Today in the Metro, “The Bite” takes a look at who is serving up some fall ingredients from soups to pumpkin shakes.

Fall in love with seasonal dishes [Metro Philadelphia]

It’s a comprehensive comparison of New York’s/Danny Meyer’s Shake Shack and Philadelphia’s/Stephen Starr’s SquareBurger on Always Hungry NY.

AlwaysInvestigating: Burger Square-Off, Phily vs. New York [Always Hungry NY via The Illadelph]

Philadelphia Weekly delivers the shake, boon and drag of eating at P.Y.T., SquareBurger and Elevation Burger.

Burger Smackdown [Philadelphia Weekly]

In the past week, three debuts were met with hype and promotion. SquareBurger, Flying Fish and P.Y.T. all had people talking.

Worth all the buzz, or too much hype? [Metro Philadelphia]

Today’s the official grand opening of Stephen Starr’s SquareBurger. But it seems everyone with a blog or keyboard has already been to the Franklin Square burger shack.

Metro Philadelphia was there on Monday for the soft opening, finding patrons already dedicated enough to get back in line for a second burger. [Metro Philadelphia]

Phoodie gives a rundown on the menu of SquareBurger salutes the Cake Shake and gives props to the concept, for not overthinking it. [Phoodie.info]

Unbreaded finds the Philly Dog to be the most enjoyable menu item. [Unbreaded]

The Secret is Salt got to sample just about everything and looks forward to returning for another shake. [The Secret is Salt]

Grub Street provides the tale of the tape on the sub-$5 burger. [Grub Street]

Grub Street also asks, is it ok that the SquareBurger uses frozen fries? [Grub Street]

And a third post from Grub Street? Turns out there’s no lines around 2pm, at least on Wednesday. [Grub Street]

Thrillist is there for the top to bottom rundown of the shack in the square. [Thrillist]

And just for good measure, KYW 1060 was there as well. [KYW1060]

And here’s the menu, in case you missed it. [Meal Ticket]

Stephen Starr’s SquareBurger is taking center stage at Franklin Square today. The anticipated burger will sell for under $5 and will not be square but will be served on a Martin’s potato roll.

Also among the menu highlights are the Philly Dog, a kosher hot dog wrapped in salami and topped with pickle, onion, cherry peppers, plum tomatoes and mustard. Philadelphia’s Tastykakes serve as the inspiration for a couple of treats. The Cake Shake is made with a variety of Tastykakes and vanilla ice cream. The  butterscotch sundae features Butterscotch Krimpet and Heath Bar crumbles.

Hours are 11 to 8pm through Labor Day with shorter hours to Halloween.

First Bite of Starr’s SquareBurger, Opening Today [Grub Street]
Menu for Stephen Starr’s SquareBurger [Meal Ticket]

Restaurant M returns today at the Morris House on S 8th Street. The restaurant will use a small dining room in the Morris House Hotel and the wonderful outdoor space of the garden. The menu will feature simple plates from Pascual Cancelliere who is is also working to open his own place, 943 in the Italian Market.

The hours are a bit odd, Sundays through Thursdays as the garden is often used for weddings.

M is to open Monday [The Insider]

Michael Klein reports today that Stephen Starr’s Franklin Square burger stand will be opening Monday. SquareBurger will be the name. No word on whether the burgers will actually be square.

Foobooz commenter Sbr suggested the name back in April. We’re sure the check is in the mail!

That burger joint in Franklin Square [The Insider]