Five Guys, a fast-casual burger restaurant, plans new locations in Ocoee at 10572 W. Colonial Drive and in St. Cloud at 880 E. Irlo Bronson Memorial Highway.
The Ocoee restaurant will open in the former home of The Original Mattress Factory in late fourth quarter 2026, followed by the St. Cloud location in late first quarter 2027, according to the Orlando Business Journal. Both restaurants will be the first Five Guys locations in their respective cities. Darven Erickson, CEO of Utah-based North Star Dining USA Inc., operates the Five Guys franchise in the Orlando market and previously said he planned to open eight additional locations in the region.
The planned restaurants follow the recent opening of Five Guys at Universal Orlando Resort’s CityWalk on September 25. That restaurant marked Erickson’s 18th Five Guys location in the Orlando market and the first of the eight additional locations he had planned. His company acquired 17 Five Guys restaurants from former franchisee Brandon Bengel in September 2025…