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title: "Crain’s Chicago Business: Burger joint MOOYAH Burgers, Fries & Shakes heads for the south suburbs"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/cd9154ab-25b5-47a4-9d86-d2303944a52c
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/crains-chicago-business-burger-joint-mooyah-burgers-fries-shakes-heads-for-the-south-suburbs-1757
category: "Burger"
industry: "Restaurants"
segment: "Burger"
published: 2015-06-05T16:11:54.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T03:20:11.925Z
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# Crain’s Chicago Business: Burger joint MOOYAH Burgers, Fries & Shakes heads for the south suburbs

**TL;DR:** MOOYAH Burgers, Fries & Shakes plans to open five new locations in the south suburbs of Chicago with franchisee Kal Mohamand and his family. The brand is expanding in the Midwest, offering customized burgers and alternative options.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2015-06-05. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/crains-chicago-business-burger-joint-mooyah-burgers-fries-shakes-heads-for-the-south-suburbs-1757).*

## Story

Chicago is getting a new better burger option. In the next three years, MOOYAH Burgers, Fries & Shakes , a fast-casual burger chain, plans on opening five new locations in the south suburbs of Chicago with franchisee Kal Mohamand and his brother Sam and father Faysal.

“Chicago is a restaurant hub and we are looking forward to expanding the brand not only in Chicago, but throughout the Midwest,” Ardag Tachian, director of development at MOOYAH, told Crain’s Chicago Business.

Although Chicago brings competition in the burger category, MOOYAH is ready to show Chicagoans what burger customization is all about.

“When there is competition, it shows that the market is demanding a good burger,” Kal Mohamad told Crain’s Chicago Business. “You should never be afraid of competition. You should always be trying to do better than someone else.”

What separates MOOYAH in the better burger wars is that the brand bakes its bread in-house and allows customers to customize their burgers, offering alternative options such as a turkey burger, black bean veggie burger, salads and sweet potato fries.

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- Restaurants (sector)
- unit expansion (topic)
- franchisee (topic)
- MOOYAH (company)
- Chicago (location)
- menu customization (topic)
- Ardag Tachian (person)
- better burger market (topic)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/crains-chicago-business-burger-joint-mooyah-burgers-fries-shakes-heads-for-the-south-suburbs-1757). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/cd9154ab-25b5-47a4-9d86-d2303944a52c).