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Burger chain Checkers expanding to Massachusetts with Worcester location
A burger chain has chosen Worcester as the site for its first restaurant in New England.
Checkers, a Tampa-based chain with more than 700 locations throughout the United States, will open a new location at 99 Gold Star Blvd., according to a press release from the real estate firm Kelleher & Sadowsky Associates.
The Worcester restaurant will replace Honey Dew Donuts, which closed in March.
The Worcester Checkers will be run by Mouhamad Saleem and Kelly Moughal, who own and operate other Checkers locations in New York and Subway and Little Caesars locations in Worcester, according to the press release.
Brokers Mark Johns and Thomas Bodden completed the transaction for the new lease on behalf of the building's landlord, according to the firm's press release.
The brokers do not know when the restaurant will open, a spokesperson for the firm told MassLive on Monday. Checkers and Rally's did not immediately respond to MassLive's request for comment on Monday.
Checkers, along with its sister restaurant Rally's, has no locations in Massachusetts or New England, according to the company's website. The closest state with a Checkers or Rally's is New York, with 32 restaurants.
There are a total of 751 Checkers and Rally's restaurants in the country, per its website. Menu items served at both restaurants include burgers, french fries, hot dogs, chicken tenders, chicken sandwiches, fried fish sandwiches, slushies and milkshakes.
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