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Rick Vanzura, CEO of Wahlburgers, announces the opening of a new restaurant -- and the first in Alabama -- on Wednesday, May 17, 2017, at the OWA entertainment complex in Foley, Ala. (John Sharp/jsharp@al.com).

A restaurant chain owned by chef Paul Wahlberg in partnership with his brothers and actors Donnie and Mark, is opening its first Alabama storefront location inside the OWA entertainment venue in Foley.

Wahlburgers is scheduled to open in August and will be the brand's second largest restaurant. It was the first "major tenant" to be announced at the OWA site, which features an amusement park scheduled to open in mid-July.

The announcement came on Wednesday. The restaurant will not require admission into the OWA amusement park, and is expected to compliment not only the amusement park visitors, but also the shopping crowd that visits the nearby Tanger Outlet mall.

"One of the things important to the brothers is the aspects of community," said Rick Vanzura, CEO of the restaurant chain with locations in 14 U.S. markets and two in Canada. The closest Wahlburgers currently operating is in Orlando.

"We emphasize on not relaying on being a national chain or relying on the celebrities, but on being part of the community," added Vanzura. "At the end of the day, it's about family."

Said Mark Wahlberg, in a prepared statement: "We are grateful to partner with OWA to introduce Wahlburgers to Alabama. We look forward to many guest becoming part of our extended family."

Wahlburgers is a split-service burger restaurant that features a menu which also includes salads, sandwiches, vegetarian options and side dishes like tater tots, macaroni and cheese and macaroni salad. The restaurants also feature full-service bars.

The first Wahlburgers opened in 2011 outside of Boston, which is the hometown area for the Wahlberg family.

Wahlburgers is also planning to open a restaurant at the CityCentre in Big Spring in Huntsville. That restaurant will be part of an AC by Marriott hotel that is planned to open in 2018.

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