
The Hawaiian plate-lunch chain, backed by Trive Capital and others, opened its 80th-plus location Monday in Avon, Indiana, as it pushes into the Midwest with plans for further expansion.
Mo' Bettahs Hawaiian Style Food opened its first Indiana restaurant Monday in Avon, adding a fast-casual plate-lunch option to a strip of global chains on U.S. Highway 36. The restaurant is the chain's 80th-plus location since brothers Kimo and Kalani Mack founded it in 2008, based on recipes from their childhood in O'ahu.
“Some of our favorite memories growing up in Hawai'i were centered around sharing a meal with family and friends,” co-founder Kalani Mack said in a statement. “As we welcome the Avon community into our ʻOhana, we look forward to sharing the spirit of Aloha and creating a place where everyone feels at home.”
The chain is backed by private equity firms including Trive Capital and Savory Restaurant Fund. It has expanded from its original Utah base into eight states, with plans for further growth across the Midwest and Southwest. The Avon restaurant serves the traditional Hawaiian plate lunch – grilled teriyaki chicken or steak, kalua pig, pulehu chicken, katsu chicken and shrimp tempura – with rice, vegetables or macaroni salad. It will be open Monday through Saturday from 10:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. and closed Sunday.
Before the public opening, Mo' Bettahs held a two-day friends-and-family event Aug. 28-29. The founders hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony Saturday afternoon, followed by a block-party-style dinner.
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