{"id":348218,"date":"2026-07-22T05:35:27","date_gmt":"2026-07-22T05:35:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/348218\/"},"modified":"2026-07-22T05:35:27","modified_gmt":"2026-07-22T05:35:27","slug":"estrella-insurance-just-opened-a-burger-restaurant-in-miami","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/348218\/","title":{"rendered":"Estrella Insurance just opened a burger restaurant in Miami"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tA new smash burger spot has just opened along Tamiami Trail, and if you’re from Miami, you won’t believe who owns it.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\t\tSmash burger restaurant Star Burger opens in Miami on Tamiami Trail with 100 percent grass-fed beef from the owners of Estrella Insurance.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

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If you grew up in Miami<\/a>, there are a few things you can count on. Afternoon rainstorms. Cafecito. And seeing an Estrella Insurance commercial every commercial break on Telemundo or Univision.<\/p>\n

So imagine our collective confusion when the same Estrella family announced it had opened\u2026a smashburger restaurant. Wait. That Estrella Insurance? Yes. That Estrella Insurance<\/a>.<\/p>\n

In what might be the most Miami business pivot ever, the family behind one of South Florida\u2019s most recognizable insurance companies has officially entered the burger business. The family has opened Star Burger at 4901 SW. Eighth St. on Tamiami Trail. (Near Little Gables, if you will.)<\/p>\n

Wait, this isn\u2019t an insurance office?<\/p>\n

The name actually makes sense once you think about it. \u201cEstrella\u201d means \u201cstar\u201d in Spanish. But if you\u2019re anything like us, your first thought probably wasn\u2019t \u201cof course.\u201d It was, \u201cDo my fries come with roadside assistance?\u201d<\/p>\n

The new fast-casual restaurant isn\u2019t some celebrity licensing deal or random side hustle. The Estrella family says the restaurant has been years in the making<\/a>, built around cattle raised on its own ranch in Mt. Pleasant, Texas. The restaurant serves 100 percent grass-fed, grass-finished beef that\u2019s shipped directly from the family\u2019s ranch to Miami, cutting out distributors along the way.<\/p>\n

\"\"The Estrella family says the restaurant has been years in the making, built around cattle raised on its own ranch in Mt. Pleasant, Texas.<\/p>\n

From a Texas ranch to Tamiami Trail<\/p>\n

The menu leans hard into Texas-inspired comfort food, with onion-smashed burgers like the \u201cRancho,\u201d chili-topped burgers such as the Lone Ranger, gluten-free fried pickles called \u201cDillies,\u201d Texan chili fries, and house-made sauces with names like 305 Favorite and Caribbean Kick.<\/p>\n

The inspiration traces back to Estrella Insurance founder Nicolas Estrella, who grew up on a tobacco farm in Cuba before immigrating to the United States. According to the family, owning a cattle ranch and raising quality beef had long been a personal dream. After years of serving the beef to family and friends, his sons decided it deserved its own restaurant.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur family has long been committed to caring for the communities we serve, especially in Miami. This is our home,\u201d says Joey Estrella, President of Star Burger. \u201cAs food brings people together and nurtures, opening a restaurant felt natural, and we\u2019re incredibly proud to feature an exceptional product that originated from our own land that our family helped cultivate.\u201d<\/p>\n

Only in Miami<\/p>\n

Still, none of that changes the fact that walking into a burger restaurant owned by Estrella Insurance feels like stumbling into an alternate Miami universe.<\/p>\n

We\u2019re just saying, if Sedano\u2019s announces a luxury hotel next week or Flanigan\u2019s starts selling life insurance, we won\u2019t even blink.<\/p>\n

Star Burger. 4901 SW Eighth St., Miami; 786-631-9186; starburger.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Nicole Lopez-Alvar is the Food and Drink Editor of Miami New Times, a role she has proudly held since December 2023. A born-and-raised Miamian, she covers the city\u2019s ever-evolving dining scene, from buzzy new openings to the local institutions that define South Florida\u2019s food culture. Before joining Miami New Times, Lopez-Alvar worked as a digital journalist at WPLG Local 10 News and WSVN 7 News, where she covered breaking news, restaurants, arts, and culture. She holds a B.S. in communications from the University of Miami, where she studied broadcast journalism. Outside the newsroom, she shares her passion for food on Instagram, documenting her favorite bites across Miami and beyond. Readers might have seen her on the 23rd season of ABC\u2019s The Bachelor<\/a> and the sixth season of Bachelor in Paradise<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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