The first ticket arrived in the kitchen at 8:04 on a recent Sunday morning, four minutes after Penny Cluse Café opened for its busy breakfast. Customer No. 1, who was first in line on the steps, ...

After almost a quarter of a century, the buckets-o-spuds, tofu scrams, biscuits and gravy, and chiles rellenos will cease flowing at downtown Burlington breakfast-and-lunch landmark Penny Cluse Café.

A renowned breakfast and lunch spot in Burlington — one that has played host to hungry locals, curious visitors and American heads of state — will close this fall after being open for nearly a quarter ...

Talk about a tough act to follow, big shoes to fill or whichever well-worn phrase you prefer to describe a legend making way for an upstart: How does any restaurant succeed in the space that housed ...

The space is so familiar to Burlington diners – Penny Cluse Café occupied the homey spot at 169 Cherry St. for a quarter-century – yet the food and the vibe provided by the new occupant, Frankie’s, ...