Gluckmans Open Cluckman’s
It’s been a couple of years since Sag Harbor had a pretty affordable, family-friendly spot to get a burger and fries, hot dog, ice cream, or chicken sandwich. The veteran restaurateur Michael Gluckman has come up with an answer to that problem: Cluckman’s, a new eatery where the most expensive thing on the menu is $17.
“I knew the village needed something” like this, Mr. Gluckman said this week, “because LT Burger and Bay Burger had shut down. I was lucky enough to find this spot. . . . Rich or poor, you get tired of spending $400 every time you want to get dinner.”
Taking cues from chains like Shake Shack, Five Guys, and Raising Cane’s, Cluckman’s has a fun cafeteria vibe as it serves up smash burgers made from a Cromer’s Market chopped beef blend, fries and onion rings made from scratch, and antibiotic-free chicken.
Burgers at Cluckman’s (a play on the owners’ last name, thought up by their 16-year-old son’s 14-year-old friend) range from $9 to $17. The chicken sandwiches cost $14. There’s a kids’ menu with options from $10 to $14. Sides of fries start at $5 and ice cream shakes cost $9. There are even some options for non-meat eaters, including a portobello mushroom burger, salads, and flash-fried broccoli.
Hours are noon to 9 p.m., seven days a week. It’s Mr. Gluckman’s 14th restaurant venture, and judging by the crowds just a couple of weeks into opening, it’s going to be popular. “This one I plan to keep around,” he said. “I’m proud to have my name on this. I’m happy to serve all these nice families and workers that make up the community here.”
Taco Tuesdays at Navy Beach
Navy Beach in Montauk has launched Taco Tuesdays, set to continue every Tuesday through August. The choices are a lobster hand roll taco with sushi rice, nori, avocado, and sriracha mayo; a fish taco with mahi mahi and mango salsa, and a miso-smoked pulled pork taco. Regular or spicy house margaritas are $12, and Modelo drafts are $5.
