Franchising

Beef Shack opens 5th Illinois location

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May 9, 2023

Beef Shack is back in the city where it got its start — St. Charles, Illinois — having opened a store last month two doors down from the original location, which closed in 2020. The store, at 2015 E. Main St., features an outdoor dining area and a double drive-thru, which accounts for 65% of sales, according to a press release.

The St. Charles store joins two in Elgin and one each in Huntley and Bartlett. Three more Illinois locations will open later this year in Oswego, Glen Ellyn and North Aurora, according to Beef Shack CEO Daniel Perillo.

"We're thrilled with the response from our ardent customer base about the opening of our fifth location in St. Charles, where Beef Shack got its start more than a decade ago," he said in the release. "Our philosophy from the beginning has been to keep the menu small and 'wow' customers with everything we do. It's why our customers knew about our grand opening before we ever announced it publicly."

Perillo said he expects to build as many as five Beef Shacks in Illinois in 2024 before expanding into other states.