It could be a scene from a movie: A charismatic chef ditches his gourmet bistro and starts cooking burgers out of a kitschy takeout window.

In this case, the chef happens to be Alexis Trolf, the auteur behind Newsday Top 50 restaurants Lost & Found and Lost at Sea . And his takeout window is the old Waffle Cabin, a tiny storefront on Long Beach’s West End that’s literally built to look like a log cabin.

Trolf's weekend burger concept is called Lil’ Al’s, named after his daughter Alice. Lost & Found makes a legendary burger, so fat and juicy that it’s currently on Newsday's list of standout Long Island burgers .

Trolf had been planning to start a gourmet pita spot in this location, but eventually he found the space too small to execute that concept. Then came the quick pivot to burge

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