Have you ever heard of an opportunity and just KNEW it was something you couldn’t pass up? In 1978, Jim and Emily Burrell took a leap of faith that would change our family’s legacy. And it all revolved around hamburgers.

At the time, a new fast-food chain began popping up nationally known as McDonald’s. With determination and persuasion, Jim and Emily’s work ethic convinced corporate to take a chance on opening up our family’s first restaurant.

As a father of eight, Jim left his prior work in the concrete and grave business and moved his entire family from Ypsilanti, Michigan to open our first location in Franklin, Kentucky.

Thereafter, Jim opened three of our original restaurants in Elizabethtown and Glasgow.

Our current owner, Tom Burrell, is the son of Jim and now the leader of our 16-restaurant organization.

Building a better future and legacy for their children is the heart behind the decision for this family. And ever since then, we have been living out this dream.