Restaurant chain based in Israel
Black Bar 'n' Burger is an Israeli hamburger and bar chain with 14 locations around the country. The chain provides 12 different burger varieties,[3] all named after people in American pop culture.[4] They provide vegetarian burgers as well as offering gluten-free buns, in an attempt to expand their customer base.[1] The locations have large bars with a wide variety of beers, cocktails and liquor.[5]
History
Black Bar 'n' Burger was founded in 2004 with their first branch opening in Rehovot.[1] The chain became very popular very quickly. They opened their second branch in Herzliya in 2007,[6] before expanding to four branches by 2008.[7] By 2014 they had expanded to 14 branches.[2] Locations are now both owned by Bukshester and franchised.[8]
The chain's owner and head chef is Tzahi Bukshester.[9] He has a cooking TV show on Israel's channel 2 in addition to owning the chain.[10] Bukshester was trained to be a chef in Europe.[10]
Kashrut
Most of Black Bar 'n' Burger's locations are not kosher; however, the locations in Petah Tikva,[3] Jerusalem,[11] and four other locations are.[2]
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