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BURG Coming to Newark's Military Park This Summer
Award-Winning Maritime Parc Restaurateurs to open casual restaurant in newly restored historic downtown park.
The name is BURG: Jersey Burgers & Taps and the vibe will be casual, hip and unpretentious. The menu will feature hand-crafted burgers, salads and mini-doughnuts with wine and locally sourced craft beer on tap. The new restaurant will be open 7 days a week for lunch and dinner.
That's the latest "tidbit" from Chef Chris Siversen and restaurateur Marc Haskell, celebrated owners of Maritime Parc. Their new venture, BURG, is scheduled to open in the newly renovated Military Park in historic downtown Newark this August.
Their partner in this exciting undertaking is Biederman Redevelopment Ventures (BRV Corp.) and The Military Park Partnership, which redeveloped (and will operate) the revitalized park.
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Siversen and Haskell currently own and operate Maritime Parc, the sleek, sophisticated waterfront restaurant in Liberty State Park that's been cited three years in a row by New Jersey Monthly as one of the state's Top 25.
Manhattan-based Stephanie Goto, who designed Maritime Parc, is designing BURG.
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"It's not every day we find innovative restaurateurs with demonstrated success operating a restaurant in a park," said Ben Donsky, Military Park Partnership Vice President and BRV Senior Project Manager. "So we're really excited to partner with Chris and Marc and bring a new burger concept to downtown Newark."
"We're a little burger obsessed over here right now," said Chris Siversen. "Can't wait to bring the BURG point-of-view to Newark."Menu items will include a Cowboy Burger (blend of signature beef plus Roast Beef, BBQ Sauce, Griddled Onions), Chicken Burger with Kale Pesto (Pickled Onions, Sautéed Mushrooms) and their signature Ice Burg (Frozen Old Fashioned). BURG will rely heavily on the bounty of NJ purveyors such as Radicle Farms, Zone 7 and Valley Shepherd.
Patrons will be able to dine al fresco at BURG and enjoy Military Park's new gardens as well as various programs and events, like live music and a film series. Military Park will re-open later this spring.
