Westchester County Business Journal: MOOYAH Burgers, Fries & Shakes Opens Location in Larchmont, New York

Last week, Harrison-resident Anthony Grippo opened doors to his second MOOYAH Burgers, Fries & Shakes- this one in Larchmont. This comes less than six months after Grippo opened the first MOOYAH in the state.

Grippo signed a six-unit deal with the brand and plans to continue expansion with one location a year, targeting communities in Westchester and Fairfield counties.

Grippo comes from a finance background, spending most of his career working for the likes of J.P. Morgan and Lehman brothers. After the financial crash, Grippo knew it was time for a career change.

“That was kind of a big wake-up call for me,” he said. “Something could just get ripped out from under you, and you have no control over it. I just didn’t want to be in that position again.”

A few years later he made the leap into business ownership and the restaurant industry with MOOYAH, gravitating towards the brands kid-friendly atmosphere and high quality product.

As for the location of his next MOOYAH? Grippo is looking into Fairfield County and other Westchester County family-centric areas like Scarsdale, but from finance to franchising, Grippo knows that in his new career, he controls his fate.

“I love the idea of kind of controlling my own destiny, and if it’s successful, it’s on me,” he said. “If it fails, it’s on me.”