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Counter Service
New York sandwich restaurant concept from Steve Ells. It replaced his automated fast casual concept Kernel in 2025 and had five locations by July 2026.
Of the 1 person here linked to Counter Service, 1 is a founder and 1 is still there. 1 of them also appear at Chipotle Mexican Grill. These are people who succeeded, not the odds of succeeding.
Description and founding year: en.wikipedia.org. Each person's role links to its own source on their profile.
1 person at Counter Service
Founder Still there
Role
Founder of the Kernel concept, which became Counter Service in 2025, 2023–now
Also at
Source
· medium confidence. Wikipedia says Kernel opened in 2024 and was replaced by Counter Service in 2025, with five locations by July 2026. Restaurant Technology News (November 14, 2023) reported Kernel as planned and set to debut in Manhattan in early 2024, so 2023 is when it was announced and 2024 when it opened; the profile now says so. His current ownership role is not stated explicitly.
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Steve Ells
Founder of Chipotle Mexican Grill
upper-middle-class · some · college degree
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