Burger 21, a fast-casual specialty burger franchise based in Tampa, Florida, should be opening its first location in the state sometime in April at 12319 Chenal Parkway in Little Rock.
Franchisee Allen Hurst, a Little Rock native who’s been working in the mortgage business in Colorado, says, “We think it will be a smash hit and it’s a chance for us to get back home.”
The 2,400-SF restaurant will employ between 35 and 50 people full and part time, Hurst said.
Hurst told Arkansas Business last February that he loves the Burger 21 concept, with its emphasis on burgers ranging from variations on beef to chicken, turkey, seafood and vegetarian offerings.