Saltbae Burger New York

"The restaurant was closed last year. It was criticized for its high prices, including a $99 milkshake, and a writer called it the worst restaurant in the city." - Luke Fortney

"Despite its many critics, Salt Bae’s burger restaurant in Union Square managed to last three years in Manhattan." - Luke Fortney

"Salt Bae Burger, once called the worst restaurant in New York City, closed earlier this month. The address belongs to a location of Nusr-Et Steakhouse, which will continue to serve the burger chain’s menu. Salt Bae Burger opened at 220 Park Avenue South, near Union Square Park, a month before the pandemic first shut down restaurants for indoor dining. Eater’s critics wrote at the time that 'it had all the charm of an airplane hanger,' while its menu reminded them of a more expensive, worst-tasting version of the Black Tap burger chain." - Luke Fortney

"In spite of logic that only restaurants serving good food survive, meme-turned-restaurateur Salt Bae — aka butcher Nusret Gökçe — has opened a second restaurant in New York, a follow-up to his widely panned steakhouse. The new casual sit-down burger spot near Union Square has already drawn ire for its absurd menu, which sells a $99 milkshake and offers veggie burgers for free only to women as an, ahem, “compliment,” according to the manager." - Robert Sietsema

"Salt Bae’s new burger joint, which has been under construction for about a year at 220 Park Avenue South, near Union Square Park, finally opened last Friday — complete with a promotion giving free veggie burgers in pink buns to women only. It took less than a week for the restaurant’s bizarre food lineup to go viral, starting when New York Magazine’s restaurant critic Adam Platt tweeted out a photo of the stunt-filled menu." - Erika Adams