Mr. Bartley's Burger Cottage

UPDATE (10/08): Mr. Bartley's is back open for business after closing down in September. UPDATE: The owners of Mr. Bartley’s Burger Cottage are working to reopen the popular Harvard Square burger hangout as soon as possible after a fire on Saturday, Sept. 20 forced it to close for the first time in almost 50 years. Bartley's has been dishing up over 40 years of beef in an elbow-bumping atmosphere charged with political slander and pop-culture worship. As the name suggests, burgers ($5-9, $7.80-12 with fixins) are the featured specialty at this long-standing establishment, and can be made as traditionally (cheddar cheese burger, $5.99) or as inventively (the Yuppie Burger topped with a hefty portion of boursin; $8.50) as you desire. With tantalizing burgers and wraps named after celebrities like Meg Ryan, Bill Gates, and Harry Potter, meals spotlighting B-list actors are as hard to come by as B-grade meat. Non-patty options include the Roast Stuffed Turkey dinner ($9) and Shepherd's Pie ($7); vegetarian choices are limited to veggie burgers, wraps, and standard salads. If you're feeling up to the challenge, the rich and filling frappes ($4.25-4.75) are a delicious accompaniment to any of Bartley's gut-busting burger meals and a fun way to test the limits of your gastro-intestinal tract. Take-out available. This section contains information from Harvard Student Agencies' Unofficial Guide to Life at Harvard.