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title: "Checkers Drive-in Restaurant To Open Second Location In Montgomery"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/0f9dcb84-925c-4c07-a560-38af61e6f16e
source: "Franchising.com"
original_url: https://www.franchising.com/news/20220920_checkers_drivein_restaurant_to_open_second_location_in_montgomery.html
category: "Burger"
industry: "Restaurants"
segment: "Burger"
topics: ["Development & multi-unit"]
published: 2022-09-20T12:00:00.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T01:09:44.073Z
image: https://imgs.franchising.com/brands/social/checkersdriveinresta.jpg
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# Checkers Drive-in Restaurant To Open Second Location In Montgomery

**TL;DR:** Checkers Drive-in Restaurant is opening its second location in Montgomery, Alabama, offering a menu of burgers, hot dogs, sandwiches, and milkshakes. The new location is owned by local entrepreneur and franchisee Donnell Thompson and will be the 23rd location in Alabama.

*originally published in Franchising.com on 2022-09-20. [Read the original](https://www.franchising.com/news/20220920_checkers_drivein_restaurant_to_open_second_location_in_montgomery.html).*

## Story

Located at 1955 Coliseum Blvd, the location will open on October 10th. Local Montgomery residents will be able to enjoy Checkers’ menu of delicious, hand-seasoned, 100% beef hamburgers like the Big Buford plus fresh-made hot dogs, sandwiches like the new Bacon Brewhouse Mother Cruncher and milkshakes – alongside the famous seasoned fries, which were voted #1 Most Craveable Fries in America*.

Checkers’ newest location is owned by local entrepreneur and franchisee Donnell Thompson. The new restaurant will be the 23rd location in Alabama and is scheduled to be open seven days a week.

Based in Tampa, Fla., Checkers Drive-In Restaurants, Inc., an iconic and innovative drive-thru restaurant chain known for its bold, craveable food, famous fries, exceptional value, and people-first attitude, operates and franchises both Checkers® and Rally's® restaurants.

With 836 restaurants and room to grow, Checkers & Rally's is a proven brand with flexible building formats that is aggressively expanding across the country. Checkers & Rally's is dedicated to being a place where franchisees and employees who work hard can create opportunities for themselves, their families, and their communities. In recent years, the brand has earned several of the industry's most prestigious awards including: "#1 Most Craveable Fries" by Restaurant Business 2020 and 2018; Best Franchise Deal and "Best Drive-Thru in America" by QSR Magazine; Top Food and Beverage Franchise by Franchise Business Review; the "Hot!

Checkers Drive-In restaurant franchises are small but efficient making our restaurants easy to operate and typically reduced overhead costs.

## Entities

- Franchising.com (publication)
- Restaurants (sector)
- unit expansion (topic)
- restaurant opening (topic)
- franchisee (topic)
- menu offerings (topic)
- Checkers (company)
- Rally's (company)
- Montgomery (location)

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Originally reported by Franchising.com (https://www.franchising.com/news/20220920_checkers_drivein_restaurant_to_open_second_location_in_montgomery.html). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/0f9dcb84-925c-4c07-a560-38af61e6f16e).