Patriot Place restaurants kick-off job fairs

Two restaurants coming to Patriot Place, a Foxborough venue that hopes to take shopping and entertainment to a whole new level, have scheduled job fairs for this week, the Patriots organization said.

The CBS Scene Restaurant & Bar, a three-level restaurant and entertainment destination, is set to kick off a hiring fair today at Gillette Stadium; the fair is set to run from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. each day this week through Friday, and more than 150 jobs are available, the Patriots said.

Red Robin Gourmet Burgers, a family restaurant chain, is also set to begin hiring today, with a trailer stationed at Patriot Place for two weeks, the Patriots said.

Don't call Patriot Place a shopping complex. According to management, this venue is too vast and spectacular to rate such a ho-hum description. Its website says that Patriot Place "promises to become one of New England's most popular daily, year-round destinations. Adjacent to Gillette Stadium, this amazing development will feature more than 1.3 million square feet of shopping, entertainment, and commercial uses."

In a press release, the Patriots added: "Tenants in Patriot Place’s north lifestyle center begin opening in August and will join Bass Pro Shops, Staples, Circuit City, Christmas Tree Shops, Off Broadway Shoe Warehouse, and Bed Bath & Beyond, all already open in Patriot Place’s south retail center. When complete, Patriot Place will feature more than 70 shopping, dining, and entertainment destinations, more than half of which will be open by September."

According to management projections, Patriot Place will create 2,000 full- and part-time jobs over the next year.
(By Chris Reidy, Globe staff)