BURGERLISCIOUS FESTIVAL

The 1st annual Burgerliscious Festival took place on Thursday night at Fred B. Harnett/Ponce Circle Park in Coral Gables. It was presented by The Coral Gables Chamber of Commerce. I heard a rumor that the event was only planned for three weeks, if the facts are true then I tip my hat off to the event coordinators.

Burgerliscios went off without a hitch! You couldn’t have asked for better weather, food or crowd. There were over 20 participating restaurants at the event including, Crave, Anacapri on Ponce, Seasons 52, Fritz & Franz, Morton’s the Steakhouse and Route 9. Live music was also on the agenda with live performances by Fusik, ArtOfficial and DJ MAYNER.

My job was fun not to mention fulfilling as I sampled every single burger there. By far my favorite was from Crave. However 1st place the “Best in Bun” went to 1862 Room at the Westin Colonnade. Coming in 2nd place was Morton’s and there was a two way tie for 3rd with Just James & Two Sisters.

South Florida Burger Overload wants to thank everyone who worked hard to put Burgerliscious together. I was very happy and grateful to be part of this event. To be honest I’m already thinking about next year. Bigger & better I say!

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Big Pink

We’ve dined several times before at Big Pink for breakfast but never tried their burgers. Located on Collins ave in South Beach, the Big Pink is known for big portions, an overwhelming menu and a lively atmosphere. We decided to go for lunch and make it a burger outing. My brother and I have enjoyed breakfast at Big Pink many times. There is not doubt you get your money’s worth. You get a big plate with plenty of food on it! Their French toast and corned beef hash are to die for. Naturally, we were excited and expecting another good dining experience.

We sat down and right away our server asked us what we wanted to drink. Our waitress was friendly, but I guess she was new because we ordered two beers yet we were served two waters. It took close to 10 minutes for us to get our beers which were at room temperature once we got them. Besides that, everything else went off without a hitch.

We finally placed our order. I went with the BBQ burger and my brother ordered the Swiss and Mushroom burger. My burger was a 10 oz. Angus patty with apple wood smoked bacon, fried onions, barbecue sauce & jack cheese. My goodness I was disappointed! It literally tasted like nothing. I mean besides the sauce & cheese, the patty itself was dry and over cooked. My sweet potato fries where mushy and greasy as well. I couldn’t finish eating either. I ended up ordering a salad. My brother’s burger, however, was pretty good. Lots of Swiss cheese and mushrooms is always a winning combination. After our meal we decided to stick to breakfast at Big Pink.

I recommend this place, perhaps not for burgers, but like I said earlier, their breakfast is amazing. A big plus is if you’re staying in the South Beach area, they deliver until the wee hours of the morning. In any case, stop in and tell me what you think… maybe you’ll love the Big Pink.

Burgie Awards

Join me Saturday November 19th at Magic City Casino for the 3rd annual Burgie Awards. Well known food blogger Burger Beast will be handing out over 20 awards for the best comfort food in the South Florida area. Add to that over 40 food trucks from South Florida, Orlando, Tampa and Ft. Myers; it’s sure to be a fun filled event! Also some of South Florida’s best burger restaurants will be working hard serving up some of the best burgers in town. The festivities start at 5pm with plenty of parking… see you there!

Burger Restaurants:

 Burger & Beer Joint (South Beach)

Charm City Burger Company (Deerfield Beach)

Georgie’s Alibi (Wilton Manors)

Gilbert’s 17th Street Grill (Ft. Lauderdale)

Jr’s Gourmet Burgers (Miami Springs)

Pincho Factory (Westchester)

Quickie’s Burgers & Wings (Hollywood)

Sakaya Kitchen (Wynwood)

Tobacco Road (Brickell)

Food trucks:

 Big Kahuna

Bite Gastrotruck

Catered Bliss

Chamo’s on Wheels

Che Grill

CheeseMe Mobile

Cold Stone Creamery

Cucina Al Mare (from Cape Coral)

Daddy’s Grill

Dim Ssam a Gogo

Dog Eat Dog

Dolci Peccati

Fireman Derek's World Famous Pies

The Fish Box

gastroPod

Grill Master Cafe

Guiseppe’s Italian Sausage

Jefe’s Original Fish Taco & Burgers

Latin Burger & Taco

Latin House Grill

Lemon Man

The MexZican Gourmet

Miso Hungry

Monster Burgers

Mr. Chimi

Mr. Good Stuff

Ms. Cheezious

Nacho Bizness

Nana's Stromboli

The Nosh Truck (from Ft. Myers)

Palate Party

The Philly Grill

Pig Out

Pisano Food

Purple People Eatery

The Red Koi

El Rincon del Coqui

El Rey de las Fritas

The Rolling Stove

Slow Food Truck

Stocked N' Loaded

Sugar Rush

Sugar Yummy Mama

TreeHouse Truck (from Orlando)

Wicked Wiches (from Tampa)

Yellow Submarin

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