Signs for a popular fast food chain have gone up around the outside of a former retaurant in Ravenswood.
The former Frankie & Benny's in Edith Cook Way in Ipswich has been converted into a drive-thru restaurant for Taco Bell.
Large Taco Bell signs have gone up around the outside of the building, while the inside is still being decorated and converted into a restaurant.
A drive-thru lane has been created around the building meaning that the size of the unit has decreased slightly to accommodate this.
As well as the work which is being done on the unit itself, construction continues on the car park.
When plans were submitted for the two units to be converted into drive-thru restaurants, it was revealed that the number of parking spaces would be reduced. The units used to be the home of Frankie & Benny's and Chiquito,
There will be 47 normal parking bays and 20 electric vehicle parking bays, a loss of 28 spaces.
Some parking bays have been painted on the ground, while work continues.
The units have been empty since September 2023, when both chains closed.
In April, Ipswich Borough Council received plans for the units to be reduced in size to accommodate a drive-thru lane each.
It was then revealed in September that Taco Bell had applied to take over one of the units, which was approved and met with delight from community leaders that they would be taking over.
It will join a number of eateries already in the area including McDonald's, Burger King, Nando's, Toby Carvery, Harvester, Subway and Costa Coffee.
It will be the second Taco Bell to open in Ipswich, with the Anglia Retail Park branch having opened in October.
An opening date for the new Taco Bell is yet to be announced, and it is not yet known which eatery will take over the other unit in Edith Cook Way.
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