Mark Wahlberg to open burger joint in Detroit
Restaurant could open as early as summer 2016
Actor Mark Wahlberg says he is working with Detroit businessman Dan Gilbert to open a Wahlburgers restaurant location in the city's downtown Greektown district.
"I've been nice enough to get Dan Gilbert to give me a nice location," Mark Wahlberg said in the Fox 2 interview. "I'm coming. It could be this summer." Wahlberg revealed the plans during an interview with WJBK Fox 2 to promote his new movie "Daddy's Home." Wahlburgers is a fast-growing burger chain started in Massachusetts in 2011 by brothers Mark, Donnie and Paul Wahlberg. It's also the subject of a reality TV show on A&E.
Gilbert's Bedrock Real Estate Services confirmed the news.
“As Mark Wahlberg stated, we are working very closely with Mark and Wahlburgers to create a great location for them in the Greektown area," Dan Mullen, Bedrock's executive vice president, said in a statement.
Representatives for the Wahlburgers company were not immediately available for comment.
The CEO of Wahlburgers recently told the media site Business Insider that his chain could add 100 to 150 new locations in the next five years. Its current locations outside of Massachusetts are New York, Florida, Pennsylvania, Nevada and Toronto.