---
title: "Illinois Will Be Home to 25 New Fatburger and Buffalo’s Express Locations"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/f4867813-704d-4328-b77e-ac78543d3ec5
source: "Franchising.com"
original_url: https://www.franchising.com/news/20211110_illinois_will_be_home_to_25_new_fatburger_and_buffalos_express_locations.html
category: "Burger"
industry: "Restaurants"
segment: "Burger"
published: 2021-11-10T12:00:00.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T02:15:33.971Z
image: https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1568901346375-23c9450c58cd?w=1600&q=80&auto=format&fit=crop
---

# Illinois Will Be Home to 25 New Fatburger and Buffalo’s Express Locations

**TL;DR:** FAT Brands Inc. announces a partnership to open 25 Fatburger and Buffalo's Express locations in Illinois over the next eight years. The locations will bring the Fatburger and Buffalo's Express experience to new audiences in the state, particularly in the city of Chicago.

*originally published in Franchising.com on 2021-11-10. [Read the original](https://www.franchising.com/news/20211110_illinois_will_be_home_to_25_new_fatburger_and_buffalos_express_locations.html).*

## Story

The locations are slated to open over the next eight years. Both the Fatburger and Buffalo’s Express brands have been populating the West Coast, East Coast, and regions in the South.

“The city of Chicago has a vibrant restaurant scene and has welcomed fast casual eateries over the past decade. It’s an exciting time for FAT Brands to be growing our presence in the area,” said FAT Brands CEO Andy Wiederhorn. “We are eager to plant our roots down in Chicago and the state as a whole, delivering an unparalleled burger and wing experience to new audiences.”

“Fatburger has always been our favorite burger and we have each traveled far and wide,” said Managing Partner of A.D.T.J. Development LLC Toi Salter. “We are excited as a team to bring the Fatburger experience to the state of Illinois.”

Ever since the first Fatburger opened in Los Angeles over 70 years ago, the chain has been known for its delicious, grilled-to-perfection and cooked to order burgers. Founder Lovie Yancey believed that a big burger with everything on it is a meal in itself; at Fatburger “everything” is not just the usual roster of toppings. Burgers can be customized with everything from bacon and eggs, to chili and onion rings.

In addition to its famous burgers, the Fatburger menu also includes Fat and Skinny Fries, sweet potato fries, scratch-made onion rings, Impossible™ Burgers, turkeyburgers, hand-breaded crispy chicken sandwiches, and hand-scooped milkshakes made from 100% real ice cream.

From the Buffalo’s Express menu, patrons can choose bone-in or boneless wings accompanied by a range of original sauces. All of Buffalo’s Express’ wings are accompanied by celery, carrots, and blue cheese, ranch or honey mustard dressing.

## Entities

- Franchising.com (publication)
- Restaurants (sector)
- unit expansion (topic)
- partnership (topic)
- menu offerings (topic)
- Fat Brands (company)
- Illinois (location)
- Fatburger (company)
- Andy Wiederhorn (person)
- Buffalo's Express (company)
- Lovie Yancey (person)

---
Originally reported by Franchising.com (https://www.franchising.com/news/20211110_illinois_will_be_home_to_25_new_fatburger_and_buffalos_express_locations.html). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/f4867813-704d-4328-b77e-ac78543d3ec5).