Matt Whitley and Tyler Helikson met at NC State University. They lost touch after school, but following a few random, yet serendipitous meetings, they reconnected — and saw an opportunity to improve the world, starting on a corner in downtown Raleigh.

With a tricycle, an electric golf cart, and a website made overnight, they set out to provide a fast, healthy dining option — and Happy + Hale was born.

Today, they're the proudly operating in four location across the triangle: Ninth Street in Durham, North Hills in Raleigh, University Hill in Durham and not at Six Forks Station in North Raleigh.