual dining room. Each Cooper's Hawk pairs a full menu with a tasting room that sells the brand's own wines, plus private event space and a wine club. Once the doors open, the posted hours run seven days a week, with brunch on weekends and happy hour from 3 to 5:30 p.m. on weekdays. That schedule means plenty of lunch, dinner and weekend shifts to fill.

💼 The Jobs Cooper's Hawk Has Posted in Cary

As of this week, the Cooper's Hawk careers site lists nine openings tied to the Parkside Main Street address:

Front of house: server, host, busser/food runner
Tasting room: tasting room attendant
Kitchen: line cook, prep cook, dishwasher, porter
Management: assistant general manager

The company has not published a total headcount for the Cary opening, and the postings we could read did not list pay ranges. We won't guess at either. What we can say is that a restaurant open seven days a week needs a deep bench across every one of those titles. Apply early rather than waiting for the grand-opening buzz.

📋 How to Get Hired Before Opening Day

There's no walk-in hiring event announced for Cary, so applications go through the careers site. A few ways to stand out:

Lead with availability. Nights, weekends and brunch shifts are where a new restaurant is thinnest.
Name your wine knowledge, even if it's basic. The tasting room is the brand's signature, and servers talk wine at every table.
Show high-volume experience. Busy shifts at other Cary and Raleigh restaurants are good resume lines here.

Want to meet employers face to face first? The Triangle Career Expo on October 13 in Cary is free and open to the public. Different event, different employers, but a good warm-up before your restaurant interviews.

🔎 Where to Aim Your Restaurant Job Search

Search Cooper's Hawk directly, then widen out to the rest of west Wake County and Raleigh.

Start here:

Frequently Asked Questions

When does Cooper's Hawk open in Cary?

The company lists Monday, November 9, 2026, as opening day for the Cary restaurant.

Where is the new Cooper's Hawk in Cary?

1131 Parkside Main St., Cary, NC 27519, inside Parkside Town Commons on the west side of town.

Is Cooper's Hawk hiring in Cary right now?

Yes. Nine job titles are posted on the company careers site, including servers, hosts, line cooks, prep cooks, dishwashers, a tasting room attendant and an assistant general manager.

How much does Cooper's Hawk pay in Cary?

Pay ranges were not listed on the Cary postings we could access. Ask about starting pay and training pay during your interview.

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