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It's been a hard few months for a couple of classic midtown institutions. First Bill's Gay Nineties closed. Now Primeburger is shutting its doors after 74 years in business.
Stepping into Primeburger is like stepping back in time: waiters wear white coats, the menu has half a grapefruit and individual tins of sardines on offer, and Prime's single-diner seating alone is probably enough to grant the restaurant landmark status.
I stopped in on Tuesday for a lunch of grilled swiss on rye with tomato. According to the gentleman I spoke with, Prime's last day in business is Saturday which means there is still just enough time to head to 51st Street to order a burger, orange sherbert, rice pudding, or cinnamon toast.
To keep the memories alive, Eater.com has compiled reminiscences from Primeburger servers, This Must Be the Place has a wonderful short film on Prime, and, last but not least, the menu collection at the New York Public Library now has a Primeburger bill of fare in its archive.
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6 comments:
Noooo! I used to go there all the time when I worked in Rock Center. Booo.
Thanks for the invite.
Sheesh.
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I ate there a couple of months before hearing it would be closed. The interior was run-down and dingy. The burgers, fries & onion rings we ordered were terrible. The service was not so good. Sad. I never got to see what others saw in it. I guess it was time for it to go.
Get out! My dad took me there when I was a kid. Tell me this is a bad dream and that I will wake up. Seriously. They cannot close.
Unreal. This can't be! So many memories. Change we DON'T need.
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