Bobby's Burger Palace Explained

Bobby's Burger Palace (BBP) is an upscale group of fast casual restaurants founded by Chef Bobby Flay with a focus on hamburgers, fries, and milkshakes.^[1] The first location opened in 2006 at the Monmouth Mall in Eatontown, New Jersey.^[2] Most locations closed permanently during the COVID-19 pandemic, and a new fast food variation of the concept was launched in 2021 under the name Bobby's Burgers.

Locations

Most of Bobby's Burger Palace's 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,^{[3] [4]} and a location on the Las Vegas Strip which opened in 2014.^[5]

By 2015, the chain had 19 locations in 10 states and Washington, D.C..^[6] It closed an outlet at Long Island's Roosevelt Field in June 2019.^[7] The brand's initial Lake Grove location closed in mid 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[8] Additional closures occurred during the pandemic until only two locations remained as of September 2022, at Mohegan Sun, a casino, in Connecticut and Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport in Georgia.^[9]

Bobby's Burgers

Bobby Flay opened a fast food variant of the concept called Bobby's Burgers in 2021 initially located in food courts and sports venues. 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] As of November 2024, there are three locations in Las Vegas, and one each in New York's Yankee Stadium, Atlantic City, New Orleans, and Phoenix, Arizona.^[11]

See also

• List of hamburger restaurants

Notes and References

1. Web site: Bobby Flay's Next Course. Gordinier. Jeff. The New York Times. 2014-01-14. 2014-06-04. 2014-06-06. https://web.archive.org/web/20140606235038/http://www.nytimes.com/2014/01/15/dining/bobby-flays-next-act.html?_r=0. live.
2. News: Celebrity chef Bobby Flay visits his Burger Palace at Monmouth Mall in Eatontown. August 8, 2018. Asbury Park Press. Sarah. Griesemer. November 17, 2024.
3. News: Celebrity Chef Bobby Flay To Open First Ohio Restaurant Inside Horseshoe Casino Cincinnati. 2013-01-29. Jack Entertainment. 2017-04-12. en-US. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20170413152929/https://www.jackentertainment.com/2013/01/29/celebrity-chef-bobby-flay-open-first-ohio-restaurant-inside-horseshoe-casino-cincinnati/. 2017-04-13.
4. Web site: Bobby Flay's Bobby's Burger Palace Opens In Miami. 2013-12-06. Burger Beast. 2017-04-12.
5. Web site: Bobby's Burger Palace opens on the Strip. Grace . Bascos. USA Today. 2014-01-28. 2014-06-04.
6. Web site: Locations - Official website of Bobby's Burger Palace (archived) . https://web.archive.org/web/20151120055102/http://bobbysburgerpalace.com:80/locations . 2015-11-20 . 2 September 2022 . 20 November 2015.
7. News: Celeb chef's burger joint closes at LI mall. 2019-06-05. Newsday. Erica. Marcus. 2021-10-11. 2021-02-24. https://web.archive.org/web/20210224175438/https://www.newsday.com/lifestyle/restaurants/bobbys-burger-palace-roosevelt-field-garden-city-1.31983718. live.
8. News: Bobby's Burger Palace at Smith Haven Mall in Lake Grove shuttered by COVID-19. 2020-07-09. Newsday. Erica. Marcus. 2021-10-11.
9. Web site: Locations – Official website of Bobby's Burger Palace . bobbysburgerpalace.com . 2 September 2022 . 20 November 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151120055102/http://bobbysburgerpalace.com/locations . live .
10. Web site: Coley . Ben . 2021-10-18 . Chef Bobby Flay's Latest Fast Casual Gathers Momentum . QSR magazine . 2 September 2022 . en.
11. Web site: Locations - Bobby's Burgers . 2 September 2022 . 11 January 2021 . 25 September 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220925044327/https://bobbysburgers.com/locations/ . live .