Burger Lounge | |
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Restaurant information | |
Established | 2007 |
Owner(s) | J. Dean Loring |
Food type | fast casual |
Other locations | San Diego, California, Los Angeles, California, Orange County, California, Bay Area, California |
Website |
burgerlounge |
Burger Lounge is an American fast casual restaurant chain that specializes in hamburgers made from American grass-fed beef, salads, shakes, French fries and onion rings. [1] [2] [3] Burger Lounge is headquartered in San Diego, California. [4] In 2007, J. Dean Loring and Michael Gilligan founded the company in the La Jolla neighborhood of San Diego. [5] [6] J. Dean Loring is the President and CEO of Burger Lounge. [1] [5] [7]
J. Dean Loring, the son of a butcher, opened three restaurants prior to founding Burger Lounge. [5] Loring established Stars Hamburgers, in Northern California's Humboldt County, in 1989. [8] In 2007, he partnered with Michael Gillian, a bank CFO, to open the first Burger Lounge in the La Jolla neighborhood of San Diego. [5] [9] [10] Burger Lounge partnered with Karp Reilly, a private equity firm based in Connecticut, in 2011. [11] [12] In 2012, Forbes travel guide included Burger Lounge in its list of "America's 10 Best Burgers". [4] Fastcasual.com ranked the restaurant 21st on its list of "Top 100 Movers and Shakers" in 2012. [7]
In April 2013, Burger Lounge opened its second North County location in San Diego County. [13] That year, the restaurant opened seven locations in the San Diego area and four in the Los Angeles area. [13] [14] LA Weekly named the restaurant "Best New Restaurant" in 2013. [15] The restaurant was also voted "Best Burger" by San Diego Magazine in 2014. [16] The restaurant previously received the title in 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2012. [17] In 2014, the restaurant group had 13 locations. [7]
Burger Lounge | |
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Restaurant information | |
Established | 2007 |
Owner(s) | J. Dean Loring |
Food type | fast casual |
Other locations | San Diego, California, Los Angeles, California, Orange County, California, Bay Area, California |
Website |
burgerlounge |
Burger Lounge is an American fast casual restaurant chain that specializes in hamburgers made from American grass-fed beef, salads, shakes, French fries and onion rings. [1] [2] [3] Burger Lounge is headquartered in San Diego, California. [4] In 2007, J. Dean Loring and Michael Gilligan founded the company in the La Jolla neighborhood of San Diego. [5] [6] J. Dean Loring is the President and CEO of Burger Lounge. [1] [5] [7]
J. Dean Loring, the son of a butcher, opened three restaurants prior to founding Burger Lounge. [5] Loring established Stars Hamburgers, in Northern California's Humboldt County, in 1989. [8] In 2007, he partnered with Michael Gillian, a bank CFO, to open the first Burger Lounge in the La Jolla neighborhood of San Diego. [5] [9] [10] Burger Lounge partnered with Karp Reilly, a private equity firm based in Connecticut, in 2011. [11] [12] In 2012, Forbes travel guide included Burger Lounge in its list of "America's 10 Best Burgers". [4] Fastcasual.com ranked the restaurant 21st on its list of "Top 100 Movers and Shakers" in 2012. [7]
In April 2013, Burger Lounge opened its second North County location in San Diego County. [13] That year, the restaurant opened seven locations in the San Diego area and four in the Los Angeles area. [13] [14] LA Weekly named the restaurant "Best New Restaurant" in 2013. [15] The restaurant was also voted "Best Burger" by San Diego Magazine in 2014. [16] The restaurant previously received the title in 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2012. [17] In 2014, the restaurant group had 13 locations. [7]