Oskar Blues CHUBurger reopens in Longmont after 4 years

Ten years after it first opened as part of the Oskar Blues Brewery’s group of “fooderies,” CHUBurger has returned to Longmont in a slightly different form.

The fast-casual burger spot has opened in a permanent mobile kitchen at 3rd Shot Pickleball, 20 S. Bowen St., which Oskar Blues founder Dale Katechis debuted in November with business partner Adam Kahn. Katechis has been an avid pickleball player for the past year.

“CHUBurger never deserved to close down in the first place,” said Mike Gleason in a statement; Gleason is the operating partner for Oskar Blues Fooderies, which also owns full-service restaurants and music venues in Longmont, Lyons, Colorado Springs and Denver. “Ever since I joined [Oskar Blues], we frequented the idea of bringing back CHUBurger … .”

The restaurant will retain the majority of its old branding and logo – including the ...