That’s proper. You heard it right here first: Ted’s Burgers is opening in Wynwood (315 NW twenty fifth Avenue) within the previous GoBistro house, subsequent door to the Taco Stand. Ted’s new spot has sufficient seating inside and outdoors for 50 of us. Whereas the date has not been set, anticipate the restaurant to be open earlier than the tip of the yr.
This pales in comparison to the opposite information popping out of Ted’s Burger camp: the beginning of his son Eliot Armas final week. Congrats to Ted and his Stephanie!
I’ve watched Ted’s Burgers rise from a Hialeah child doing burger pop-ups in Palm Bay, Florida, to the man whose burgers are chargeable for the infinite quantity of smash burger pop-up copycats throughout Miami.
How did Ted Get Again to Miami?
Let’s return some years to the 2020 South Seashore Burger Bash weekend. George Motz was on the town doing a pop-up at El Rey de las Fritas on Flagler.
After chatting with George, this man approached me and advised me he was an enormous fan of mine and needed me to strive his burger. This “man” was Ted of Ted’s Burgers fame.
On August twenty ninth, 2020, his first smashing session occurred with supply in Florida’s Palm Bay, Melbourne, and Malabar areas. He reached out to me through Instagram and talked about that if I used to be heading as much as Central Florida anytime, I ought to cease for considered one of his smash burgers.
Recreation On
Once we went to Orlando for a couple of days in November, he was busy visiting burger joints in California, and I missed my first alternative to strive considered one of his now-famous burgers. As soon as he returned house to Palm Bay, he reached out once more a couple of pop-up he deliberate to do at his mother-in-law’s home in Miami Gardens.
I referred to as Fredo, who labored at Union Beer Retailer, and requested about Ted popping up there, nevertheless it was a no-go. Fredo then referred to as J. Wakefield, who stated sure—recreation on.
I relayed the nice information to Ted, they usually settled on a debut date. On Wednesday, November twenty fifth, 2020, the primary Ted’s Burgers pop-up in South Florida occurred at J. Wakefield. He would additionally pop up that Saturday and Sunday; all have been sellouts.
The next week, I made the trek to Wynwood to see what all of the hubbub was about. Yup, it’s freaking scrumptious.
We have been in the course of the pandemic insanity, and the South Seashore Wine and Meals Competition was pushed from February to Might 2021. Throughout a dialog with the Burger Bash powers that be, Ted’s Burgers was discussed, and the following factor, you realize, he’s concerned within the Tremendous Bowl of burgers.
On Might twenty second, 2021, Ted’s Burgers received the Schweid and Sons Judges’ Award for Finest Burger. Fuckin’ A.
“I’m coated head to toe in onion juice from slicing onions all day, nevertheless it was price it.”
-Ted Armas to Laine Doss, one of many Burger Bash judges
Ted’s Burgers proved me proper when he received the 2021 Burger Bash 🏆. It’s kinda cool to assume that now I’m a fan of his, and this burger quest has come full circle.
Nevertheless it’s not over; the following chapter begins when Ted’s Burgers opens in Wynwood. Burger lovers can’t wait to see what the restaurant menu will likely be like, and I’m hoping to get a sneak peek.
Ted’s Burgers
315 NW twenty fifth Avenue
Miami, FL 33127
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Ted’s Burgers and Burger Beast Over The Years
Whereas we wait, listed here are some photos I’ve taken through the years.
On Might eleventh, 2022, Ted collaborated with Eleventh Avenue Pizza on a Nashville Scorching Hen Sandwich. Whereas ready for our meals, Ted left his pocket book so we may have a look at his very best restaurant’s structure.
We teamed up for a sequence of occasions because the Burger Broskys. The primary occasion was at Pikadiyo on September 18th, 2022, for Nationwide Cheeseburger Day. His OKC Burger and my Beast Burger have been offered on the preliminary occasion.
We’d ultimately do three extra pop-ups collectively because the Burger Broskys by means of November 2022 at Joanna’s Market, Mojo Donuts, and Arbetter Scorching Canines.
We haven’t collaborated once more since the Burger Broskys, however who is aware of? The Ted’s Burgers restaurant is perhaps the best spot for our return.