UPDATE: Monday, September 28 at 6 p.m.: The popular 7th Street Burger Upper West Side location is temporarily closed due to a gas issue in the building, Sarah Milner, a marketing manager for 7th Street Burger, told West Side Rag in an email on Monday evening.
The outpost at 424 Amsterdam Avenue, between West 80th and 81st streets, has been shuttered since Saturday.
“We should be back open this week! There was a gas issue in the building, so we were required to close while the issue was investigated,” Milner told the Rag. “It has since been resolved and we are awaiting final approval to open!”
Original Story
By Gus Saltonstall
The popular 7th Street Burger outpost at 424 Amsterdam Avenue, between West 80th and 81st streets, is temporarily closed.
The reason for the closure remains unclear.
The fast-casual burger spot has been shuttered since at least Saturday.
“Any idea why 7th St Burger on Amsterdam Ave is currently closed?” an Upper West Sider, who wished to remain anonymous, wrote to West Side Rag in an email on Saturday at 2:15 p.m.
As of Monday at 2:30 p.m., Google lists the Upper West Side eatery as “Temporarily closed.”
The Rag visited the 7th Street Burger location around 11 a.m. on Monday and found its silver metal gate completely down. However, we returned around 2 p.m. to find the gate up, but the business still shuttered.
After knocking, a man unlocked the front door and then directed the Rag to ask our question to a different person near the back of the burger joint.
“Why are you closed?” the Rag asked.
“It’s all good; we’re just closed for a few more days,” responded the man, who did not provide his name.
“Can you tell me why you’re closed?”
“No, not right now,” the man said.
There was no yellow Health Department closure sign on the 7th Street Burger’s front door and the city’s Health Department portal says it received an “A” in its most recent inspection in March of 2026.
7th Street Burger has more than 10 locations across New York City and is popular for its smash burger and late-night hours. The hamburger chain did not immediately respond to the Rag’s request for comment.
We will update this story if we learn more.
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Oof. I hope they get it sorted out. This has been my go-to for thin-patty burgers ever since Shake Shack went to crap.
NO Gas issued get resolved, and inspected by the City within 7 days! Good luck!
Wasn’t Olllies out for like a good 3 or 4 years and the vegan place next door has never reopened and it is just sitting there
Those things can take months sometimes. They have to check every gas line and seal in the building before turning it back on.
I’m wondering about the residents who live above the burger place. Were they made to evacuate?
When the gas is turned off on suspicion of a leak, usually residents can remain, but have to live without gas. Usually for an extended period–it’s a nightmare.
When the gas is off for long periods of time, is that because of building owners that won’t fix the problem, or is it because of Con Ed?
Bring back Mel’s.
If there is a gas leak in a building , Con Ed shuts off the gas and then must inspect ll the pipes and connections in the building and the building must replace all of the defective pipes. Large apartment buildings have had to scrambling to find a contractors and apartments and restaurants have been without gas for 12-20 months.