Local Eats: Childhood friends, EMU alums open Halal burger joint in Ypsi
Updated Feb 06, 2021;
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YPSILANTI, MI – They’ve been friends since middle school, studied together at nearby Eastern Michigan University and have worked together at restaurants alongside family and friends for five years.
So when it came time to put their latest idea to work - an all-halal, late-night burger restaurant in their hometown of Ypsilanti - Farook Issa and Khaled Naser had one question.
“Why not?” Issa said, standing with Naser on either side of the cash register at Blazin’ Burgers, where they sling patties loaded with mushrooms, onions, pickles and even mac and cheese.