Glen Allen, November 02, 2022 – United Restaurant Group welcomes back Jake Kirchner as the GM of our Asheville, NC, store. Jake started with Fridays in 2009 as a beverage manager in Asheville. He was recognized in 2017 as the Franchise GM of the year in the entire Fridays system. Jake moved to Florida in 2021 and worked at Whiskey Joes as the GM.

Laura, his wife, missed her family in Asheville. Thank you, Laura, for bringing Jake back!

He enjoys spending time with his wife and his best friend Nick, his 8-year-old son, watching his favorite college football team- Michigan.

Congratulations, Jake, and welcome back to the family!