This burger chain is opening a new restaurant in the area next week

A Whopper of a new restaurant is scheduled to open its doors Monday, March 19 in Washington Twp. south of Centerville.

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TOMS King (Ohio) LLC, the franchise owner of several Miami Valley Burger King locations, announced today, March 15, that its 14th Dayton-area restaurant at 9189 Dayton-Lebanon Pike is poised to open.

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The new Burger King will have plenty of company along that stretch of Dayton-Lebanon Pike. The location near the Skeeter Lane intersection is virtually surrounded by other fast-food chain restaurants. Arby’s, McDonald’s and Taco Bell are the three consecutive businesses to its south, and Subway, Pizza Hut and Dairy Queen are with a block or two to the north. Starbucks and Skyline Chili are across the street.

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“TOMS King is one of the top-performing Burger King franchisees in North America, and we’re excited to add this newly built restaurant to our family,” Matt Carpenter, CEO of TOMS King, said in a release.

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The building will be dedicated at 11:30 a.m., Thursday, March 22, in a ceremony attended by representatives of the South Metro Chamber of Commerce and the city of Centerville will have a ribbon cutting following the dedication.

TOMS King operates more than 130 restaurants in Illinois, Ohio, Pennsylvania, North Carolina and Virginia.

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