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Coaches Burger Bar in Austintown Gets New Look

The Business Journal

May 14, 2022

AUSTINTOWN, Ohio – Coaches Burger Bar in Austintown has reopened with a new sports bar design, a separate family dining room, a new meeting room and a relocated patio.

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Howletts Inspired by United Way’s Impact

The Business Journal

April 28, 2022

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Coaches Burger Bar Coming to OV Mall

LEDE News

January 21, 2022

Ohio Valley residents are 60 days out from enjoying a new, burger-centric family eating and entertainment experience.

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United Way of Youngstown and Mahoning Valley Partners with Howlett Restaurant Group

The Business Journal

October 22, 2021

Customers at any Coaches Burger Bar or Romeo’s Pizza have the opportunity to contribute to a worthy cause when they pay their bill.

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The Vindicator 2021 Readers’ Choice Award

September 1, 2021

The Vindicator 2021 Readers’ Choice Award presented to COACHES Selected Restaurant with the Best Burger.


Salem Robotics Club expresses gratitude

Salem News

July 29, 2021

An overwhelming sentiment of gratitude and appreciation for the support shown to the Salem Quaker Robotics Club.

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Stark County Burger Bonanza: Cameo, Smoke, Swensons, George’s, Menches, Coaches on list

May 28, 2021

“Grilled, plump, juicy kielbasa makes the “Cleveland Burger” ($12.99 with a heap of fresh-cut fries) among the best sandwiches I’ve eaten anywhere..”
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The Vindicator 2020 Readers’ Choice Award

October 12, 2020

The Vindicator 2020 Readers’ Choice Award presented to COACHES Selected Restaurant with the Best Burger.


Building a Burger Empire

Vindicator

February 28, 2019

Not one, two, three, or four… but how about five locations under the umbrella of one brand? Less than four years after establishing as a one-stop location for a burger, an order of fries, and a milkshake, Coaches Burger Baris living that reality in 2019.

In 2015, owners Patrick and Stacy Howlett established the first Coaches location. In 2019, they will open their fifth in Lisbon.

“We want to grow,” Patrick Howlett said. “We love that we started it here in this town, and that we will one day be a national chain that started in Youngstown.”…

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Coaches wins Favorite Burger in Vindicators Readers Choice 2018

October 29, 2018


The Icons of Youngstown

August 6, 2018


Coaches Team on the Road

March 11, 2018


December 2017 Promotion for the United Way of Youngstown and the Mahoning Valley

March 7, 2018


Coaches Burgers to Expand at New Boardman Site

Business Journal

September 1, 2017

BOARDMAN, Ohio – The Boardman Coaches restaurant is moving up the street to 708 Boardman-Canfield Road from its site at 714 Boardman-Canfield Road, and with it is bringing a full-service restaurant and bar, as well as jobs.

“While the counter service worked great for us with the lunch and dinner crowd, we realized that we needed something in the middle,” co-owner Stacy Howlett said in a news release. “The new space gives us plenty of room to expand our seating area and allows us to switch our Boardman restaurant to a sit-down dining experience.”

The Boardman restaurant will feature a full bar, full service menu and enough seating for 100 guests. Like its Poland restaurant at 9065 Springfield Road, Coaches in Boardman will install televisions and Keno, and will subscribe to NFL Sunday Ticket for the football season.

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Daybreak Nation on Location: Coaches Burgers

ABC 33 WYTV

July 6, 2016

BOARDMAN, Ohio (WYTV)- Katie was live at the new Coaches Burgers in Boardman.

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Coaches Burger Bar opens in Boardman

ABC 33 WYTV

June 29, 2016

BOARDMAN, Ohio (WKBN) – Coaches Burger Bar in Boardman opened its doors on Wednesday.

It is located on Route 224 near West Boulevard, next to Plaza Donuts.

The burger joint, which also offers shakes, salads and sandwiches, is the third location for the chain.

Coaches is open Monday through Saturday from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m.

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Coaches Burger Bar to Expand in Boardman

The Business Journal

April 19, 2016

POLAND, Ohio – Coaches Burger Bar will open its first two franchise locations in the coming months.

The restaurant is under construction at 714 Boardman-Canfield Road in Boardman, according to a news release. The Boardman location is expected to open sometime in June.

“My vision has always been to grow,” co-owner Patrick Howlett says. “I believe we’ll hire the right people to do the right things and do a good job.”

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Poland Burger Franchise Expanding in the Valley

WFMJ News 21

April 18, 2016

“The operator of a Poland burger bar says steady sales growth and a loyal customer base are behind a decision to open more Valley locations later this year. Coaches Burger Bar plans to open new a restaurant at 714 Boardman-Canfield Road in Boardman. The new restaurant is under construction…

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Boom Boom Mancini scores KO with Coaches’ Burgers choice

The Vindicator

February 10, 2016

The Champ declares Coaches a real contender, and we agree.

The Champ is Boxing Hall of Famer and Youngstown’s favorite son Ray “Boom Boom” Mancini, and the contender is the burger at Coaches Burger Bar.

This month’s burger review selection came from the Champ himself. He eats there often, and we couldn’t resist an opportunity to sit down with Ray, talk boxing and Youngstown while enjoying a great burger.

Coaches is a sports bar for the entire family. There is local and national sports memorabilia adorning the walls, and when you walk in you first notice the wrap-around wooden bar with TVs positioned all around so you don’t miss any action from the big games.

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‘Coaches’ Wants to Be Where Players Meet

The Business Journal

July 28, 2015

POLAND, Ohio – With the opening of Coaches Burger Bar at Five Points, Patrick Howlett and Stacy Sam have tried to bring the taste and feel of a big city burger restaurant to the Mahoning Valley

The co-owners, Howlett and Sam, cut the ribbon to officially open their 3,000-square-foot restaurant on Springfield Road Monday morning.

“I’m a big fan of all the burger bars that have been popping up in the big cities and what they’re doing,” Howlett said. “I wanted to bring that back to the Valley and make it special for everybody.”

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