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BIG NICK’S OFFERS 1962 PRICES FOR 50TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION; 60-CENT BURGERS!

February 20, 2012 | 10:49 AM - Updated on February 22, 2012 | 3:02 PM
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Upper West Side stalwart Big Nick’s Burger Joint is celebrating its 50th anniversary on Wednesday with a downright stunning deal: the place is rolling back prices to 1962 levels! That means fried egg sandwiches are 35 cents, quarter-pound beefburgers are 60 cents, and cheeseburgers are 70 cents.

A mug of coffee? 15 cents.

French fries? 30 cents!

(Update: check out the line on the anniversary!)

Big Nick’s will be open from noon until midnight, so you can make multiple trips, allowing a few hours to digest and sleep in between. And you have to eat your food in the dining room — no take out orders. And aside from the items listed below, other menu items will be sold for regular 2012 prices.

Nick opened his first Upper West Side Restaurant, a 24-hour-diner, on Broadway and 76th, followed shortly afterwards by the Burger Joint on Broadway between 76th and 77th, which is now known as Big Nick’s.

Nick is a pioneer — he claims to have opened the first independent burger shop in the city and says that the chains all copied his quarter-pounder burgers. Whether or not this is all verifiable, generations of Upper West Siders love the greasy-spoon atmosphere and the place’s quirks, from the neon and paper signs pasted in the window and inside (“No Laptops!”) to the incredibly long menu, massive beefburgers and big thin-crust pizza slices.

Even if you’re not in the mood for a burger Wednesday, stop by and pat Nick on the back. He’s a legend.

Thanks to Gavan for the tip. Photo by seattle_maddog via flickr.

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Brodsky Organization
Brodsky Organization
10 years ago

This is such an amazing deal on the Upper West Side! Where else in New York City could you order one of everything on a menu and stay well under $10? Here’s to Big Nick celebrating another 50 years!

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