Local Brothers Bring Mooyah Burger Brand to 95th Street

Caption: Kal and Sam Mohamed are opening the first Mooyah Burger, Fries and Shakes franchise at 6256 W. 95th St., Oak Lawn.

Two brothers who are Richards High School grads are entering the better burger battle by opening a new sit-down burger joint at the Oak Lawn Promenade shopping center.

Texas-based Mooyah Burgers, Fries and Shakes quietly opened its doors Monday for a soft opening at 6256 W. 95th St., Oak Lawn (near Jason’s Deli and Francesca’s). Mooyah offers build your own American beef and Jennie-O turkey burgers, a black bean veggie burger, fries, salads and real ice cream shakes.

Kal and Sam Mohamed have a deal to develop ten Mooyah Burger restaurants in the south suburbs over the next ten years and have already started construction on a Joliet location. Kal Mohamed, who’s worked in real estate development and management, was looking for a franchise opportunity after operating a chain of cell phone stores.

“I literally flew to Texas to see what Mooyah was all about,” Kal said. “Before I even finished my food I was contacting the corporate office about franchising. It easily could be the best burger in Chicago.”

At Mooyah, guests can choose from baked in-house artisan white or multigrain wheat buns, and hand-crafted lettuce buns. The restaurant offers never-frozen, 100 percent American Beef patty, all natural Jennie-O turkey patty or the mouthwatering black bean veggie patty. Guests can customize burgers with five different cheeses, applewood smoked bacon, sliced avocado, and nine free, veggie toppings and 11 free sauces.

Mooyah fries are made from U.S. #1 Idaho potatoes in a six-step process that takes 24 hours to prepare. For a limited time, Mooyah is offering a decadent jelly doughnut shake, in addition to Mooyah’s line of regular ice cream shakes that come in 11 flavors.

The Mohamed brothers grew up and still live in Oak Lawn, attending Columbus Manor and Simmons, and attending Richards High School. Mooyah has added 30 jobs to the local economy, with most hires from Oak Lawn and surrounding communities.

Mooyah was founded in 2007 and has about 80 locations mostly in the south, but is expanding aggressively in the midwest.

Meanwhile, the Oak Lawn crew is working on becoming a lean, mean burger machine. Mooyah is planning a grand opening at the end of July.