New Zaitzeff Opening Soon, and 50% Off $18 Deal at East Village Location

Half-pound Kobe burger from Zaitzeff. [Photograph: Robyn Lee] AHT-approved New York City burger joint Zaitzeff is expanding beyond its Financial District and East Village locations with a new Murray Hill on 2nd Avenue between 38th Street and 39th Street,...

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2 Comments | Posted by Robyn Lee, August 10, 2010 at 4:40 PM
Tagged: NYC, openings, promotions, Zaitzeff

Shake Shack Theater District Opening on Monday

The latest Shake Shack outpost in the Theater District on the southwest corner of 8th Avenue and 44th Street will be opening on Monday. Regular opening hours will be 11 a.m. to midnight, seven days a week. See more photos...

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1 Comment | Posted by Robyn Lee, July 9, 2010 at 3:15 PM
Tagged: NYC, openings, Shake Shack

Burger Joints Expanding in NYC: The Counter, Smashburger, Shake Shack, and More

This week The Wall Street Journal did a feature on the proliferation of burger joints in New York City this summer and beyond (the link is subscriber only, but I was able to view the article subscription-free through Google)....

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6 Comments | Posted by Robyn Lee, June 15, 2010 at 5:45 PM
Tagged: chain restaurants, NYC, openings

In-N-Out Opening in Garland, Texas, Date TBD

The news came out earlier this week, but for In-N-Out lovers in Texas who haven't heard yet, the West Coast burger chain is coming to you! At some point. If you live near Dallas/Fort Worth. Side Dish, Fast Food Maven,...

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10 Comments | Posted by Robyn Lee, May 28, 2010 at 4:30 PM
Tagged: Dallas, Fort Worth, In-N-Out, openings, Texas

Grand Opening: A Carhop Burger at Ruby's Diner in Anaheim, California

[Photographs: Damon Gambuto] A couple of weeks back, I was lucky enough to be invited to the opening of the newest location of Ruby's Diner here in Southern California. Now, the ribbon cutting on a new restaurant is certainly...

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2 Comments | Posted by Damon Gambuto, April 23, 2010 at 11:00 AM
Tagged: chain restaurants, drive-ins, openings, Ruby's Diner, Southern California. Anaheim

Shake Shack Coming to Miami Next Year

Shake Shack will open it's first location outside of New York City this spring/summer of 2010 in Miami at 1111 Lincoln Road, part of "Miami Beach's premier pedestrian promenade."...

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8 Comments | Posted by Robyn Lee, November 5, 2009 at 2:15 PM
Tagged: Florida, Miami, openings, Shake Shack

Emeril's Burger Joint Opening This Month

Emeril Lagasse's previously mentioned burger joint called Burgers And More will be opening in the Sands Casino Resort in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, on November 22. For more info, visit emerils.com....

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Post a Comment | Posted by Robyn Lee, November 2, 2009 at 10:15 PM
Tagged: Bethlehem PA, Burgers And More, celebrity chefs, Emeril Lagasse, openings, Pennsylvania

Emeril Lagasse to Open Burger Joint in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania

Per the New Jersey Star-Ledger: Celebrity chef Emeril Lagasse says his second venture in the Northeast, a casual restaurant at the Sands Casino Resort Bethlehem (where he already operates Emeril's Chop House), will be called Burgers and More. Get it?...

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Post a Comment | Posted by Adam Kuban, October 23, 2009 at 1:20 AM
Tagged: Bethlehem PA, celebrity chefs, Emeril Lagasse, openings, Pennsylvania

New White Diamond Now Open in Rahway, New Jersey (And Another To Reopen)

[Photographs: Nick Solares] If you have been following this space lately you know that I have been engaged in a serious exploration of the depleting slider restaurants of Northern New Jersey. This usually means reporting on places closing or...

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1 Comment | Posted by Nick Solares, October 17, 2009 at 10:00 AM
Tagged: New Jersey, openings, Rahway, sliders, tiny hamburgers, White Diamond

Possibly Notable NYC Openings: Bill's Bar and Burger, Mark

Bill's Bar and Burger: Smashed Burgers in the Meatpacking District [Photograph: The-Feedbag] If you haven't been following the chatter on the restaurant food blogs, you may have missed the fact that restaurateur Steve Hanson (B. R. Guest group) is opening...

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1 Comment | Posted by Adam Kuban, October 14, 2009 at 3:45 PM
Tagged: Bill's Bar and Burger, East Village, Josh Ozersky, Manhattan, Mark, Meatpacking District, NYC, NYC's best new burger again, openings, sliders