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...Bartley's Gourmet Burgers is celebrating its 50th year of serving up some of Harvard Square's best burgers and frappes. Over the last half-century, well-deserved praise for the delicious burgers from publications such as The Wall Street Journal and Esquire Magazine has transformed a simple burger joint into a Harvard Square icon. To commemorate Mr. Bartley's Golden Jubilee, we sat down with Joseph Bartley, the restaurant's founder and namesake, to find out what it's been like to spend 50 years in Harvard Square...
FlyBy: Reflecting on 50 years at Bartley's, is there any experience that you find particularly memorable...
...Bartley: Years ago, Jackie O. and Caroline Kennedy came here on a busy Saturday night. The place was packed and noisy, but, right when those two walked in, total silence fell over the restaurant. I still remember what Jackie ordered: a Muenster cheeseburger and a glass of skim milk. That's way before your time, though. I remember a couple of years ago, Skip Gates called me and asked me to change his menu item from a chicken sandwich to a hamburger. I heard a lot of noise in the background, so I asked him, 'Skip, where are you calling...
...said, ‘I’ve got to put a burger on this idiot,’” said Bartley. “He must have set America back a dozen years...
...Bartley said he also had a load of red hot chili peppers he had to move. But after two weeks of catering to a crowd of Situation fans, Bartley said peppers are now on short supply. So if you're a Jersey Shore fan, get over to Bartley's to grab a Situation burger before they’re all gone...