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title: "The Times-Tribune: MOOYAH Burgers, Fries & Shakes Opens First Location in Pennsylvania"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/59f86eab-02da-4329-baff-d4da2cf03f33
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/the-times-tribune-mooyah-burgers-fries-shakes-opens-first-location-in-pennsylvania-12057
category: "Burger"
industry: "Restaurants"
segment: "Burger"
topics: ["Development & multi-unit"]
published: 2017-05-05T20:15:02.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T02:35:23.933Z
image: https://newimage.1851franchise.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=85,format=webp,width=1280,height=720/story/featureImage/26a10dfd6601e2fed79c5cba91e504d38239.jpg
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# The Times-Tribune: MOOYAH Burgers, Fries & Shakes Opens First Location in Pennsylvania

**TL;DR:** MOOYAH Burgers, Fries & Shakes has opened its first location in Pennsylvania in Dickson City's shopping district. The brand is expanding rapidly across the country, with a focus on the East Coast and Pennsylvania.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2017-05-05. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/the-times-tribune-mooyah-burgers-fries-shakes-opens-first-location-in-pennsylvania-12057).*

## Story

John Valerio, a seasoned restauranteur in Pennsylvania, is bringing the state's first MOOYAH Burgers, Fries & Shakes to Dickson City's growing shopping district. MOOYAH will fill guests' demands for a "better burger," touting buns baked fresh daily, never frozen meat and French fries cut in-house from No. 1 Idaho potatoes.

“I went to New Jersey to try it myself, ordered a burger, sat down with the franchisee … and just loved it,” Valerio told The Times-Tribune.

Based in Plano, Texas, MOOYAH has been expanding rapidly across the country, with a specific eye on the East Coast and Pennsylvania.

“We’re really focused on building out all up and down the east side of Pennsylvania from Philadelphia to Allentown to Wilkes-Barre,” Mooyah’s franchise sales Director Jordan Duran said.

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- Restaurants (sector)
- location expansion (topic)
- restaurant opening (topic)
- MOOYAH (company)
- Pennsylvania (location)
- east coast expansion (topic)
- Dickson City (location)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/the-times-tribune-mooyah-burgers-fries-shakes-opens-first-location-in-pennsylvania-12057). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/59f86eab-02da-4329-baff-d4da2cf03f33).