Habit Burger & Grill has filed for a new restaurant at 6500 NW 12th Ave., Suite 101 in Fort Lauderdale. The chain's Instagram describes the project as part of an expansion deeper into South Florida; no opening date has been announced.
Habit has operated since 1969. Now owned by Yum! Brands and listing more than 380 locations across 14 states and internationally, the chain built its format around a single preparation: burgers chargrilled over an open flame. The Charburger is its signature item; the Santa Barbara Char, named for the California coastal city where the concept launched, anchors the California-style menu alongside it.
The NW 12th Avenue address is the only location detail the filing makes public. The source does not name a prior tenant at Suite 101, specify the proposed square footage, or indicate whether the permit covers a ground-up build or a conversion of existing commercial space.
The operator's Instagram frames the Fort Lauderdale filing as a deepening of Habit's South Florida presence — phrasing that implies the chain already operates elsewhere in the region, though the source does not identify those locations.
A construction timeline or confirmed lease terms would be the next signal for when the open-flame Charburger format arrives on NW 12th Avenue. Until then, the opening window remains unannounced.
