![]() ![]() Longtime Bill’s Burgers fans certainly hope so. “I think he’ll live to 100,” says the cashier yesterday. After a similar scare last year, Elwell told fans who flocked to the restaurant that he simply didn’t have anything else going on, and that he’d like to cook as long as he could. Still, Elwell won’t go on flipping burgers forever. No one answered when trying the number yesterday. “The signs go up, the signs come down.” For now they’re up, with a handwritten phone number all the detail provided. So is Elwell really selling? “Who knows,” says the cashier. He’s been running it for nearly 55 years. In 2013, Elwell told Eater he had purchased the building in 1965 but only held a ground lease on the property. ![]() ![]() See 170 traveller reviews, 54 candid photos, and great deals for Buffalo, NY, at Tripadvisor. Fans are still coming, queuing up in the newly redone parking area behind the building as they wait for burgers. Allen Burger Venture: Burger Venture in Buffalo. More recently the roadside stand’s stools have been removed and all but one of the windows is actually open at Bill’s Burgers, an attempt at social distancing and safety during the pandemic. Long conversations have never been a strong suit for Elwell, the sometimes ornery nonagenarian with a reputation for grousing at customers and cracking jokes with longtime diners. The cashier taking orders at the stand refused to explain the signs, or say whether any sale was really forthcoming, adding only that “Bill will do what he wants.” Behind the cashier stood Elwell, flipping patties slowly while donning a coronavirus-mandated black mask he certainly didn’t have anything to say himself about the For Sale signs. More recently a Reddit thread popped up asking questions about the newly-installed signs, and up until today, Yelp had been listing the business as closed.īut the place is still very much open as of yesterday. Cheers!Īllen Burger Venture | 175 Allen St.Is Los Angeles burger legend Bill Elwell finally packing it in? The 90-something Van Nuys cook and restaurant owner of Bill’s Burgers is still working hard, flipping every patty himself on his one-of-a-kind griddle from 1965 - but he isn’t saying much of anything about the future of the business, or about the pair of For Sale signs that have gone up at his eponymous Valley restaurant.įans of the decades-old Bill’s Burgers have become increasingly nervous about the future of the roadside stand, in part because of Elwell’s advanced age and the uncertain circumstances of the moment. Stay tuned to our events page and follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram for up to date news on our events. In the mean time, BWG highly recommends ABV for the food, the beer and most certainly the whiskey. We sat at the bar and started off with some brews. We're both big on burgers and he said ABV offers some of the best burgers he's ever had so you know I was pumped. And we are proud to be a part of helping ABV become just that.īWG will be holding regular whiskey tasting events at ABV and The Moor Pat in the near future. The day after arriving in Buffalo, my cousin took me to Allen Burger Venture for lunch. Johnny and Mike’s vision for ABV is to create not only an epic restaurant and great beer spot, but a world class whiskey bar as well. In full disclosure, BWG is proud to say that we’ve worked side by side with Johnny Chow and Mike Shatzle in curating the unique whiskey selection. In addition to the perfect atmosphere, awesome burgers and excellent choice of beer at ABV, they have an exceptional, steadily growing library of whiskies to choose from. The beer-centric bar is loaded with a long list of local and non-local options of varying styles. The menu is full of one-of-a-kind burger specialties that literally make it near impossible to choose. The staff lead by GM Johnny Chow are equally as enthusiastic and fun as the place itself. The decor is unique enough to be engaging, without being too distracting or obnoxious. The atmosphere and feel is nothing short of pure fun. It’s harmonious, yet anomalous among the trendy Allentown scene. Located in the heart of the Allentown district of Buffalo, ABV is a first-rate example of modern-style restaurant and bar. Allen Burger Venture (ABV) is Mike Shatzle’s (Blue Monk, Coles, Moor Pat) latest endeavor. ![]()
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