Hamburger Heaven

This article is about the existing chain of restaurants. For the Homewood restaurant that operated in the 1940s and 1950s, see Hamburger Heaven (Homewood).

Hamburger Heaven is a chain of fast food restaurants owned by Pete Flach and his wife, Eli Stevens. The chain currently consists of two restaurants owned by Flach and Stevens, plus two franchises. The restaurants are known for making their hamburgers and sandwiches by hand and for having its own special sauce.

History

Hamburger Heaven was founded in Irondale in 1980 by Jack Caddell, best known for starting the Jack's chain. In 1992, Flach bought the business from Caddell. On June 15, 1998, a second location was opened on U.S. Highway 280 in Inverness near the Brook Highland shopping center.

In January 2007, Hamburger Heaven's first franchise, owned by Kirk Roberts, opened at 180 West Oxmoor Boulevard in the former Cinco de Mayo Mexican Restaurant location. A second franchise opened in a former Burger King location on U.S. Highway 31 in Gardendale in February.

Hamburger Heaven has won The Birmingham News' Readers Choice Award for Best Hamburger in 2003, 2005, and 2006.

Locations

company-owned

• 1703 Crestwood Boulevard, Irondale
• 5303 U.S. Highway 280, Shelby County

franchises

• 180 West Oxmoor Boulevard, Homewood
• U.S. Highway 31, Gardendale

References

• "U.S. 280 gets own Heaven". (July 1, 1998). The Birmingham News.
• Barbara. "Heaven To Franchise By Following Golden Rule." [1] Tidbits and Treasures. Accessed February 21, 2007.
• Williams, Roy L. (February 21, 2007). "Hamburger Heaven expanding." The Birmingham News.