June 7, 2024
Atlanta-based Smalls Sliders is set to open two restaurants within the next year in Alabama, and has just signed another development deal for as many as five locations in and around Birmingham, Tuscaloosa and Auburn.
The cheeseburger franchise already has an Auburn location set to open, with one in Birmingham in 2025.
Smalls Sliders opened its first restaurant in 2019 with a no-nonsense menu of burger sliders, grilled cheese sandwiches, fries, shakes and the Biggie Smalls, a double-meat slider.
The company has signed development agreements with local entrepreneur Mark Weeks and Patrick Sullivan, who has a background in financial and real estate. The deals will result in five total locations across the Birmingham, Tuscaloosa, and Auburn areas.
Sullivan and Weeks will be targeting communities like Homewood, Hoover, Inverness, Pelham/Alabaster, Tuscaloosa and more in their site selection process.
“I was initially drawn to the simplicity of the concept,” Sullivan said. “From the modular buildout to the drive-thru and walk-up options, it was unlike anything I’d seen – but the menu is what truly sealed the deal. It’s fantastic food at a great price point and a digestible menu that doesn’t overwhelm the customer.”
Source: AL.Com
