If you’re going to open a burger joint in this country, you’d better have either (a) a burger good enough to develop a cult following or (b) enough of a brand identity to catch up to a 50-year-old ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio - Michael Kornick and David Morton have thought long and hard about considering franchise opportunities for their DMK Burger Bar. They want cities passionate about beef and within ...

Ashok Selvam is the former James Beard Award-winning regional editor for Eater’s Midwest region, in charge of coverage in Chicago, Detroit, and the Twin Cities. He’s a native Chicagoan and had been ...

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The first franchisee of DMK Burger Bar, Carolyn Michael in Chicago, is a big fan of the food created by Chef Michael Kornick, a five-time James Beard award nominee with a pedigree in fine dining.

Now that we have Giordano’s and Portillo’s to call our own, another popular Chicago concept is looking to enter the Minnesota market. DMK Burger Bar (dmkburgerbar.com), the casual concept from James ...

In celebration of its 10-year anniversary this month, DMK Burger Bar is selling all its burgers (except the Big DMK) for $8, the price when the restaurant opened. David Morton and Michael Kornick ...

If the right franchise partners can be found, St. Louis might be in for a treat. Anyone who’s been to a baseball game at Wrigley Field might already be familiar with DMK Burger Bar, because that’s ...

Ashok Selvam is the former James Beard Award-winning regional editor for Eater’s Midwest region, in charge of coverage in Chicago, Detroit, and the Twin Cities. He’s a native Chicagoan and had been ...

We speak, of course, of the one between a juicy burger and an ice-cold beer—a coupling that's managed to keep the magic alive after all these years. So we're pleased to introduce DMK Burger Bar, your ...