QUAKERTOWN, Pa. – A new fast-casual eatery – specializing in signature and build-your-own burgers – is set to beef up Quakertown’s food scene later this week.
Burger on Broad, with a tagline of “Just. Good. Burgers.,” will open Thursday, Jan. 23, at 500 W. Broad St., owner Ann Vollmer said.
The business will operate inside Nefarious Eats Commissary Kitchen, a fully equipped professional kitchen and teaching/event space for rent by the hour, day or month, which Vollmer opened in June.
Nefarious Eats has seen much success in its first six months, attracting numerous private chefs, food truck operators and other culinary professionals, and Vollmer saw an opportunity to debut her own tasty concept at the site.
“I can never sit still,” Vollmer said with a laugh. “So, since there were some hours available, I decided to open a burger joint. I think it’ll be a really great addition to downtown Quakertown.”
Burger on Broad will offer more than a dozen signature 8-ounce burgers, $11-$16, including the “Wake ‘n Bake” (with over light egg, bacon, fries, provolone, long hots and sriracha mayo on a Kaiser roll), “Mr. Fluffles” (with pineapple, Huli Huli Hawaiian barbecue sauce, greens and onions on a sesame roll) and “Cheesy Does It” (chopped burger with house mac and cheese, bacon, cheddar, Cooper American and barbecue aioli on a long roll).
Vollmer, of Haycock Township, is sourcing USDA Grade A local beef from neighboring Frederick’s Downtown Market in downtown Quakertown.
“[Frederick’s owner Tom Frederick] is a great guy, and I love his product,” Vollmer said.
Vollmer grew up in New Jersey, moving to Pennsylvania about 25 years ago, and she tapped her roots for some of Burger on Broad’s menu items.
There’s the “Garden State” – a burger with pork roll, Cooper American, ketchup, mustard and dill pickles on a Kaiser roll – and “Disco Baby” – a burger featuring mozzarella, provolone, fries, brown gravy and garlic butter on a Kaiser roll).
“I wanted to bring some of my Jersey girl style to Pennsylvania,” Vollmer said.
For burgers that could prove messy on a round roll, Vollmer is serving them chopped up with additional ingredients placed on top in a 10-inch Italian long roll.
Some of the long-roll burger options include the “Cheesy Does It,” “Down the Shore” (chopped burger with sweet Italian sausage, peppers, onions, sauce, mozzarella, provolone and garlic butter) and “Conch Republic” (chopped burger with shaved ham, pulled pork, Swiss cheese, dill pickles and mustard).
“For some of the burgers that I created, I felt that they would be way too messy to put them on a normal burger roll,” Vollmer said.
“So, with a few of them, I’m taking the burger patty and chopping it up, and that’s going to be the base with all of the other ingredients on top. One of them is basically a cheesesteak on top of the chopped burger.”
Customers also will be able to build their own burgers, starting at $12, via five steps.
First, you’ll choose your main component – beef burger, sauteed chicken breast, house-made black bean burger or portobello mushroom.
Second, you’ll pick your cheese – Cooper American, cheddar, Swiss, mozzarella, provolone or blue.
Next, you’ll choose a vegetable or other add-on (fried onion, raw onion, greens, tomato, long hots, dill pickles, mushrooms or pineapple) before then choosing one or two sauces or condiments (ketchup, mustard, mayo, sriracha, barbecue sauce, barbecue aioli, Buffalo sauce, sriracha sauce, Huli Huli barbecue, A-1 sauce, Buffalo mayo, horsey mayo, brown gravy or Hollandaise sauce).
Lastly, you’ll pick your roll – brioche, Kaiser, sesame or long. Gluten-free rolls also will be available for an additional charge.
Other menu highlights will include sides such as fries, onion rings and mac and cheese; and homemade sweets such as cookies, cupcakes and coconut macaroons.
Burger on Broad will primarily be a take-out spot, but counter seating for around 10 customers also will be available, Vollmer said.
Burger on Broad’s winter hours will be 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Thursdays and Fridays. Hours may expand in the warmer months.
“We’ll definitely be open later in the summer because it’s nice out and there’s also outdoor seating,” Vollmear said.
Customers will be able to place orders by phone (267-774-7742) or just by stopping by.
Vollmer also expects to introduce delivery service within the next few weeks.
“We’ll be there in the morning,” Vollmer said. “So, people could call and schedule orders to be picked up at different times of the day.”
Vollmer is excited to offer another dining option for the Quakertown community, which she labels “really wonderful.”
“The community has been so great and supportive,” Vollmer added. “Everyone’s really excited and open to trying new things.”
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