"Cheddar burger," he says, reciting the order from memory. "With chips--and a Coke."
Doherty says the restaurant is particularly valuable, since so many long-time Square establishments have been forced under recently by rising rents.
"This is one of the last of these places left," Doherty says, gesturing around him.
And Bartley says that despite the recent move from mom-and-pop establishments to chain stores, he plans to stay in the Square for a long time to come.
He is now semi-retired and his son runs the restaurant. But Bartley still comes in most days during the week to help out.
"I need the action," he says. "And I like to keep an eye on this place. It's my baby."
--Staff writer Daniela J. Lamas can be reached at lamas@fas.harvard.edu.