The Busy Chef is about to become the burger chef.
The fast-food joint Checkers is gearing up to open in the Court Street spot vacated by the alleged scammer Dan Kaufman, who was arrested last year for embezzling $25,000 from customers’ credit cards.
In its self-described “first scoop,” the blog Flappy Days reported on Monday that the Florida-based chain eatery will open at the location between Schermerhorn and State streets.
Tariq Ali, a manager of the planned Checkers eatery, confirmed the news for The Brooklyn Paper, adding that the restaurant will boast 25-30 seats when it opens in mid-May and will offer prices that are “better than the rest.”
A spokeswoman from the chain — which also sells burgers, dogs and milkshakes under the name Rally’s — did not respond by deadline.
Unlike many of the 800 eateries in the Checkers empire, the Court Street location will not be a drive-thru.
In the months following the closure of Busy Chef, many eateries have expressed interest in opening in the closed eatery’s locations.
Last month, Melissa Murphy, a Brooklyn Paper contributor and the pastry chef behind Sweet Melissa in Park Slope and Carroll Gardens, said she is considering opening a Brooklyn Heights outpost of her bake shop in the former Busy Chef location on Henry Street.
— with Dustin Seplow
