That first year, Build My Burgers brought in $584,000 in revenue, according to documents reviewed by CNBC Make It. 'We are big foodies'When you ask the Pakistan-born entrepreneur why he chose to open a burger restaurant, his answer is pretty simple. Initially, Lalani wanted to become a franchisee, owning and running an outpost of an extant restaurant chain. Aly and Zahra Lalani at the Build My Burgers restaurant in Orlando, Florida. They designed the restaurant's logo and interior — from the wall art to the orange and black color scheme — to give off the appearance that it was already a successful chain, Lalani says.

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