Burlington restaurant ‘closed indefinitely’ after fire marshal raises issues: What to know

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Burlington restaurant ‘closed indefinitely’ after fire marshal raises issues: What to know

A cornerstone of Burlington’s downtown nightlife scene for decades is “closed indefinitely,” according to a post from the

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Manhattan’s is the most recent name for the

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. “With a heavy heart and many unanswered questions I must announce that Manhattan’s will be closed indefinitely,” according to a Feb. 20

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A sign on the window on the door to Manhattan’s dated Jan. 17 notes that the business is “closed until further notice.” The sign is from the city Fire Marshal.

A sign at Manhattan’s in Burlington on Feb. 21, 2025 notes that the restaurant and bar has been “closed until further notice” by the city’s fire marshal.

“This business had done unpermitted work inside which led to a capacity concern,” Philip Edgerly, assistant fire marshal with the Burlington Fire Department, told the Burlington Free Press in an email. “They were advised until the appropriate permits were pulled through the city and closed out, they could not be open for business.”

Current ownership did not respond to a request for comment from the Free Press.

In the past few months, the business has seen problems with staffing, a renovation, a brief name change to Rincon and then another name change more closely resembling the original before the recent closure. Manhattan’s

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Contact Brent Hallenbeck at *****@*****.tld.

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