Long Island's First Wahlburgers Now Open

Long Island officially has its first Wahlburgers. Wahlburgers has opened at 4837 Nesconset Highway in Port Jefferson Station.

At 2:45 p.m. Thursday, the new burger joint posted on its Facebook page: "It's official, we're open!"

The restaurant will be open until 10 p.m. Thursday, an employee told Patch. The standard hours, which are subject to change, will be 11:30 a.m. to midnight Sunday to Thursday and 11:30 a.m. to 2 a.m. Friday and Saturday.

Last year, Wahlburgers announced that it planned to open six restaurants on Long Island. The first one was expected to be in Farmingdale, but that deal fell through, so the casual burger chain set its sights on the former location of Road Trip American Ale House in Port Jefferson Station.

"Wahlburgers" is also the name of a reality television series on the A&E network that started airing in January 2014, providing a behind-the-scenes look at the restaurant and the interactions between the Wahlberg family. The chain opened in 2011 in the Boston area, which is where the family is from.

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