When I first wrote this post there were 11 Johnny Rockets locations in Miami. Currently, there are 14, with thirteen of them located on cruise ships and a last-standing restaurant at Dolphin Mall. Johnny Rockets was included in my book, All About the Burger. In it, I mention my first experience with eating at one….
I’ve been eating Fuddruckers‘ World Greatest Hamburgers since the mid-1980s. Initially, the soon-to-be burgers’ carcasses were hanging in a refrigerated butcher area, complete with a window to watch the action. Yes, you could watch as the butcher ground the fresh beef then made patties out of them. They ground the meat themselves and baked the…
Fritas Domino La Original (936 SW 67th Avenue)has been around in one incarnation or another since 1961. It was originally on 8th Street and 12th Avenue in Little Havana. When it closed in early 1982, the same location became the legendary El Rey de las Fritas. The decor and seating have a very 1970s skating…
