Tracks Raw Bar & Grill to open at Grand Central Madison

NEW YORK (PIX11) – Tracks Raw Bar & Grill is returning to the Long Island Rail Road – but not where riders might expect.

The beloved commuter restaurant and bar will open a new location at Grand Central Madison, the MTA announced on Monday.

“We’re shore 🦪 excited for Tracks Raw Bar & Grill, which is opening a new location at Grand Central Madison! The original Penn Station location was a commuter favorite for over two decades, making it the perfect addition to our newest terminal,” the transit agency’s X post said.

The original Tracks Raw Bar & Grill in Penn Station was closed in 2019 due to renovations at the transit hub. It has since reopened at 220 W. 31st St. between Seventh and Eighth avenues.

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LIRR riders have long since called for the bar and restaurant to reopen inside Penn Station.

“Please put the McDonald’s and Tracks back at Penn,” one X user wrote in response to the MTA’s Grand Central announcement on Monday.

The MTA opened Grand Central Madison, connecting the LIRR to Manhattan’s east side, in January 2023. However, more than a year later, the commercial space on the LIRR concourse remains closed.

Tracks won the lease for the Grand Central Madison location through a competitive bid, the New York Post reported. It was not immediately clear when the Grand Central location would open.

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