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Gas station burger joint with 4.5 stars on Yelp reopens

NFA Burger in Dunwoody was forced to close temporarily last month
March 4, 2020

NFA Burger is back in business in Salim Thobani’s Chevron station at 5465 Chamblee Dunwoody Road.

“The jurisdictional paperwork ping pong game is over and we’re back to our regularly scheduled hours,” Owner Billy Kramer posted on Instagram.

» This gas station burger has 4.5 stars on Yelp

“We were able to use the time to complete some upgrades ... namely a larger and more efficient 2nd grill. It won’t be the time savior everyone would like, but every little bit counts,” Kramer continued.

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PLEASE READ: The jurisdictional paperwork ping pong game is over and we’re back to our regularly scheduled hours. We were able to use the time to complete some upgrades...namely a larger and more efficient 2nd grill. It won’t be the time savior everyone would like, but every little bit counts. While we made the most of our time off, we were unable to complete some of the upgrades...the main holdout is an expanded hood. Once we expand the hood, probably over the next couple of months, we’ll be able to upgrade the fryer. However until then, to increase the speed of orders, we will only be serving tater tots during high volume hours. I believe they’re the best tater tots in the city...so I’m good with the decision. They’re also still fried potatoes, so don’t blow a gasket that fries might not be available. We hope to see you soon. All the best, Billy

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Kramer posted on the NFA website last month that NFA — which stands for "not fooling around" —  "is temporarily closed due to a permitting issue. "I was given documentation telling me I had 15 days. Instead, I was given 24 hours."

According to its Yelp listing, NFA Burger was scheduled to reopen April 7, but apparently worked everything out a month earlier.

NFA Burger is open 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday; 11:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Thursday-Saturday; and closed on Sunday and Monday. Kramer’s burgers have a 4.5 star rating on Yelp.

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Nancy Clanton is a lead producer for The AJC's platforms team, but also writes stories about health, travel, events and entertainment. A native of Knoxville and graduate of the University of Tennessee, she has worked at the AJC for 24 years.

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