Miami Burger Chain History in the Miami New Times

While my blog began its life as a search for great burgers in Miami, it grew to include many associated historical topics.

I wrote four pieces during National Burger Month for the Miami Herald & Miami.com a few years ago. I did those as a tribute to my late grandfather, who loved reading and re-reading the Herald daily.

I’ve been reading the Miami New Times forever and even advertised my horror shop in the print version back in tha day. However, the Miami New Times’ grittier take on the news was more my style.

When I spoke to Laine Doss, the food and spirits editor about Burger Beast (yes, I just referred to myself in the third person) writing for the Miami New Times, she was all about it. So I knew that my first official story for the Miami New Times would need to be historical, not some maniacal scribblings.

Hence the Five Miami Burger Chains That Made History went live online a couple of weeks back. My short but sweet histories of Insta-Burger King, Joe Namath’s Broadway Joe’s, Muhammad Ali’s ChampBurger, Rudy’s Sirloin SteakBurgers, & Wuv’s were fun to write.

I Made the Cover, Huh?

I was surprised when the decision trickled down that it would be the cover story. It had been nearly ten years since my first cover story, Let Me Tell You About the Frita, for edible South Florida.

I’ve never considered myself much of a writer. I mean, when someone tells me they’ve enjoyed a social media post or something on my blog, I’m happy to have created something that moved them.

But here we are, almost 13 years after I wrote the initial BurgerBeast.com post about some burger I found at a pizza joint that had no business being that good. I’m kinda like that pizza spot, no one saw me coming, and I’ve always tried to be the best possible Beast I could be.

Historical Food Posts on BurgerBeast.com

• 1921 Slider is a return to White Castle’s History
• A History of Hardee’s with Tasty Looking Pictures
• A History of Ollie’s Trolley & LUMS Restaurants
• A Lil’ History about Diners, Drive-Ins & Luncheonettes
• A Visit to Wendy’s Headquarters in Dublin, Ohio
• A Visit to White Castle Headquarters in Ohio
• An Educational & Tasty Visit to A&W Headquarters & Test Kitchen
• Burger Chef’s History Brings a Smile to My Face, What About You?
• California’s In-N-Out Hamburgers Plus Their History
• Claudia Sanders Dinner House in Shelbyville + History
• Closed Burger Chains in South Florida
• Do You Remember Any of These Miami Burger Joints?
• Dog ‘n Suds Drive-In & Root Beer + History
• Frita Cubana Recipe + History
• Great American Burger Emporium aka GABE’s Burgers
• History of the Patty Melt Sandwich + Recipe
• Iconic Restaurant Chains Left with 1 Location Open
• Is there an In N Out in Gainesville, Florida?
• Jack in the Box in Los Angeles, Las Vegas, Nashville & counting
• Krystal Burger Headquarters & History
• Laurel Tavern Donuts in Laurel, Maryland
• My Memories of McDonaldland & the Burger King Kingdom
• Old Miami Restaurant Buildings Part 1
• Old Miami Restaurant Buildings Part 2
• Once Upon a Time, there was a Burger Castle Restaurant
• Royal Carousel was Royal Castle’s Restaurant of the Future
• ShowBiz Pizza, Rock-afire Explosion & Chuck E Cheese Saga
• SONIC Drive-In History & Food Talk
• South Florida’s 1st Food Truck Event in Downtown Miami
• Steak ‘n Shake History, Food Pictures & My Thoughts
• Take the Miami Burger History Quiz
• The History of Burger King & its First 10 Miami Locations
• The History of Royal Castle Hamburgers
• The Story of Bob’s Big Boy & its Double-Deck Hamburger
• There were 2 White Castle Restaurant Miami Locations in 1958
• What Happened to McDonald’s Fried Apple Pies?
• Whataburger in Florida & its History
• Who Remembers Rudy’s Sirloin SteakBurgers?
• Who Remembers the Burger King Whopper Sacrifice?
• Wuv’s Hamburgers, a Late Great Burger Chain