7th Street Burger, the New York smashburger chain expanding rapidly across the East Coast, has posted a job listing on Indeed seeking a general manager for its planned Conshohocken restaurant, even though no opening date has been set. The listing is the clearest sign yet that the chain is moving forward with plans to bring its smashburgers, crispy fries, and Impossible Meat options to the Philadelphia suburbs.
According to MoreThanTheCurve, 7th Street Burger is hiring a general manager for the Conshohocken location as part of its broader push into the region. The chain signed two leases in the Philadelphia area, including one for a spot at the Plymouth Square Shopping Center in Conshohocken and another on the University of Pennsylvania campus, according to a report from the Philadelphia Business Journal published in July.
The Conshohocken address tied to the new location, 200 Ridge Pike, sits inside the Plymouth Square Shopping Center, per a report from WhatNow. That outlet also reported that official opening dates have not been announced, though the company is targeting a late-2026 debut for its University City spot and expects the Conshohocken restaurant to open by the end of the year or in early 2027.
A Familiar Vacancy at Plymouth Square
The timing lines up with a recent closure at the same shopping center. Federal Donuts & Chicken shut down its Plymouth Square location, the report notes. That same report notes the Federal Donuts space seems likely to be the one 7th Street Burger occupies, since there are no other empty spaces at the shopping center of the appropriate size for a restaurant of its scale — though that connection has not been confirmed.
7th Street Burger was founded in 2021 by college friends Kevin Rezvani and Paras Jain, according to the same report. The chain debuted in New York's East Village and has since expanded to locations across New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts, Maryland, and Washington, D.C., and now Philadelphia. The upcoming University City and Conshohocken openings are expected to bring the brand's Philadelphia footprint to four locations, with two more restaurants also in the works on Chestnut Street and in Fishtown.
First Philly Location Already Open in Fishtown
7th Street Burger's first Philadelphia restaurant opened at 1215 Frankford Ave. in Fishtown, according to the Philadelphia Inquirer, marking the chain's 35th location overall. The Inquirer reports that 7th Street Burger locations share the same stripped-down menu, including a cheeseburger, a double cheeseburger, and crispy fries, along with a secret menu of Cajun fries and loaded fries. The menu also features Impossible burgers and Impossible fries for vegetarian customers, alongside its signature smash burgers.
The Fishtown opening followed a 2023 investment from venture capital firm Left Lane Capital, which the Inquirer says has fueled an opening spree up and down the East Coast. That expansion capital appears to be behind the chain's simultaneous push into University City, Conshohocken, Chestnut Street, and additional Fishtown territory all within the same year.
What's Still Unconfirmed
Despite the hiring push, several details about the Conshohocken location remain unverified. The shopping center's own tenant roster has not been updated to list 7th Street Burger, and its website has not confirmed the location information reported elsewhere. Whether the general manager listing is tied specifically to the Conshohocken address, along with any pay or start-date details, has not been independently verified either.
For now, the strongest evidence that a burger chain is headed for Plymouth Square comes from the shopping center's own leasing activity noted by MoreThanTheCurve, paired with the Philadelphia Business Journal's report on the signed leases. Until 7th Street Burger or the shopping center makes an official announcement, Conshohocken residents curious about a new smashburger spot will have to watch the space where Federal Donuts & Chicken once stood.
