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<\/p>\nBETHLEHEM, Pa. \u2014 Retro Burger, with its eclectic selection of sandwiches and milkshakes, apparently has closed its doors after two years of service in West Bethlehem.<\/p>\n
Retro Burger operated at the former TheMINT Gastropub building, which also previously was a Bank of America, at 1223 W. Broad St.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s unclear why the restaurant shut down.<\/p>\n
Visiting the site twice this past week, LehighValleyNews.com found the doors locked and no one appearing to be inside.<\/p>\n
There was no response to phone calls to the Retro Burger location. Its web domain appears to not be connected to a working page at this time.<\/p>\n
An online search of the restaurant lists it as \u201cpermanently closed,\u201d and its Facebook page also appears to have been taken down.<\/p>\n
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Will Oliver<\/p>\n
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LehighValleyNews.com<\/p>\n
Retro Burger, with its eclectic selection of sandwiches and milkshakes, has reportedly closed its doors after two years of service in West Bethlehem. It operated at TheMint Gastropub\u2019s former building, which also previously was a Bank of America, at 1223 W. Broad St. As of Jan. 9, 2026, it’s unclear why the restaurant shut down.<\/p>\n
Family-friendly eatery<\/p>\n
The Retro Burger property is owned by Juan Carlos and Cara Paredes, who also own and operate about a half-dozen other area spots.<\/p>\n
Four of those are on Main Street, about a mile from Retro Burger, including The Flying Egg and Urbano Mexican Kitchen & Bar.<\/p>\n
In 2022, then-owner of TheMINT Domenic Lombardo, who opened the gastropub about a decade prior, sold the restaurant to the Paredeses.<\/p>\n
Opening in 2023, Retro Burger brought a spread of sandwiches and shareables \u2014 including the French onion burger, creme br\u00fbl\u00e9e donut \u00e0 la mode and the \u201cDeath by Chocolate\u201d milkshake \u2014 to part of a major Bethlehem thoroughfare.<\/p>\n
After less than a year of TheMINT under new ownership, the Paradeses closed the spot, then reopened it with a new menu, ambience and under new Retro Burger branding<\/a>. <\/p>\n Some local faithful of TheMINT weren’t too keen on its closure<\/a>.<\/p>\n Its successor brought its checkerboard floors and a spread of sandwiches and shareables \u2014 including the French onion burger, creme br\u00fbl\u00e9e donut \u00e0 la mode and the \u201cDeath by Chocolate\u201d milkshake \u2014 to part of a major Bethlehem thoroughfare.<\/p>\n The lot is part of the Limited Commercial zoning district, sitting within the Lehigh County part of the city about a half-mile from the historic Rose Garden Park.<\/p>\n Courtesy<\/p>\n \/<\/p>\n BDA Architects<\/p>\n The city Planning Commission in August 2023 reviewed plans for six new apartments to be constructed off the back of the former gastropub at building at 1223 W. Broad St. Home to Retro Burger for two years, up until January 2025, it’s unclear what’s next for the property or its previously proposed apartments.<\/p>\n A side of apartments<\/p>\n Back in July, the property owner was approved to remove the old drive-thru on the historic building\u2019s east end to make room for a two-story elevated addition with four one-bedroom and two two-bedroom apartments<\/a>.<\/p>\n There doesn’t appear to have been any construction on site since that time.<\/p>\n![\"Proposed](\"https:\/\/static.lehigh-v.lehigh-valley.production.k1.m1.brightspot.cloud\/dims4\/default\/44e2f01\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/1225x753+0+0\/resize\/880x541!\/quality\/90\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Flehigh-valley-brightspot.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2F31%2F72%2Fe4829f7a414f9f9e55d681afe91a%2Fscreenshot-138.png\")
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