LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jul 24, 2026--
With summer BBQ season in full swing, the famous Juicy Lucy is landing in more retailer freezers bringing the cheese-filled favorite to more burger lovers. This famous one-of-a-kind burger got its start in Minneapolis bars back in the 1950s, but LA-based Juicy Lucy, Inc felt the entire nation deserved to indulge in this Midwestern treasure. In 2025, it began introducing the frozen cheese-stuffed hamburger patties at select Target stores in the Upper Midwest. In Spring 2026, the company expanded its distribution arriving at Target stores in Arizona, California, and Utah, and debuting in Harris Teeter stores in North Carolina and South Carolina and other East Coast markets.
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And now, the Juicy Lucy tour keeps gaining flame as it arrives at more than 250 BJ’s Wholesale Club locations starting this month, covering a variety of states.
“We are so thrilled to bring this amazing, and wonderfully unique, burger to even more people,” said Aldo Lanzillotta, chef and co-founder of Juicy Lucy Inc, co-host of “Compete to Eat” and guest chef on Bravo’s “Best New Restaurant.” “The phenomenon continues as people get introduced to the legend of the Lucy.”
What’s the Beef?
Tracking back to the 1950s, two Minneapolis bars, roughly three miles apart, claim credit for the Lucy’s origin. Matt’s Bar, which spells it Jucy Lucy, and 5-8 Club, which spells it Juicy Lucy, boast they brought the unique concept to customers more than 70 years ago.
That in mind, the Juicy Lucy has been on the menu at the iconic Hollywood roadhouse bar, Barney’s Beanery, and its sister restaurants, for decades. It’s a way to honor a classic, according to Barney’s co-owner David Houston, who is also co-founder of Juicy Lucy Inc.
“There’s really a burger movement happening now, and we are happy to be part of it,” Houston said. “And with the Juicy Lucy there’s a twist with an outside in approach, so the cheese-filled burger is making quite the impression and finding its place among the burger-lover crowd on the national level.”
Barney’s Beanery is a 100-year-old staple in the Los Angeles dining scene. Over the decades Barney’s has been a truly unique bar in LA where celebs and non-celebs mingle, dine, and wait in line to slide into their favorite booth. And the bar’s Juicy Lucy is a staple that keeps fans coming back.
A Burger for Every Taste
The Angus burger patties are available at BJ’s in the original Cheese-Stuffed variety, appealing to burger aficionados whether they prefer a simple burger to one with lots of fixings.
These are the first and only frozen Juicy Lucy burger patties on the market. Each package at BJ’s is four pounds and has 12 patties and each Lucy patty boasts the equivalent of two slices of cheese and has 28 grams of protein. The package also has resealable bags. Directions call for the Juicy Lucy to be cooked from frozen, preferably on a grill, but an air fryer, oven, or stovetop skillet works too.
ABOUT JUICY LUCY INC.
Juicy Lucy Inc is all about celebrating the classic Minneapolis staple - a burger patty stuffed with cheese. This team has made it their mission to bring a frozen Juicy Lucy burger patty to retail for consumers to enjoy at home. Every 100% Angus patty is meticulously seasoned and stuffed with molten, mouthwatering cheese, ensuring that every bite is an explosion of flavor. These Juicy Lucy patties, depending on variety, have between 27-28 grams of protein each and are gluten-free. Juicy Lucy cheese-stuffed burger patties can be found at participating Target locations in the Upper Midwest, California, Utah and Arizona; Harris Teeter locations in North Carolina and South Carolina and other East Coast markets; and now BJ’s Wholesale Club on and around the East Coast. For more information, please visit www.juicylucyburgers.com or @juicy_lucyburgers
Juicy Lucy is a hamburger patty stuffed with cheese, popularized in the 1950s in the Twin Cities area of Minnesota. For the past 70 years the Juicy Lucy has been a staple in thousands of restaurants across the country and home cooking phenomenon. Now, everyone can more easily get Juicy Lucy burgers, cooked straight from frozen, in the freezer aisle at grocery. No prep, six minutes on each side. https://www.juicylucyburgers.com/
CAIRO (AP) — Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels said Saturday that they fired missiles and drones at Saudi Arabia in response to Saudi airstrikes on the strategic Red Sea city of Hodeida, in an escalation over vital shipping routes in the Middle East while the United States and Iran vie for control of the Strait of Hormuz.
Brig. Gen. Yahya Saree, the Houthis’ military spokesperson, said in a prerecorded statement that the attack targeted facilities in the Red Sea cities of Yanbu and Jizan that belong to Aramco, the world’s largest oil company.
Saudi Arabia's civil defense said alerts sounded multiple times early Saturday in both cities, but the kingdom didn't comment further.
There were no reported strikes overnight in Iran, in an apparent break from nearly two weeks of consecutive nights of U.S. attacks.
The Houthis have said they would close the Bab el-Mandeb Strait to Saudi-linked shipping in retaliation for the kingdom’s blockade on Yemen and a recent attack on the international airport in Yemen’s rebel-held capital, Sanaa.
“Nothing short of ending the aggression and lifting the blockade, otherwise, it’s all illusion and mirage," Mahdi al-Mashat, head of the Houthi-led Supreme Political Council governing rebel-controlled territories in Yemen, said of what it would take for the Houthis to not blockade the Bab-El-Mandeb.
That strait, at the southern tip of the Arabian Peninsula, is a vital shipping chokepoint connecting the Red Sea to the Gulf of Aden. Around 12% of the world’s trade, including a quarter of its container traffic, passes through the narrows.
The Houthis targeted two Saudi oil tankers in the Red Sea this week. In response, Saudi Arabia struck Hodeida, the Saudi-led coalition opposing the rebels said Saturday. The strikes late Friday hit the port and the state-run telecommunications corporation, injuring two people, said Anees al-Asbahi, a spokesperson for the Houthi-run health ministry.
The Saudi-led coalition said it didn’t hit the port but struck “legitimate military targets” in Hodeida province that “were linked to threats to commercial vessels in the Red Sea.”
Iran's foreign minister, Abbas Araghchi, called for “diplomacy and dialogue” to solve the Yemen conflict without “military confrontations” in an interview published Saturday by the state-run newspaper called Iran.
“Iran had a peaceful night,” Hossein Kermanpour, a spokesperson for Iran's Health Ministry, posted on X.
U.S. Central Command didn't immediately respond to a request for comment. Unlike the previous 13 nights, it didn't announce new strikes.
But Iran's foreign ministry condemned what it called a Ukrainian attack Saturday on an Iranian commercial vessel in the Caspian Sea, saying one person was killed and another was hurt and calling it an act of aggression. In a separate statement, Araghchi said he spoke with European Union foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas about it and that Tehran demanded a response.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy earlier said on X that Ukraine “achieved very strong results with long‑range strikes in the Caspian Sea — including vessels used in military cargo shipments involving Iran.”
While efforts at mediation between the U.S. and Iran continue, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu plans to travel to the United States next week and meet with President Donald Trump in Washington on Tuesday, his office said Friday. They last met in Washington in February, weeks before they launched the war.
A tenuous ceasefire that halted major operations for weeks has seemed to unravel this month. The U.S. accused Iran of striking three ships in the Strait of Hormuz and responded by striking dozens of targets in Iran, which retaliated by firing at U.S.-allied Gulf Arab states.
The U.S. military has renewed its blockade of Iran’s ports. Iran’s Revolutionary Guard has advised residents of neighboring countries to stay away from bases with U.S. troops.
The war has killed more than 3,400 people in Iran, according to its Health Ministry. Eighteen U.S. service members, 24 civilians in Israel and smaller numbers of civilians including foreign workers and mariners have been reportedly killed across the region.
In Lebanon, more than 4,000 people have been killed since Iran-backed Hezbollah militants fired at Israel in support of the Islamic Republic two days after the war began and Israel responded with strikes and ground forces. Thirty-eight Israeli troops have also died.
Dell'Orto reported from Jerusalem. Associated Press reporter Cara Anna in Lowville, New York, contributed to this report.
Vehicles drive past a billboard depicting the clenched fist of the late Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, in Tehran, Iran, Tuesday, July 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
Fireworks burst as Houthi supporters rally against the Saudi-led coalition in Sanaa, Yemen, Monday, July 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Osamah Abdulrahman)
A woman crosses a street with a girl in downtown Tehran, Iran, Wednesday, July 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
