Off-menu burgers have been part of New York’s restaurant DNA for some time. And now, there’s a newer wave of secret burgers available at restaurants around the city, as reported by the New York Post. Joining places like Soho’s Raoul’s and West Village Le B., Greenwich Village British pub Lord’s offers only 12 burgers made with Welsh rarebit nightly, available for in-person orders. Other off-menu burgers can be ordered under very specific rules, like the one at Melissa Rodriguez’s Crane Club, which is only available for 30 minutes from 5:30 to 6 p.m.
Corner Bistro is closer to opening in the East Village
As reported in May, West Village burger restaurant Corner Bistro is indeed expanding into the East Village. The team, under the Corner Bistro East, LLC., applied for their liquor license for the 94 Avenue A at East Sixth Street address on June 15. Earlier in May, owner Elizabeth McGrath submitted a community board proposal for the expansion, noting that it would have daytime and very late-night hours, a bar, and space for 50 people. Eater has reached out for more information.
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