One of Hamilton’s most beloved local restaurants is expanding in a big way!

This morning, Monday August 19th, is The Burnt Tongue‘s public opening for their third location in Hamilton.

The eatery – best known for their homemade style soups and sandwiches – has not only increased their number of locations, but also expanded their number of partners to five. Co-founders Leo Tsangarakis and Danny Robinson will be joined by long-standing staff Mike Leon, Natasha Sokolowski, and John McManus going forward.

“We’ve [taken this on] as far as we could just the two of us but we’ve formed new partnerships to grow this business even further,” says Tsangarakis.

Coupled with grand prize winnings from the FirstOntario 1Awards last year, the decision to grow into the Westdale neighourhood was an easy one to make.