Wahlburgers: Mark Wahlberg visits new Cincinnati restaurant

Forget Zac Efron! Another former teen pop idol turned acclaimed actor rolled into the Queen City this week.

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Mark Wahlberg hosted a private, red-carpet event at 4:30 p.m. Monday to celebrate the recent opening of the Wahlburgers restaurant named after him and his brothers Paul and Donnie.

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Judging from photos posted on social media, there was quite a turnout.

#Cincinnati #Wahlburgers opening celebration. #MarkWahlberg pic.twitter.com/6lFD56vgVo
— Tom Dowd (@TomDowdCGN) February 27, 2018

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Yesterday still feels so surreal! I can’t believe we go to meet @markwahlberg 😍❤️🎉 #wahlburgerscincinnati #weloveyoumark pic.twitter.com/MNpcFfoRM1
— Alyson (@alysonc_2013) February 27, 2018

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Thanks for making my dreams come true!! 🍔💯#beenwaitingallmylifetomeetyou #wahlburgerscincinnati #markwahlberg @Wahlburgers @markwahlberg pic.twitter.com/6NkU9IJqbb
— Heather (@WahlbergGurl) February 26, 2018

Franchise owner Nino Cutraro opened Wahlburgers' newest location in January at 199 E. Sixth St.

The eatery serves a variety of burgers, salads, macaroni and cheese and specialty sandwiches. It also has a full-service bar with 20 beers on tap.

Mark Wahlberg was in Cincinnati in August 2017 to announce the new location. There are currently Wahlburgers in nine states and in Canada. A Wahlburgers restaurant opened in May 2017 in Cleveland.