Employees: 50
Abdallah is the founder and president of Hot Harry s Fresh Burritos, a fast-food restaurant franchise with three eateries in the Berkshires and one in East Greenbush, N.Y. His grandfather, the late Isa Ali, co-founded the Angelina s sub shop chain with his grandmother in 1958. Angelina s is run by Samir s uncle, Faisal Ali, who also runs the Berkshire-based Juice N Java chain. Faisal originally helped Samir start Hot Harry s.
We spoke with the Pittsfield native recently about why he decided to change careers, how the fast-food business has been affected by COVID-19 and how his family helped make his business successful.