About our rating systemStephen Starr, Philly’s biggest-deal restaurateur, is responsible for this burger stand in Franklin Square Park at the top of Independence Mall. It's fast, inexpensive, and delicious, from the hamburgers to the hand-cut fries. Two specialties you just have to try (not that burgers aren't good) are the salami-wrapped kosher hot dogs topped with onion, spicy cherry peppers, plum totmatoes, and mustard; and the famous Cake Shake, a milkshake made with Tastykake Butterscotch Krimpets (a local, er, delicacy). Yes, the Krimpets are blended right in, so be prepared for tiny bits of cake to come flowing up the straw. (My 6-year-old prefers the root beef floats.) Alas, the place was named for the location (Franklin Square), not the shape of its burgers. I have suggested they go all the way and start using square beef patties, but so far to no avail.
Philadelphia› Restaurant
Square Burger
200 S. 6th St. (In Franklin Square Park, between 6th & 7th streets on Race Street)
Our Rating
Neighborhood
Old City
Hours
Mar 23–May 23 Mon-Thurs 11:30am–6pm, Fri-Sat 11am–7pm, Sun 11am–6pm; May 24–Sept 2 Mon-Thurs 11:30am–8pm, Fri-Sat 11am–9pm, Sun 11am–8pm; Sept 3–Oct 31 daily 11:30am–6pm
Transportation
Neighborhood
Old City
Hours
Mar 23–May 23 Mon-Thurs 11:30am–6pm, Fri-Sat 11am–7pm, Sun 11am–6pm; May 24–Sept 2 Mon-Thurs 11:30am–8pm, Fri-Sat 11am–9pm, Sun 11am–8pm; Sept 3–Oct 31 daily 11:30am–6pm
Transportation
Bus: 47, 47M, 61. Subway: Chinatown
Phone 215/629-4026 PricesMain courses $3–$6.75
Cuisine Type Burgers Web site Square BurgerMap
200 S. 6th St. PhiladelphiaNote: This information was accurate when it was published, but can change without notice. Please be sure to confirm all rates and details directly with the companies in question before planning your trip.
