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 restaurant and bar’s Instagram account.

Manhattan’s is the most recent name for the business long known as Manhattan Pizza and Pub. “With a heavy heart and many unanswered questions I must announce that Manhattan’s will be closed indefinitely,” according to a Feb. 20 Instagram post.

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.

“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 Instagram posts indicates the account will stay active “until there’s an update.”

Contact Brent Hallenbeck at bhallenbeck@freepressmedia.com.

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