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Friday, February 26, 2010

Burgers on the grill
The facade of 500° - at 500 pixels wide.

The Rouge-owned burger shop 500° - on the 1500 block of Sansom Street next to Roy's - is shooting for a March 17 roll-out.

As I reported back in October, owners Rob and Maggie Wasserman were inspired by their burger sales during last year's Rittenhouse Row Festival to open this upscale but budget burger joint.

About 20 people will sit inside; most business will be takeout. 

The interior has been framed out, and electrical work is next.

For now, here's a look at an artist's rendering of the facade.
Posted by Michael Klein @ 1:06 PM  Permalink | File Under: TableTalk | Openings | 7 comments
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  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 2:32 PM, 02/26/2010
    singage is much improved from what they showed the art commission a few months ago. sansom from 15 to 16 is shaping up nicely - too bad there's nothing to look at on the north side of the street. looking forward to this one.
    — jco
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 3:06 PM, 02/26/2010
    snow queen- this place is a burger spot, nothing like Roy's.....
    — phila215
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  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 4:07 PM, 02/26/2010
    FoxyWoman- please do tell then- I cant grasp the comparison between a hawaiian fusion chain restaurant that caters to the 'burb crowd and a casual, neighborhood burger spot.
    — phila215
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  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 5:52 PM, 02/26/2010
    yeah....that makes no sense.
    — phila215


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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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