Danbury’s JK’s restaurant listed at $2.2M

JK”™s, a staple of Danbury”™s dining scene for nearly a century, is being listed for sale at $2.2 million.

The restaurant began as Original Texas Hot Weiners in 1924 under the ownership of brothers George and Peter Koukos. JK”™s moved twice during its years in business, arriving at its current 126 South St. site in 1974.

According to its listing, “this particular business thrived” when the Covid-19 pandemic crippled the restaurant industry and forced many independently owned eateries to shut down. The listing added JK”™s “still continues to grow and could expand to even more.”

“The family who owns this would love nothing more than capable and willing people to pass off the years of dedication to someone with the same dream,” the listing added.