Which two restaurants are joining Chipotle at the former Kings Restaurant building?

SOMERSET ― Three nationally known restaurant brands will soon occupy the former Kings Restaurant building at 1180 N. Center Ave.

Signs for Chipotle Mexican Grill and Jersey Mike's Subs are now visible on the outside of the renovated building, and a Five Guys hamburger restaurant also plans to open there, according to the company's website.

Chipotle Mexican Grill

In October 2023, Chipotle announced it would bring its "real food" restaurant concept to Somerset and Cambria counties, according to a previous article by the Daily American. Its first local restaurant opened in November along Scalp Avenue in Johnstown, and the Somerset location is scheduled to open this summer, according to the company's communications department.

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Chipotle Mexican Grill's menu includes burritos, tacos, salads and other selections prepared fresh daily, with no preservatives, artificial colors or flavors used and no frozen or canned foods, according to the restaurant's website.

Jersey Mike's Subs

The Somerset location is one of eight scheduled to open in Pennsylvania, according to the company's website.

Jersey Mike's opened its first sandwich shop in 1956 on the Jersey Shore, and the company has grown to about 2,800 franchised locations nationwide.

It offers a variety of hot and cold submarine sandwiches made to order, using bread freshly baked in the store and premium quality meats and cheeses, according to the website.

The Daily American has contacted the company for an expected opening date for the Somerset store.

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Five Guys

Five Guys began serving its signature hand-formed hamburgers and fries cooked in peanut oil in the Washington, D.C., area in 1986. Now there are more than 1,800 franchised locations across the U.S. and North America, Europe, Asia, the Middle East and Australia, according to the company's website.

The Somerset location is scheduled to open in August, according to a post on the company's website. Another location has been open for years in Johnstown at 145 Town Center Drive, across from Walmart.

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Named for the five Murrell brothers who started and still run the business, Five Guys sells hamburgers and hot dogs with the customer's choice of toppings, as well as grilled sandwiches, including vegetarian options. Their fries are cooked in 100% cholesterol-free peanut oil and they also make milkshakes to order using a variety of fruits, chocolate, peanut butter and even bacon as add-ins, according to the online menu.