I founded Wally’s Burger Express in 1980 on the site of an old Dairy Queen store.At the time, we had just rescued a little dog we got at the Puppy Love Show, and we thought it would be fun to name the dog after our new restaurant. So we named her Wally.

Wally’s is, and I hope always will be, a family restaurant. Not just for my family, but for our “work family”. We have always treated our “Team” like we would like to be treated and try to give them a feeling of belonging to a work-family that they can trust and be loyal to. We think loyalty is a two-way street. It pays off in a win-win situation. We have very low turnover for our industry. For example, a long term employee, Alberta, just retired after 30 + years. Moe, a long term manager, has now been with Wally’s 25+ years. Some customers call him “Wally”. Others of our Team have been with us 11, 8, 6, 5 years….You get the idea. We are a good place to work. It’s not all about money, although we do have a high starting pay at $12 per hour. What this means is when you come to Wally’s, you can expect some good hospitality from long term Team members who you will see again when you come back.