Legendary NJ burger joint moving to a new location

You can see them being made right in front of you. Those perfect mini-burgers with the grease and onions have made White Manna in Hackensack a legend in New Jersey. An iconic burger joint, really.

They have been popping up on best burger rankings forever. They’ve been in Hackensack since 1946. White Manna has been featured on the Food Network television series “Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives” and “The Best Thing I Ever Ate” as well as “Man v. Food” and even “Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations.” When I said iconic, I wasn’t kidding.

White Manna

After 80 years, it’s moving. Not just the business and brand, but the actual building itself.

NJ.com reports the Hackensack Planning Board is allowing them to move the 276-square-foot building from 358 River St. to 112-120 Hackensack Ave. A 1,600-square-foot addition will be attached to the much smaller original building.

This will allow space for a modern kitchen, offices, ADA-compliance, etc. A basement is also being built along with a 17-car parking area.

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Screenshot from Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives via Youtube

The restaurant’s famous neon signs will also be moved intact. Making the trip will be the 32-square-foot sign over its entrance and the free-standing “White Manna Hamburgers French Fries” sign. Both will be installed at the new location.

Moving an entire building, even a small one, is no easy task. But it will only have to go a little over half a mile north to its new location. Once it happens, those classic White Manna sliders should taste just as good as we remember.

Opinions expressed in the post above are those of New Jersey 101.5 talk show host Jeff Deminski only.

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