The popularity of the last minute invention of the Rouge Slider was the reason Rob Wasserman decided to open 500 Degrees. "We had to come up with something for the Rittenhouse Festival, and I said why not do a small version of the Rouge Burger," Wasserman told Eater. "Our line stretched three blocks long that day, and it inspired me to open 500 Degrees." [EaterWire]
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