"One of San Francisco's best restaurants, Rich Table, once had a fabled off-menu burger that was the envy of all who entered the former Michelin-starred hot spot in Hayes Valley. They only made about a dozen per night because they didn't want the burger to be what defined the menu. If you scored one, you felt like you were part of a secret club."
"Now, with the opening of their newest restaurant, RT Bistro, the burger is back full time, and it's already selling faster than the San Francisco foodie power couple of Evan and Sarah Rich can keep up. In the opening two weeks, they prepared only 40 house-made buns each day. They are now making 55 to keep up with demand. "When we finally started planning our menu before opening, people kept asking us, 'What's gonna be on the menu? What's gonna be on the menu?'""
Rich Table originally offered a legendary off-menu burger at its Hayes Valley, Michelin-starred restaurant, deliberately limiting production to about a dozen nightly so the sandwich would not define the menu. The burger varied between one and two patties and disappeared from offerings before the pandemic. RT Bistro opened Jan. 9 at 205 Oak St. as the couple's third concept and a literal extension of the flagship, with connected basements and menu continuity. The burger returned to the menu full time at RT Bistro, and daily house-made bun production rose from 40 to 55 to meet strong demand. The owners also operate RT Rotisserie fast-casual chicken locations.
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