Al’s Burger Shack Files for Bankruptcy, Owners Have ‘No Plans to Stop Slinging Burgers’
Posted Jan 6, 2020
The organization behind local restaurant success story Al’s Burger Shack has filed for bankruptcy reorganization. Since opening its first location on Franklin Street in 2013, Al’s Burger Shack has become a local staple and was ranked as having the “best burger in America” by TripAdvisor in 2018. "We have absolutely no plans to stop slinging burgers."
(Chapelboro.com)
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