Owner Amar Hussain said this was never in his plan but can’t complain about the success
Groke Burger takeaway on Breck Road in Liverpool
The owner of a popular North West brand has announced his plans for a “takeover”. Amar Hussain, from Manchester, is the brains behind Groke Burgers.
The brand launched just shy of half a decade ago along Academy Street in Warrington. Since then, due to its loyal customers, who come in thousands, the company has expanded elsewhere in the region. It can now be found on Baldwin Street in St Helens town centre and along Anfield at 147 Breck Road.
Owner Amar told the ECHO: “We started off in Warrington and, due to demand, moved into St Helens. From there, demand took us to Wigan, then Liverpool – and now we’re moving into Birkenhead as well.
“Warrington began four years ago, and the customers have been non-stop ever since. It’s been an amazing journey. You really can’t complain, especially when we’ve got the best burgers to back it up.
Groke Burger takeaway is found at 147 Breck Road.
“The idea came about because I used to travel to Warrington for work. While I was there, I realised there was hardly any food around, so I thought there was a gap in the market and decided to go for it.
“It took me a year and a half to get everything right – I prepped, tested, and created all the recipes myself before ever opening a shop. I needed to master everything at home in the kitchen before we even considered launching.
After initially launching with a “huge menu”, Amar said the Groke team whittled this down so they could “perfect every single thing” and so customers knew they were getting a “high-quality meal”.
Today, the menu is made up of smash burgers, loaded fries, brownie desserts and smaller kids’ meals. To standardise all the ingredients across the sites, no matter the location, Amar opened a warehouse in Warrington and it is from here that all the food is sent out each week.
The Groke and The Classic are two of the takeaways best sellers
One of the standout items is the £15 Big Ben Burger. Made up of five smashed patties it is bound together with eight slices of American cheese and laden with caramelised red onions, crunchy lettuce and drizzled in signature sauce within a seeded brioche bun
Amar, who oversees a team of 80 now, said: “It’s mad how it all came about. It’s never something I pictured myself doing, and even now, thinking about it all feels crazy. I went to university and graduated with a masters in law. This was never in the plan.
“Now we’re looking at Chester, North Wales, and Wrexham. It’s all heading in the same direction – a takeover of the North West. Each site is different, but we’ve got an amazing team working together with the same mission.”