bang bang burgers

What bang bang burgers does

Bang Bang Burgers is a privately held, fast-casual burger restaurant operating two locations in Charlotte, North Carolina. The original 7th Street restaurant opened in 2013 in the Elizabeth neighborhood, founded by Chef Joseph Huang, and a second location was added in the South End neighborhood in 2022. The concept is built around a scratch kitchen serving premium burgers, with beef sourced from Creekstone Farms in Kansas and custom buns supplied by Dukes Bread, a local Charlotte bakery. The menu is complemented by a rotating selection of local craft beer, and the company uses Toasttab for online ordering.

The business operates a traditional restaurant revenue model: in-person dining, takeout, and online ordering transactions at two physical locations, with check averages consistent with the premium-burger segment of fast-casual. Customer acquisition is driven by local brand reputation, word-of-mouth, and a national media feature on Food Network's Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives rather than by paid marketing or technology-driven channels. There is no evidence of franchise operations, ghost kitchens, catering contracts, or wholesale distribution, and no disclosed outside investors, funding rounds, or M&A activity. The company is founder-led and employs 11-50 people across both sites.

Bang Bang Burgers competes in the highly fragmented independent fast-casual burger segment in a single mid-size U.S. metro. Its differentiation rests on premium ingredient sourcing, chef-driven recipes, and a longstanding local brand rather than on technology, scale, or distribution advantages. Technology use is limited to standard restaurant SaaS (Toasttab), and there are no disclosed proprietary systems, AI/ML capabilities, or data assets underpinning the business.

Name

bang bang burgers

Legal name

Bang Bang Burgers

Website

https://bangbangburgersclt.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Bang Bang Burgers is a Charlotte, NC-based fast-casual burger restaurant founded in 2013 by Chef Joseph Huang, operating two locations with premium ingredients from regional suppliers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Fast-Casual Restaurants

NAICS

Limited-Service Restaurants (722513), Restaurants and Other Eating Places (72251)

SIC

Retail-Eating Places (5812), Retail-Eating & Drinking Places (5810)

akta.pro primary industry

Burger Fast Casual (THAFABAA)

Keywords

• Fast-casual restaurant
• Signature burgers
• Hand-cut fries
• Housemade sauces
• Craft beer selection

Headquarters

HQ city

Charlotte

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Supply Chain, Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Dine-in and Takeout Restaurant Sales: Revenue generated from selling burgers, fries, and housemade sauces directly to customers at two restaurant locations in Charlotte, NC. Customers order online via Toasttab platform or dine in-person. Sales are one-time transactions per visit with no recurring revenue component.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Bang Bang Burgers operates two fast-casual restaurants in Charlotte, NC, selling scratch-made burgers cooked-to-temperature over an open flame using Creekstone Farms Black Angus beef on custom Dukes Bread brioche-style buns. The menu is rounded out by hand-cut fries, housemade sauces, specialty items such as cheeseburger egg rolls and burger bowls, and a rotating selection of local Charlotte craft beers, available for dine-in service and online-order pickup.

Product overview

Bang Bang Burgers operates as a single-location restaurant brand with two physical dining locations in Charlotte, NC. The core product offering centers on signature burgers cooked-to-temperature using Creekstone Farms Black Angus beef, accompanied by hand-cut fries and housemade sauces. The menu also includes specialty items such as cheeseburger egg rolls and burger bowls. Brioche-style buns are sourced from local Charlotte bakery Dukes Bread. The company also offers a rotating selection of local craft beers from Charlotte breweries.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Bang Bang Burgers (Signature Burgers)
• Hand Cut Fries
• Housemade Sauces
• Cheeseburger Egg Rolls
• Burger Bowl
• Rotating Local Craft Beer Selection

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Creekstone FarmscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 November 2013Bang Bang Burgers sources all its beef from Creekstone Farms located in Arkansas City, Kansas. Creekstone Farms has been raising Black Angus cattle for decades to produce high-quality steaks and burgers. This partnership began from the first day the restaurant opened in November 2013 and is fundamental to the quality of Bang Bang Burgers' products.
• Dukes Bread BakerycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 November 2013Local Charlotte bakery owned by husband and wife Adam and Ellen Duke. They produce hand-shaped brioche-style buns crafted from scratch using real butter and highest quality King Arthur flour. These custom buns are delivered fresh daily to both Bang Bang Burgers locations.
• Birdsong BrewingminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCharlotte-based craft brewery. Bang Bang Burgers carries Birdsong beers as part of their rotating selection of local brewery offerings.
• Triple C Brewing CompanyminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCharlotte-based craft brewery featured in Bang Bang Burgers' rotating selection of local craft beer options.
• Olde Mecklenburg BreweryminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCharlotte's oldest craft brewery, included in Bang Bang Burgers' rotating selection of local beer offerings alongside birdsong and Triple C.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Market position

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/bang-bang-burgers

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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