About Us

  “Have you had your BooYa’s today?”

It all started in Tallahassee, Florida in 1988. That’s when the owner, Jay Kupiszewski, worked at a start-up restaurant…Scales & Tales (still open). This is where Jay got the restaurant “Bug”. He saw first hand, how a dream could become reality and successful. The only problem was that Jay owed Uncle Sam a little bit of time…9 years in the Air Force. After his active duty commitment was completed he was torn between re-upping for another 7 years, following his restaurant dreams or getting an airline job…he went the conservative route, and got the airline job while staying in the Military by joining the Air Force Reserves, from which he retired after 20 years of service in May 2008. Due to a medical issue, Jay lost his FAA physical and figured it was time to give his dream a shot…BooYa’s was born. Jay and his wife, Kim, opened the first BooYa’s on August 21, 2006 in Bartlett, TN. And moved to Collierville March 2008. BooYa’s opened to rave reviews… “They have reinvented the old burrito joint concept and captured an untapped niche”.

BooYa’s the concept: BooYa’s is a fast-casual restaurant…“Fast-food” in pace and price, “casual” in atmosphere and quality of food. “We are a niche somewhere between Tex-Mex & Caribbean...a sports bar and a restaurant”. BooYa’s offers all freshly prepared fairs, custom made right in front of your eyes. Included is up to 7 homemade salsas at the salsa bar and over 20 hot sauces at the hot sauce bar. Some of our unique items are; The Buffalo Chicken filling/topping, the Mango Pie, the Booya Burger and of course, the Grilled or Fried Fish Taco’s. We also have a choice of Tortilla’s; Tomato Basil, Whole Wheat or Flour. Our Burritos and Tacos come with our perfectly seasoned chips and salsa.

The Guarantee: If you are not 100% happy with your meal we will replace it on the spot…if you are still not happy…yup…money back Bro! Of course you can’t eat all but a tiny little bite of our enormous Burrito and try and tell us you hated it and then “get one to go”…we know that trick!!!

News: Opening Spring 2010...our private dinning room for special occasions!

P.S. - Trivia Night Every Tuesday!!