Da Burger Jawn, located at 7408 Front Street in Cheltenham Township, was recently vandalized, according to an Instagram post by ownership.
Owner Kumony McFarland, a resident of Cheltenham who everyone calls ‘Q’, first opened on April 1, 2023, and has been steadily gaining popularity in greater Glenside.
He closed Da Burger Jawn on Wednesday, September 25.
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McFarland told FOX29 that he’s frustrated but expects to survive the setback.
“To get a call at seven o’clock in the morning, letting you know your store’s been broken into – you see all the glass and everything I gotta clean up the debris and see what was taken and what wasn’t taken,” he told FOX29. “I was just at my breaking pint. I wanted to give up. I didn’t want the headache of dealing with this.”
According to their story, “a sudden flood of encouragement broke through online, on the phone and in person, all of whom told Kumony how much his food mattered to them, how much his growing business meant, with Mike Jerrick featuring the restaurant on FOX29 earlier this year and how much his Cheltenham community matters with all the jobs he’s created.”
“The kids made my day just hearing those people tell me keep at it, don’t give up,” Kumony told FOX29.
For more on Da Burger Jawn, you can visit their Instagram, Tiktok, and Facebook pages. You can also check out their Business Spotlight from March.
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