The story of Black Sheep Burgers and Shakes is a masterclass in resilience.
After their previous fine-dining venture, Bijan’s Sea and Grille, closed in the mid-2000s, the downtown building sat vacant for years. Mike Jalili originally tried to lease the space out, but when no tenants bit, he spent hundreds of hours engineering a burger menu to run it himself.
This “Black Sheep” of the family portfolio became such a phenomenon that investors came knocking immediately—but the Jalilis have a surprising reason for saying “no.”
How Black Sheep Won the Heart of Springfield
The success of this operation lies in its technical precision, particularly the execution of its custom-engineered patties…