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Burgers on the grill

500° expects to start serving around March 17.

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Burgers on the grill

POSTED: Friday, February 26, 2010, 1:06 PM

Michael Klein, Philly.com

Filed Under: TableTalk Openings

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.

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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. Reach Michael at mklein@philly.com.