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Monday, January 4, 2010

Bobby Flay opening Burger Palace here
Bobby Flay testing the wares in his book "Bobby Flay's Burgers, Fries & Shakes" by Bobby Flay with Stephanie Banyas & Sally Jackson.

A long-rumored Bobby's Burger Palace location is a go at the Radian, 3925 Walnut St., Flay's publicist confirmed today.

"Iron Chef" Bobby Flay is behind the fast-casual venture, which has grown out of his New York City base.

A construction timetable is not yet available.

The space will be three doors east of the new Capogiro.

The burger wars are well-documented, with other shops on the way (including 500° from Rouge at 15th and Sansom).

(Update here.)
Posted by Michael Klein @ 11:55 AM  Permalink | File Under: TableTalk | Openings | 14 comments
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  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 12:32 PM, 01/04/2010
    im in!
    — raynesrock
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 4:30 PM, 01/04/2010
    39th and walnut ummm i'll never be there sorry bobby can't go that far into west philly
    — give me liberty or death
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  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 4:41 PM, 01/04/2010
    Will be overly expensive if Flay is involved, for sure !!!
    — phillyflava
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 4:44 PM, 01/04/2010
    Iron Chef Morimoto opens an outstanding upper tier restaurant here while this guy opens a burger joint.
    — Bob1
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 4:46 PM, 01/04/2010
    Yea the middle of UPenn's campus is a pretty scary neighborhood. I can see why you wouldn't travel that far.
    — 8008
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  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 4:53 PM, 01/04/2010
    Yes, I do believe the location is in the University City area, which seems like a wise choice. Who better to consume a fortune of greasy burgers than a mound of pizza-faced college kids?
    — thisaintaken
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 4:55 PM, 01/04/2010
    Hope there are some decent vegetarian options.
    — Jame
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 5:50 PM, 01/04/2010
    Great, Bobby Flay is a brilliant chef and he gives Philadelphia burgers. Guess he missed that whole restaurant renaissance that we've had for the past 20 years. I want to love Bobby Flay but he makes it difficult.
    — litarider
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 3:17 PM, 01/05/2010
    You people really are clueless. Flay is trying to build chain called Bobby's Burger Palace. He's not opening anymore stand alone restaurants, in fact Mesa Grill closed a few years back so he can push garbage casino restaurants and these ridiculous burger spots. Has nothing to do with a restaurant renaissance or thinking that philly is only fast food. In fact I believe this is his first expansion outside the 5 boroughs for one of his burger spots
    — phila215
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 1:02 AM, 03/07/2010
    Warning, don't anybody go near 39th and Walnut. There is a heroin addict drug cult operating there next to the Black Panther recruiting station. Seriously, hundreds of Penn students have been hacked to death with machetes made from the hoods of their stolen beemers and range rovers.
    — Fernando08
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 1:53 AM, 09/01/2010
    Overpriced joint playing off Flay's name. No better than run of the mill mom and pop shops. Dirty facilities capped off a so so lunch. Don't waste your money or time.
    — phila47


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Michael Klein, the editor/producer of philly.com/Food, writes about the local restaurant scene in his Inquirer column "Table Talk." Have a question? Email it! See his Inquirer work here.
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