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Jack’s Burger Shack co-owner Tu Le, who has called Edmonton home for four decades, says opening a restaurant in one of the city’s newest neighbourhoods is a dream come true.

“It is still pretty surreal,” said Le, who immigrated here with his brother in 1979 from Vietnam. “It has been home ever since. It feels pretty awesome and pretty exciting. It is the Alberta dream.”

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Le’s chance to expand to Edmonton came when Rohit Group of Companies announced in January an entrepreneur contest to become the anchor commercial tenant in the Stadium Yards development and win a grand prize of $125,000.

On Monday, Jack’s Burger Shack was named the winner.

The burger shack first opened in 2012 in Slave Lake and expanded a year later when Le and his brother Ninh moved to St. Albert. The two source their ingredients from local businesses and farmers.

Le said he plans to stick to what made his restaurant great by focusing on keeping that community feel. The Edmonton eatery will serve its burgers and vegetarian options at the new location when it opens this fall.