Crown Burgers

The Utah chain has a history rooted in Greek immigration and a commitment to community. The Katsanevas and Katzourakis family opened Crown Burgers in 1978 after experiencing job loss in California. The menu reflects the diversity seen in Greek immigrant food carts, offering burgers, burritos, souvlaki, fish and chips, and Greek gyros. Crown Burgers also carries its own version of the regional condiment fry sauce, a combination of ketchup, mayonnaise and spices.

Dean Maroudas, who now manages Crown Burgers, highlights the importance of community and customer preferences. Crown Burgers' success and expansion across Utah are attributed to this community-oriented approach, contrasting a global conquest mindset.

Pastrami burger

The Pastrami burger, a cheeseburger which also includes hot pastrami, was first served at Minos Burgers in Anaheim, California by James Katsanevas, a relative of the Katzourakises. Katsanevas originally learned to make pastrami burgers from a Los Angeles man of Turkish descent. When the Katsanevases and Katzourakises opened the first Crown Burgers in Utah, they added Katsanevas's pastrami burger to the menu, and it became their signature burger, the "Crown Burger". Crown Burgers' pastrami burger has become a staple of restaurant cuisine in Salt Lake City, with a variety of local restaurants offering the sandwich, as well as the international chain Carl’s Jr. The Katsanevases would later open the second Crown Burgers location in Utah.