FIVE GUYS in Dunfermline's Fife Leisure Park is set to open next month. 

The much-anticipated store was announced last November when the American firm applied for planning permission from Fife Council to transform the old Eastern Buffet restaurant on Whimbrel Place. 

They were seeking permission for £325,000 worth of internal alterations to the existing restaurant, including kitchen facilities, partitions and seating, beverage and milkshake areas, unisex toilets, staff lockers, a store room, kitchen, prep area, a walk-in chiller, as well as advertising consent for signs.

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Now, almost 11 months later, the popular burger joint is set to open its doors.

Signage has now been put up and a notice of application for premises licence has been posted - indicating that, if approved, the opening hours will be from 10am to 1am, seven days a week, and potentially serving alcohol from 10am to 10pm every day. 

Fife Guys will open its first restaurant in Fife soon.Five Guys will open its first restaurant in Fife soon. (Image: Five Guys) The old Eastern Buffet closed its doors back in January 2018, so Five Guys will be a welcome addition to the Leisure Park. 

Known for its high-quality ingredients and extra large scoops of fries, the restaurant was founded back in 1986 by the Murrell family. 

But it wasn't until 2015 that the popular chain touched down in the UK. 

The Dunfermline store will be the 13th store in Scotland, and the first in Fife.

It will join the likes of McDonald's and Smashburger, as well as KFC, Frankie and Benny's, Pizza Hut, Tony Macaroni and Tim Horton's, at Fife Leisure Park.

The Press has contacted Five Guys and Fife Leisure Park for comment.