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THE CHANDLER ARIZONAN | WWW.CHANDLERNEWS.COM | OCTOBER 16, 2022
Matty G’s owners hopes to build loyal customer base here BY KEN SAIN Arizonan Managing Editor
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ome of the regular customers at The Local in downtown Chandler were unhappy to learn its owners were shutting down and selling to someone else. “Well where the heck am I going to watch football now?” one regular wrote on the restaurant’s Facebook page. “Sure going to miss your awesome breakfast tacos!” Matt Gorman hopes to build that kind of loyalty as his Matty G’s Steakburgers & Lobster Rolls opens in the space that once was home to The Local at 55 W. Chicago Ave. “The Local was going to sell to somebody, and we hope they really like us,” Gorman said. “I think our quality of food is going to be something that they’ll enjoy. We were voted best burger place in all of Phoenix in March of this year, so we
Matt Gorman has opened his sixth Matty G’s Steakburgers and Lobster Rolls at 55 W. Chicago Ave. in downtown Chandler. (David Minton/Staff Photographer)
got some good things going.” Chandler will be the sixth Matty G’s to open in Arizona, joining locations in Mesa, Gilbert, Flagstaff, Scottsdale and Phoenix. “My wife and I love coming to downtown Chandler,” Gorman said. “And when this spot popped up, or when we found it, we jumped on it.” Gorman said customers will enjoy the variety of offerings at Matty G’s. In addition to the steakburgers, they obviously offer lobster rolls, chicken, hot dogs, salads and wraps. Gorman said they have 67 items on their menu. But the food is only part of the Matty G’s experience. “A lot of places today, you’re going to come in and be just a number,” Gorman said. “‘Hey, thanks. Nobody cares.’ We’re going to joke with you. We try to know you. We can’t know everybody, but
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Chandler couple in the swing offering tennis, golf lessons
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ynsey and Drew Breivogel said they had no intention of opening their own business when they moved to Chandler during the pandemic. It was a case of been there, done that. However, those plans changed for the former Seattle residents when the chapter director for TGA Premier, a nationwide franchise offering tennis and golf lessons, notified all his parent-clients that he intended to sell his business and asked if any of them were interested in buying it. “Not at all,” Lynsey said when asked if starting their own business was the plan. “We were never set in stone on our career paths. As we’ve had kids and moved houses and moved states and stuff, we
Chandler residents Lynsey and Drew Breivogel own the TGA Premier franchise for the Phoenix East region and offer tennis and golf instruction. (David Minton/Staff Photographer)
didn’t really have any one specific thing that we were tied down to, or that we said all we have to do is this. So just having an open mind and seeing the opportunity and taking it has been just a huge blessing.” The Breivogels had built from scratch a home improvement business in the Seattle area that was thriving. Then, the pandemic arrived and the price of lumber soared. After relocating to Chandler, Drew took a job to be a golf pro at Sunbird Golf Club and the couple enrolled their 8-year-old son in TGA for tennis lessons. That’s when they got the email about a business opportunity. “We talked about it, and we had a price in mind,” Lynsey said. “And if it was, at this price, or lower, then we’ll consider
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