By Ann Craig-Cinnamon
Bubba’s 33 is now open in Fishers and brings with it the only burger in town with 33 percent ground bacon, not to mention a 33-ounce beer. Jack Brittingham, managing partner of the restaurant at 9779 North by Northeast Blvd., said the name also comes from the year prohibition was repealed, which was 1933.
Bubba’s specializes in pizza, burgers and beer and also offers steaks, fish and chicken wings.
Brittingham emphasized that everything is made from scratch, including the pizza dough and sauce and the burger buns. The restaurant offers family dining and two bars. The 33-ounce beer is called the Bubb-a-dub.
This is the second Bubba’s 33 to open in the United States after the first in Fayetteville, N.C. Others are planned, including one in Greenwood. The chain is owned by Texas Roadhouse. Brittingham, who lives in Fishers, said this will be a great market for the chain.
“I think it’s going to be huge,” he said. “I’ve had a lot of people really excited about it. Of course, because of the 33 percent bacon, but especially this site itself has been vacant for quite few years and was a bit of an eyesore so I’m excited to freshen up and spruce up this area. With 110,000 cars that drive by here (along Interstate 69), definitely tons of people are able to see it. When we first went out into the community, nobody knew our name and now everybody’s been hearing about it and are saying that we’ve needed something over here. This is a great community and a great area.”
