[1] The vegetarian restaurant Dirt Candy was previously the tenant of Superiority Burger's original location.
[4] The diner operated in the space for 26 years, and closed due to a decrease in traffic caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
[5] Headley hand-delivered letters to the closed restaurant after failing to contact its owners through other means.
[6] The operators of the diner also own the building which housed it, and sought a new tenant with "strong roots in the community".
[12] Pete Wells, in a review of the original location published by The New York Times, awarded the restaurant two of four stars.
[17] In June 2023, Pete Wells reviewed Superiority Burger for a second time after its move to the new location.
[18] Tejal Rao included the restaurant's "Philadelphia Yuba" on her list of the "18 Best Dishes in New York" in 2015.
[22] In 2019, Headley was nominated for the James Beard Foundation Award "Best Chef: New York City" for Superiority Burger.