FrickleBurgers Offers Fresh, Fast Food

Michael Zoll, owner of FrickleBurgers, believes his newly opened eatery at the mall will be ready to serve returning seasonal residents this fall.

“I’m thankful that we did open in the mall because it did give us an audience right away,’’ Zoll said.

He has been fighting the challenge of opening a business in the Coachella Valley during the summer, when some restaurants shut down.

But word has been spreading about Zoll’s fast-fresh concept that allows patrons to personalize nine core items on a paper checklist. The average price is $10 a person.

They can choose from a FrickleBurger, a chicken schnitzel sandwich, a bratwurst, an all-beef frankfurter, a grilled chicken breast sandwich, a salad bowl, and a fry bowl.

Each choice can be dressed with more than 35 toppings. Some of those toppings – mainly the vegetables – are purchased locally. All the food is made fresh to order.

The beef and chicken is naturally raised and hormone free, Zoll said, adding that the bread is made by Thousand Palms-based Bosch Baking.

on June 25 in the heart of the mall's food court.

On Aug. 5, FrickleBurgers will become a “Deal of the Day” on KPSPLocal2.com, which will offer $20 of FrickleBurgers for $10, according to Zoll.

The name FrickleBurgers derives from Zoll’s family name for a German beef patty called “Frickadellen.”