Bobby's Burger Palace

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Bobby's Burgers
TypeFast casual restaurant
IndustryRestaurants
Founded2006 (2006) in Eatontown, New Jersey, US (Bobby's Burger Palace), 2021 (2021) (Bobby's Burgers)
FounderBobby Flay
Number of locations
1 Bobby's Burger Palace, 11 Bobby's Burgers (2026)
Area served
United States
ProductsBurgers
Websitebobbysburgerpalace.com bobbysburgers.com

Bobby's Burgers is an upscale group of fast casual restaurants founded by Chef Bobby Flay. It was preceded by Bobby's Burger Palace, which was founded in 2006. Most Bobby's Burger Palace locations closed permanently during the COVID-19 pandemic, and Bobby's Burgers was launched in 2021.

It focuses on hamburgers, fries, and milkshakes. Customers have the option to crunchify their cheeseburgers, which involves adding potato chips to their ordered cheeseburger.[1] Other menu items include the Bacon Crunchburger, a cheeseburger topped by bacon and potato chips, and the Bobby Blue + Bacon Burger, another cheeseburger topped by blue cheese and bacon.[2]

Locations and history

The first Bobby's Burger Palace location opened in 2006 at the Monmouth Mall in Eatontown, New Jersey.[3] Most of the locations were in New England and the Mid-Atlantic States before the company began expansion outside the area, with locations at the Dadeland Mall in Miami and at the Hard Rock Casino Cincinnati in Ohio which both opened in 2013,[4][5] and a location on the Las Vegas Strip which opened in 2014.[6]

A bacon cheeseburger with fries and a soda.
A Bacon Crunchburger with fries and a Fanta Peach

Several outlets closed before and during the COVID-19 pandemic.[7][2] It closed an outlet at Long Island's Roosevelt Field in June 2019.[8] The brand's initial Lake Grove location closed in mid 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[9] Bobby Flay opened Bobby's Burgers in 2021. Flay described it as "the next generation of Bobby's Burger Palace, with a fresh identity thanks to new, sleek branding, and a simplified menu featuring our greatest hits."[10][2] The restaurant announced plans to open a location in The Well in Toronto and signed a lease to open sixty-five locations across Canada.[11][12] In February 2026, the Mohegan Sun location closed to make way for a new Bobby's Burgers location.[13] It had a soft opening on April 30, with a ribbon-cutting ceremony to be held on May 21.[14] There are eleven Bobby's Burgers locations.[15]

See also

References

  1. Gordinier, Jeff (January 14, 2014). "Bobby Flay's Next Course". The New York Times. Archived from the original on June 6, 2014.
  2. Cafarella, Haley (January 21, 2024). "Is Bobby's Burgers the Same as Bobby's Burger Palace?". FranchiseWire. Archived from the original on May 5, 2026.
  3. Griesemer, Sarah (August 8, 2018). "Celebrity Chef Bobby Flay Visits His Burger Palace at Monmouth Mall in Eatontown". Asbury Park Press. Archived from the original on May 5, 2026.
  4. "Celebrity Chef Bobby Flay to Open First Ohio Restaurant Inside Horseshoe Casino Cincinnati". Jack Entertainment. January 29, 2013. Archived from the original on April 13, 2017.
  5. "Bobby Flay's Bobby's Burger Palace Opens in Miami". Burger Beast. December 12, 2013. Archived from the original on October 19, 2019.
  6. Bascos, Grace (January 28, 2014). "Bobby's Burger Palace Opens on the Strip". USA Today. Archived from the original on January 29, 2014.
  7. Klein, Michael (August 12, 2022). "Bobby Flay Cuts the Ribbon of Bobby's Burgers, Marking His Return to Atlantic City". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Archived from the original on May 5, 2026.
  8. Marcus, Erica (June 5, 2019). "Celeb Chef's Burger Joint Closes at LI Mall". Newsday. Archived from the original on February 24, 2021.
  9. Marcus, Erica (July 9, 2020). "Bobby's Burger Palace at Smith Haven Mall in Lake Grove Shuttered by COVID-19". Newsday. Archived from the original on July 11, 2020.
  10. Coley, Ben (October 18, 2021). "Chef Bobby Flay's Latest Fast Casual Gathers Momentum". QSR magazine. Archived from the original on October 19, 2021.
  11. Lavery, Irelyne (February 24, 2026). "First Canadian Flagship of Celebrity Chef Bobby Flay's Burger Restaurant Opening in Toronto This Summer". Toronto.com. Archived from the original on May 5, 2026.
  12. Coley, Ben (August 26, 2025). "Bobby's Burgers Signs 65-Unit Deal in Canada". QSR Magazine. Archived from the original on September 10, 2025.
  13. DaRosa, Andrew (February 12, 2026). "Bobby's Burger Palace Closes at Mohegan Sun to Make Way for New Bobby Flay Concept". CT Insider. Archived from the original on May 1, 2026.
  14. Tucci, Joseph (April 30, 2026). "Bobby Flay's Burger Restaurant Reopens at Mohegan Sun". CT Insider. Archived from the original on May 1, 2026.
  15. Jones, Harriet (April 30, 2026). "Bobby Flay to Reopen Mohegan Sun Restaurant Next Month". Hartford Business Journal. Archived from the original on May 5, 2026.