Saturday, April 24, 2021

Benny's Burritos still frozen in November 2014 time on Avenue A

Here's your periodic reminder that a) Benny's Burritos closed almost seven years ago and b) the storefront has sat vacant since November 2014. 

Anyway, every so often the gates are up here — like yesterday! — on the southwest corner of Avenue A and Sixth Street... showing the well-preserved Benny's museum (though the menus have come down from the doors since our last look).

Benny's closed here on Nov. 29, 2014, after 27 years in business.

The prime corner space has sat empty since then. At least one prospective tenant kicked the tires on the space in 2017. (The Benny's to-go spot next door, which closed in February 2015, is now the 99¢ pizza place called 99¢ Pizza.)

Anyway, no idea why the gate seems to open every few years. The original rental ask for the spot was $22,000.

Mark Merker, who launched Harry's and Benny's Burritos in 1987, attempted a revival with Benny's Burritos & Empanadas at 86 E. Seventh St. in January 2018, but it didn't last.
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11 comments:

  1. RonnieApril 24, 2021 at 10:17 AM

    anyone else remember the margaritas (slushees!) that were served in paper cones set onto plastic holders

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  2. creatureApril 24, 2021 at 12:59 PM

    Still miss this place.

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  3. SatanApril 24, 2021 at 1:08 PM

    I miss this more than anythinh

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  4. AnonymousApril 24, 2021 at 1:14 PM

    I remember the perfect Margaritas. Sign of the times that a great place like this could not survive and now it has been unused for so many years. #squatit

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  5. AnonymousApril 24, 2021 at 4:13 PM

    Place wasn’t behind times when it closed.

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  6. anonymousApril 24, 2021 at 4:15 PM

    One of the best bangs for your buck!!! Miss them!!!

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  7. AnonymousApril 24, 2021 at 4:19 PM

    I really miss Benny's I used to have the excellent chicken Burrito there and wash it down with an excellent Sol Mexican beer that they served. I have not found another Mexican restaurant as good. I am surprised that since Benny's closed their prime corner space has been vacant for so many years.

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  8. AnonymousApril 24, 2021 at 5:47 PM

    I miss Benny’s. It’s a shame this corner has remained empty.

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  9. OctavioletApril 26, 2021 at 8:14 AM

    I have never in my life had a better breakfast than at Benny's. I know they weren't precisely 'huevos rancheros', but I fondly remember tortilla chips, eggs, cheese, and green salsa... I often dream of these

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  10. GMApril 26, 2021 at 10:58 AM

    This space should really be leased! It's a blight on the neighborhood.

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