Colin Fukunaga | FukuBurger |Vegas Circle Podcast
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Paki & Chris invite COLIN FUKUNAGA, Founder of Fukuburger @fukuburger which is an All-American Burgers with a Japanese Twist to join the CIRCLE for Episode 98.
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Fukuburger is a Las Vegas based fast-casual restaurant. Started as a Gourmet Food Truck in 2010 with partner Chef MAGS, Fukuburger has now a brick and mortar locations in Southwest Las Vegas, Chinatown, and within the walls of Allegiant Stadium.
Colin has been in the restaurant business for 30-plus years. Started with a company that went from four locations to a publicly traded multibillion-dollar concept.
Colin worked as a server at TAO after being let go from a corporate job
Sold the Fukuburger IP to Harry Morton, Owner of Viper Room nightclub/Founder of Pink Taco and son of Peter Morton (co-founder of the Hard Rock Café and Hotel chain). Harry Morton brought Fukuburger to Hollywood in 2011. Colin regained the Fukuburger IP a few years later.
Will be launching Pachinko Pub in Downtown Las Vegas in 2023
A Redskins fan. Prepared about 300 burgers for the Washington Redskins at the players lot at the Oakland Coliseum
Fukuburger was featured on the Travel Channel, Cooking Channel, Food Network, New York Times, L.A. Times 6 months after starting the food truck
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