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By Rachel Phillips
A new Five Guys restaurant is open in Malta.
Located at 4 Kelch Drive the restaurant takes up 2,600 square feet and employs 30 people.
Since its opening, owner Tejraj Hada said business has been good, exceeding expectations.
Hada, a resident of Guilderland, is the owner of RSVT Holding LLC, a franchisee of Five Guys Enterprises LLC, and opened his first Five Guys location in Niskayuna in 2005. Hada has been in the restaurant industry for 14 years and now owns 22 Five Guys locations in the Capital Region and Central New York.
The Five Guys franchise was founded by Jerry and Janie Murrell in 1986 in Washington, D.C. The company has over 1,500 locations across the U.S. and abroad.
The new Malta location serves burgers, fries and shakes, all made with never-frozen, fresh ingredients.
While there are many Five Guys restaurants throughout the area, Hada is excited about the opportunity to bring Five Guys to Saratoga County.
“Malta has a good mix of residential and businesses with high household income. The Malta/Ballston Spa community is growing, and it was perfect time to introduce Five Guys to it,” he said.
Hada hopes to open three or four more stores in the area, he said.
For more information about Five Guys, visit fiveguys.com.