Grady Griffin and his brother Benjy opened their Firehouse Subs restaurant in Lilburn on Sept. 11, their third in the Atlanta area.
Back in 2004, Grady Griffin says he didn't know much about firehouses or anything at all about running restaurants, but he knew a good thing when he tasted it. That was when Griffin and his brother Benjy had their first Firehouse sandwich in Warner Robins, GA. They were both in the nursing home business and looking for new opportunities. A fisherman's dream: One bite and they were hooked. "We loved the food, loved the concept, the whole thing," Griffin said. He went through Firehouse Subs' rigorous process of becoming a franchise operator, working 100 hours in one week in one of the restaurants -- a crash course in the restaurant business and a trial by fire to see if he was up to the challenge. Then came a trip to Jacksonville, FL, to …
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Firehouse Subs open in Lilburn on Tuesday, Sept. 11, but there is a special event on Monday.
Firehouse Subs will open its first Lilburn location on Sept. 11, in the Kroger shopping center on Lawrenceville Highway that also holds Bambinelli's. For tonight, the new business will hold a special VIP night to invite the community inside before the big opening day, according to information from a media representative of Firehouse Subs. The first 50 customers to bring by the attached coupon will receive a free medium sub sandwich, chips and a medium drink. The pass must be printed. The event is 6 p.m. - 8 p.m, and the address is 4145 Lawrenceville Highway, Suite 16. About Firehouse Subs: Firehouse Subs was founded in Jacksonville, Fla., by former firefighting brothers Chris Sorensen and Robin Sorensen. There are 527 locations of the …
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1:11 pm on Monday, September 10, 2012
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